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Ben’s Breakdown | “The Batman” is a Mixed Bag of Bats in the Belfry
What do you do when you want to make a movie about a superhero that has already been done countless times? Simple. You make the movie but change everything about that superhero. This is the case with The Batman, written by Peter Craig and Matt Reeves, who also directed this movie. It is a bold idea,…
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Ben’s Breakdown | “Superman: Man of Tomorrow” Sadly Doesn’t Fly
A young boy has his friend over and they’re watching a science fiction movie. During the movie, an alien is revealed and kills someone. The boy’s friend appears traumatized by this and breaks down crying. They call for the friend’s parents and Jonathan Kent picks his son up to bring him home. Clark’s parents tell…
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Ben’s Breakdown | “Justice Society: World War II” Is A Modern Look Into The Past
While most comic book fans my age might fall into the camp of the Silver Age of comics, I’m a massive fan of the Golden Age. I’ve always appreciated these heroes who fought the good fight during World War II and some of those heroes were never updated when we came into the Silver Age…
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Ben’s Breakdown | “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” Finally Does Justice
I have stated many times that I love to be pleasantly surprised. Who doesn’t enjoy receiving a gift with certain expectations only to have it surpass anything imaginable? Today, I received my gift. It came from Zack Snyder and its name is Zack Snyder’s Justice League. This is a long review, but it was a…
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Ben’s Breakdown | “Superman and Lois” Season 1: 3 Episode Thoughts
Superman is arguably one of the most popular and enduring heroes ever. From his humble beginning in issue #1 of Action Comics, he has been interpreted and re-interpreted in cartoon shorts, television, movies, more animated features, and back to television again. Can Superman still resonate with TV audiences today? We first met this latest version…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 309
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with Jesus Canchola Sanchez about his career in writing, filmmaking, and as a writer of children’s books. We were excited to learn about the genesis of Pepito and how he came to write a bilingual inclusive children’s book. Have a listen and we hope you enjoy this…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 307
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have another chat with each other on their hopes, dreams, and predictions for 2021. So, join us for a little geeky neediness as we try to peer into a broken crystal ball. Whether we get anything right is a completely different story but, we will have fun doing it. Have…
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Ben’s Breakdown | Is “Wonder Woman 1984” a Wonderful Sequel?
I’ve not been the biggest fan of the more recent swath of superhero movies to come out from Warner Brothers, even though of the two major comic book franchises I tend to prefer DC over Marvel. And yet, most of the DC superhero movies lately have tended to miss the target again and again. The…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 268
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with good friend Patricia Chica, filmmaker and Super Connector, and Dr. Rebekah Louisa Smith, The Film Festival Doctor. We chat about the state of Film Festivals currently and what they see as the path forward in light of a changing world. There were a lot of great…
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Gini Koch | Binging My Life Away| “Doom Patrol”
Gini Koch has another “Binging My Life Away”, this time she has chosen the series, “Doom Patrol”. Gini gives us her opinion and analysis of the series from the perspective of a binge of the DVD. Let us know what you think in the comments section below. As always we welcome your feedback and input…
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WATCHMEN Debuts October 20 on HBO
The Two Gay Geeks received the following press release form our friends at HBO PR. There is a new WATCHMEN series ready to debut exclusively on HBO. This could be a very interesting series based on the original graphic novel by Alan Moore.Do you have HBO? Do you plan to watch this series? Let us…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 227
The Two Gay Geeks chat with filmmaker Edd Blott and Actor Patrick D. Green about their new film, Escaping Freedom. We talk about how Edd got into film and specifically, what the catalyst was for this film and we ask Patrick how he became involved and his experience as a producer as well as an…
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Al’s Affectations: “Swamp Thing” Review
Before I, the writer, delve too deeply into the murk and mire of this review, I’m going to ask a couple favors from you, the reader. One, I’m going to ask you to ignore all the craziness that has plagued the series over the past few months: this season was shortened by a couple episodes,…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 220
The Two Gay Geeks have a chat with Michael G. Williams, author of the newly released A Fall in Autumn as well as several other novels. We chat about how he came to be a writer and this book in particular. We also chat about some of his other interests and his community. You can…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 219
The Two Gay Geeks have a chat with Ross Ozarka, filmmaker, all the way from New Zealand. Ross has a very unique way of making films that he will share in the interview. Have a listen to this fascinating story. BTW- even though he is in New Zealand you wouldn’t know it. About Ross…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 218
The Two Gay Geeks have a chat with returning guest, Hannibal Tabu, Writer, Comicbook Writer, and DJ. You could say he is a renaissance man or just a jack of all trades. We talk about what he has in the pipeline and what has happened since the last time we chatted with him. It is…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 216
The Two Gay Geeks have a chat about the busy weekend with Phoenix Film Festival 2019. We talk about the opening event and film as well as the films we screened on Friday. There were quite a few very good films we have seen so far at the festival. Stay tuned for more coverage of…
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This Joker is No Joke | See the New Trailer for Yourself
The Two Gay Geeks have obtained the trailer for the new Joker movie. This looks like a very different origin story for the Joker and unusual looking film. Have a look at the trailer and let us know what you think about it int he comments section below. Does it inspire you to see the…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 215
The Two Gay Geeks have a chat with themselves about several people we had the opportunity to visit over the weekend. We visited with Patricia Chica, Director of Morning After, as well as Maurice Haeems, Director for the movie Chimera, and then we had dinner at The Smokehouse in Burbank with DaVette See and her…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 212
The Two Gay Geeks have a chat with Danielle Jablonski, one of the Directors of Clexacon.This was a very informative and enlightening interview. She tells us what Clexacon is and what is in store for this new annual event celebrating LGBTQ+ Women in TV, Film, Characters, Comics, and Books. See below for more information and…
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Shazam! – New Trailer Released
The Two Gay Geeks received notification form Warner Bros. that a new trailer has been released for Shazam! We have it for you below. Are you excited about this film? If so, leave us a comment below. Also, take a look at the Press Release, it has some great information. Shazam! David F.…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 209
This week the Two Gay Geeks have a round table discussion with three of the creatives behind The Sequels. We chat with Norm Harper, writer, Val Halvorson and Bobby Timony, Illustrators for the Sequels to be released by Fanbase Press. We discuss how each got into the comic book industry and their roles in creating…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 205
The Two Gay Geeks have a chat with Joe Specter of Arizona Opera about the upcoming second half of the season and what is in store for Arizona Opera. And he has a very special announcement so, hold on to your hats. The Main Stage Productions for Arizona Opera start with La Traviata in January,…
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Ben’s Breakdown | “The Death of Superman”
Arguably one of the greatest and noblest of superheroes to ever grace pop culture, in print and on (both small and large) the screen is Superman. Created to serve as a paragon of virtue, the motto of fighting for truth, justice, and the American way became a catch phrase for this mighty hero. In fact…
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Ben’s Breakdown | Season One Thoughts on “Titans”
When we last left our four heroes Rachel had been left in a Sanctuary, however she wasn’t happy with the situation. While they weren’t exactly abusive towards her, her defense mechanism kicked in when they treated her a bit more firmly than she would have appreciated. Needless to say, that particular Sanctuary is in serious…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 196
The Two Gay Geeks have a chat with Alexander Rodriguez who hosts the TV show Glitter Bomb on LA TV as well as the On the Rocks Podcast on iHeart Radio. As always we have our birthdays and we have our always popular feedback segment. In our second segment we chat about what we have…
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Three Episode Thoughts | Titans
Comic book shows are all the rage, and while arguably the Marvel movie franchise has outpaced what DC has done, it’s safe to say that DC has the upper hand when it comes to their television properties. Now the latest has recently premiered on the DC Universe streaming service, and it’s called Titans. This first…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 187
The Two Gay Geeks have a chat with author Brent Jones about his Afton Morrison Series and the latest release out today. As always we have our birthdays and we have our always popular feedback segment. In our second segment we have a few news items to chat about that are of interest to us.…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 181
The Two Gay Geeks have a conversation with Hal Astell, Co-Chair for the first CoKoCon, a local Phoenix sci-fi/ fantasy convention. As always we have our birthdays and we catch up on some of our feedback that has been accumulating. In our second segment we have a chat about some news that has swirled around…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 180
The Two Gay Geeks have a conversation with Ms Lou Simon, Director of the movie 3: An Eye for an Eye. As always we have our birthdays and we catch up on some of our feedback that has accumulated. In our second segment we have a chat about some highlights of things announced at Comic-Con…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 179
The Two Gay Geeks have a conversation with Jason Carney, Executive Director, Phoenix Film Festival about what is in store for the festival next year. As always we have our birthdays and we catch up on some of our feedback that has accumulated. In our second segment we have a chat about our recent trip…