Cigar Nerds Podcast: Reaching Bigger. This week we look at big vs bigger with Reacher season 3. In science we discuss restoring lost voices with AI, new colors, new urinal designs, and colossal squids. In Nerd News we talk about Fantastic 4, Star Wars Starfighter, Toxic Avenger, 28 Years later,
Jim reflects on his introduction to “Giallo” films with Dario Argento’s “The Bird With The Crystal Plumage,” starring Tony Musante, Suzy Kendall, Eva Renzi, Enrico Maria Salerno, Mario Adorf, Umberto Raho, and Raf Valenti. In Argento’s directorial debut, the story centers around an American writer who witnesses an attempted homicide.
Olivia Serafini-Sauli A year ago we interviewed filmmaker OLIVIA SERAFINI-SAULI on the completion of her film Endless Calls For Fame: The Story of the New Rising Sons. Since then, that film has found North American distribution and is now available on all major streaming platforms in a slightly reworked / updated
Surprise! Starting in season 2, you’re going to see EnterpriseSplaining in your feed weekly! Instead of reviewing the previous episode and going into the next one all in one episode, we are undertaking new Second Contact missions! Every other week, we’ll look at the episode we watched the week before,
Cigar Nerds Podcast: RIP Val Kilmer. This week I sit down with the Ginger Avenger and discuss our favorite Val Kilmer movies, from Real Genius to Tombstone. You can be my wingman anytime. In Science we talk about robot horses, hydrogen trucks, Dire Wolves, and athletic poop. In Nerd News
Jim discusses a classic Sci-Fi film produced by George Pal and directed by Byron Haskin – “Conquest Of Space,” starring Walter Brooke, Eric Fleming, Ross Martin, Phil Foster, Mickey Shaughnessy, William Redfield, Benson Fong, William Hopper, Vito Scotti, Michael Fox, and Rosemary Clooney. In the near future, a planned mission
We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 2 “Carbon Creek,” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. T’Pol tells Trip and Archer that they might not have their historical facts straight. This episode is widely considered one of the best Enterprise episodes, and we think we might agree.
The Music of 1975 This week we set the controls of our Wayback Machine to the funky days of 1975 and celebrate the 50th anniversary of some iconic albums! It’s a year of highs for a lot of bands we now think of as classic rock, and a key year for funk
Jim discusses one of his favorite Sci-Fi films growing up – “This Island Earth,” Starrinf Rex Reason, Faith Domergue. Jeff Morrow, Lance Fuller, Russell Johnson, Douglas Spencer and directed by Joseph M. Newman and Jack Arnold. Aliens from the planet Metaluna grab a group of Earth scientists to help them
A brief history of cats! This week we take a break from movie reviews to discuss something a little closer to home. Many people consider their cats to be a significant part of their family. We are no different. Because we love our cats so much, we decided to talk
Kids and Families at Dragon Con Dragon Con with Kids: Making the Most of Family Programming Dragon Con is an amazing experience for fans of all ages, but attending with kids brings its own set of challenges and rewards. That’s why, in Episode 3 of our 2025 season, we’re diving
2 TONE RECORDS This week we’re joined by author Daniel Rachel, whose book Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys, Racism, and the Soundtrack of a Generation, which transports us to the late 70s and the explosion of 2 Tone Records, the home of such recording artists as The Specials, The Selecter, Madness, The
