Discerning Geeks Portal

Welcome, discerning listeners, to our Season 2 Premiere!  :)  Thank you for stepping through the portal with us, not just for another episode but a whole new season.  We hope our next 50 episodes are even better than our first 50, and we're off to a great start.  This week, we are reviewing the timeless and beloved 1987 classic fantasy-romance fairy tale..."The Princess Bride...

This week, we return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the franchise's 2nd installment, the under-rated and sometimes overlooked, "The Incredible Hulk."

We discuss the movie's various homages to the 1978 TV series starring Bill Bixby & Lou Ferrigno, the differences between Edward Norton and Mark Ruffalo in their portrayals of Bruce Banner, and the movie's overall quality as an under-rated entry in the MCU, especially in its earliest days...

This week we delve into a broader geeky topic...Science Fiction Technology.  We discuss some of our favorite ships, weapons, machines, and other applied sciences from some of our favorite movies, TV shows, books, games, and other franchises.

Throughout this episode we cover a wide array of technologies including the following...

This week, our 2nd time having used the season 2 "Wheel of Insanity" feature to pick our movie randomly, we review the 1997 sci-fi film, "Gattaca."  This is a film about a future (or maybe an alternate reality) in which status, opportunity, and personal value, are measured solely by DNA, not by experience or determination, with fetuses being genetically enhanced & optimized in the womb.

This ends up being an impassioned review for at least one of our co-hosts...

This week, we review the World War II historical drama -- and the 5th movie of the Marvel Cinematic Universe -- "Captain America: The First Avenger."

We discuss the story, pacing, characters, excellent casting of characters (not just in this movie but for the entire MCU), the movie's handling of 1940s technology, and the portrayal of the friendship between Steve and Bucky...

This week, we review the first four episodes of the Disney+ MCU series, "Loki."

We discuss the series' surprising turning points, the witty humor, and the buddy-cop-like chemistry between Tom Hiddleston as Loki and Owen Wilson as TVA agent Mobius...

This week, we review the culmination of the MCU Phase 1 and the first Marvel movie to earn $1 billion, "The Avengers."

We discuss the movie's moments of humor, our favorite moments, Loki as the antagonist, and the visuals...

This week, we journey back to 1985 and 1955, in our review of the period piece, teen coming-of-age story, bizarre family drama, and yes, sci-fi time travel classic, "Back to the Future."

We discuss the film's extremely well-crafted story, the music and sound, some of the changes from the original premise to the finished story, the replacement of the lead actor weeks into production, and comparisons between this movie and "Rick and Morty" and "Buckaroo Banzai...

We started podcasting exactly 12 months ago in the midst of the pandemic, but finally, FINALLY, we have, FOR THE FIRST TIME, a review of not a years-old classic but a BRAND NEW RELEASE, in theaters, RIGHT NOW, in July 2021.  This week we review the 24th MCU film, "BLACK WIDOW."

And...  Eh, it's okay...

This week, we review the last two episodes of the Disney+ MCU series "Loki."

We discuss how episodes 5 & 6 stack up against the other four episodes, the relationship between Loki & Sylvie, the major new character introduced in the finale, and the nature of the timelines...