Geek Hard Podcast: Episode 299
This week we talk Star Trek, Iron Fist, Daredevil, and Pacific Rim 2 news, we also review Gods of Egypt and celebrate the 40th anniversary of Rocky.
Brenton Thwaites
Contest: See Gods of Egypt in Select Cities Across Canada
Gods of Egypt hits theatres February 26th, but we want to send you to an advanced screening in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, or Halifax!
Son of a Gun Review
Although it's a pretty standard B-movie crime thriller, the talent involved in the Aussie flick Son of a Gun keeps it consistently entertaining.
The Giver Review
Both slavishly faithful to and thematically distant from Lois Lowry's almost seminal early 90s young adult bestseller, The Giver stands as proof that not every iconic text can work as a coherent film.
CONTEST: Win OCULUS on Blu-Ray!
Enter for a chance to win a copy of Oculus on Blu-Ray, courtesy of Dork Shelf and Elevation Pictures!
CONTEST: See THE GIVER in Select Cities!
Enter for a chance to win a pair of passes to an advance screening of The Giver in Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, Victoria, or Vancouver on Wednesday, August 13th at 7:00pm, courtesy of Dork Shelf and eOne Films!
Oculus Review
Oculus is a smart, well acted, and deeply scary film that never treats the audience for a horror film like brain dead zombies who just want a gory, lazy geek show with a bunch of loud noises, whip pans, and smash cuts.
Interview: Mike Flanagan
We catch up with Oculus director Mike Flanagan to talk about adapting his own short to feature length, why it’s hard to pitch a movie about a killer mirror, how his lead actors went to great lengths to research their roles for a simple genre film, and how he kind of nerded out working with cast members from Doctor Who and Battlestar Galactica.
