One small step from "what is." One giant heap of "what could be."


  • ACK ACK ACK!

    ACK ACK ACK!

    ACK ACK! ACK! Alan, Jim, and Derek look on and comment while “Mars Attacks!” in the Tim Burton film inspired by (but certainly not based on) the trading card series that debuted way back in the early 1960s. The trio covers a variety of ACK ACK ACK! ACK ACK!


  • It was a monster smash!

    When their time machine goes off-course, Alan, Jim, and Derek discuss a “blast” from the past: the original Japanese version of “Godzilla” from 1954, which introduced a new kind of movie monster for the Atomic Age and spawned franchises and reboots galore. And there’s Raymond Burr, too.


  • Revolution 9

    Revolution 9

    Number nine…. Number nine…. Number nine…. Wait, what’s this podcast turning into? For that matter, what are your hosts turning into? Wander down an alternate timeline for 28 years as Alan, Jim, and Drew discuss 2009’s “District 9,” where maybe a reference to the Beatles’ White Album is fitting after all.


  • Cavorting with Cutlery

    Watch out! Alan’s sprinting with scissors around Jim, and Derek’s coming from the future, so they can all talk about the sci-fi classic, “Blade Runner.” But which version of the movie are they talking about? The oft-maligned original theatrical version or the Final (and perhaps unkindest) Cut? Both?


  • Lights! Camera! Robots!

    In the mid-1980s, some of Japan’s most talented animators came together to create “Robot Carnival,” a feature-length anthology of eight short films loosely tied by a robotics theme. Join Alan, Jim, PJ, Drü, and Drew in a long but fun discussion about the influential anime feature.