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Andrea’s Angle | “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken” – Full of Depth
As soon as I saw the trailer for this Dreamworks film, I knew that it had the potential to be an excellent movie. It looked fun but, more importantly, at least to me, an imaginative storyline that was different. Once I had the chance to see the film, I was happy to see that I…
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Hamish Downie’s Five Brand New Questions With Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc
Editor Note: Hamish has another in his series of Five Questions With… Hamish came up with this idea because he was accumulating too much material for his Famous News Sushi column and asked if he could do these mini-interviews. Why would we say no? Thank you, Hamish, for being such a trooper for us. We…
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Ben’s Breakdown | “Renfield” is Therapeutically Gory and Fun!
We all know of Dracula. He, and vampires in general, stand at the pinnacle of horror mythology. But what do we know of Renfield? He was made Dracula’s “unwilling assistant” over a century ago. It is now the present day, and what has this existence done to him? I couldn’t wait to see Renfield. Given…
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Hamish Downie’s Five Questions With Thaddeus Thomas
Editor Note: Hamish has another in his series of Five Questions With… Hamish came up with this idea because he was accumulating too much material for his Famous News Sushi column and asked if he could do these mini-interviews. Why would we say no? Thank you, Hamish, for being such a trooper for us. We…
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Andrea’s Angle | “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” — Super Fun for Nintendo Fans
One of the reasons I wanted to see this film was that I grew up with Super Mario Bros. I have played Mario Bros 1, 2, and 3, managing to reach the final level. I’ve played Super Mario World as well. So as a fan of the game, I wanted to see whether the movie…
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Hamish Downie’s Five More Questions With Chris Rodriguez
Editor Note: Hamish has another in his series of Five Questions With… Hamish came up with this idea because he was accumulating too much material for his Famous News Sushi column and asked if he could do these mini-interviews. Why would we say no? Thank you, Hamish, for being such a trooper for us. We…
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Hamish Downie’s Five Questions With Lee Campbell #3
Editor Note: Hamish has another in his series of Five Questions With… Hamish came up with this idea because he was accumulating too much material for his Famous News Sushi column and asked if he could do these mini-interviews. Why would we say no? Thank you Hamish for being such a trooper for us. We…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 414
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with each other about their experience attending the Arizona Opera production of Puccini’s “Tosca.” We were able to get a backstage tour as well as see both casts of the production. It was absolutely amazing, from the voices to the orchestra and the staging and scenery used.…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 413
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with Nick Benson, Effects Designer for many films as well as theme creation for various businesses. Nick tells us how he got into the business and what he is doing now. We also have a short chat about what brought him to Phoenix this weekend. Have a…
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Hamish Downie’s Five More Questions With Brimo Morales
Hamish came up with this idea because he was accumulating too much material for his Famous News Sushi column and asked if he could do these mini-interviews. Why would we say no? Thank you Hamish for being such a trooper for us. We really appreciate all for your hard work. Let us know what you…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 412
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with each other about a variety of things as we try to recover from this cold we both have. We have several guests waiting to be interviewed and want to do justice to them and not have our voices give out in the process. Among the items,…
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Ben’s Book Breakdown | THE EIDOLON is a thrilling debut to “Magnus Academy!”
Author K.D. Edwards recently delivered a thrilling and emotional story with The Hourglass Throne, the third installment in his 9-book series titled “The Tarot Sequence.” These are tales centered around Rune Saint John. He is Atlantean. Along with the many remaining survivors of Atlantis (now destroyed from war), they live in a previously uninhabited area…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 411
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with each other about the TG Geeks year in review. Please forgive our voices, we visited the cold for Christmas and came back with sore throats and stuffiness (Not COVID). We had so many things we did besides us just chatting on the podcast, we had a…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 410
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with each other about their experience at Winter Horrorfest and the many folks we met. Winter Horrorfest was to benefit Mulligan’s Manor, a charity that takes in at-risk LGBTQ+ kids who are about to age out of the foster system. They wanted to provide these kids with…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 409
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with Michael Lamberti, writer, producer, and director of a new animated film titled Kingdom City. Michael tells us a little about himself and how he came up with the idea for an animated film. He also tells us about the unique crowdfunding he is using to fund…
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Andrea’s Holiday Angle | Don’t Be “Scrooged” This Year!
The Two Gay Geeks and our Staff are continuing on with our holiday madness…. errrr cheer as we share another movie from the Christmas Closet. Some of our selections are classics, and others are off-beat and loosely associated with the holidays. We hope you enjoy our offerings and that your holiday season is safe, sane,…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 408
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with Sean Lionadh, Director of a short film entitled “Too Rough.” This film comes to us from Scotland and has qualified for Oscar consideration on two separate occasions, as well as won numerous film festival awards and a BAFTA. We chat with Sean about how he got…
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Ben’s Book Breakdown | “C.H.A.R.O.N.” is a Cinematic Thriller!
Ex-priest Travis Dominick and former FBI agent and ex-military soldier Brent Lawson are called to a small town in Pennsylvania by a fellow ex-soldier and friend of Lawson. The town is cursed with people subject to unexplainable and gruesome deaths. After arriving there, Travis and Brent constantly see shadowy creatures that later start attacking them.…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 407
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with Trisha from Winter Horror Fest and the event they are producing later on this month, A Fright Before Christmas. This event is in support of Mulligan House, a group home for at-risk LGBTQ+ kids about to age out of the Foster system. It is a worthy…
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Ben’s Holiday Breakdown | “The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special”
A young Peter Quill and Kraglin are chatting about a holiday called Christmas. Yondu shows up and tells them he’ll have none of this Christmas nonsense. We flash forward to an adult Kraglin sharing this tale with other members of the Guardians, including Mantis and Drax. Mantis feels terrible that Yondu has ruined Christmas for…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 406
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with each other again. This time we start off with more Holiday movie watching; Christmas with the Kranks and A Christmas Story Christmas, both delightful films that are feel-good fun films. We then chatted about our visit to Disneyland and the things we did; this trip was…
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Hamish Downie’s Five Questions With Michael Lamberti
Editor Note: Hamish has another in his series of Five Questions With… Hamish came up with this idea because he was accumulating too much material for his Famous News Sushi column and asked if he could do these mini-interviews. Why would we say no? Thank you Hamish for being such a trooper for us. We…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 405
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with each other about a number of topics we think are interesting. We started off talking about the beginning of the holiday season and our insane schedule of movies we watch, including these we have already watched; Scrooged, Arthur Christmas, and the three Prep and Landing short…
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Hamish Downie’s Five Questions With Holly Soriano
Editor Note: Hamish has another in his series of Five Questions With… Hamish came up with this idea because he was accumulating too much material for his Famous News Sushi column and asked if he could do these mini-interviews. Why would we say no? Thank you Hamish for being such a trooper for us. We…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 403
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 chatted about several things that were planned over this last weekend, such as attending the Los Angeles International Film Festival for a screening of “Montréal Girls” with our good friend Patricia Chica and several cast members. We also discussed several items soon to be released, albeit they were all Disney-related…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 402
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with each other about their cruise on the Disney Wonder in Concierge class. It was a delightful experience. We made several new friends, including Chris Shea and Erica Shea and their entourage of kids and friends. Our Concierge staff was the best as well as the rest…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 401
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with each other about a number of things we have been watching including Rings of Power and She-Hulk: Attorney At Law. We also chat about the Arizona Opera production of The Falling and the Rising a new opera about the experiences of veterans when they return as…
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Hamish Downie’s Five Questions With Tisa Key
Editor Note: Hamish has another in his series of Five Questions With… Hamish came up with this idea because he was accumulating too much material for his Famous News Sushi column and asked if he could do these mini-interviews. Why would we say no? Thank you Hamish for being such a trooper for us. We…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 400
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with the one and only, Gini Koch, author of the “Alien Katherine ‘Kitty’ Katt” series among a plethora of other wonderful reading material from Sci Fi to Western style and beyond. We chat about what has been happening in her life and the life of her works.…
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Mason Thomas’s “The Shadow Mark” Audiobook Featuring the Voice Talent of Marc Biagi Kickstarter
The Two Gay Geeks wanted to run a press release for the audiobook of The Shadow Mark by Mason Thomas because we like to support our friends new and old. Our new friend Mason has written an incredible book that will be recording using the voice talents of our good friend, Marc Biagi. Have a…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 399
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with Author Mason Thomas and good friend Marc Biagi about a new audiobook Kickstarter they have set up for Mason’s book, The Shadow Mark. We chat with Mason about how he came to writing and specifically about The Shadow Mark with a few side trips as usual.…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 398
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with David R Slayton about his new book, Deadbeat Druid, releasing on October 18th. By the way, it is available for pre-order. We chat a bit about his background for those who do not know him and the Adam Binder series. As always, we had a great…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 395
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with each other about our experience at CoKoCon 2022. Since we decided to just register as congoers and not work, per se, we were able to experience the con in a different light and actually enjoy ourselves. So we chatted about several highlights for us and some…
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Ben’s Breakdown | CokoCon 2022 Thoughts
CoKoCon is a local Phoenix valley convention that came about from merging Copper Con and ConKopelli Convention starting in 2018. CoKoCon is not a big convention like San Diego Comic-Con or Phoenix Fan Fusion. Instead, CoKoCon is a good-sized “fan gathering” of geeks coming together and relishing in their geekdom. One might call it a…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 394
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with each other about the new series from Amazon, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. We are time-shifting because we will be at CoKoCon this weekend and have not had an opportunity to watch the first releases of this series. Amazon hasn’t released them…
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Ben’s Breakdown | CoKoCon 2022: Apocalypse Later Roadshow
One of the highlights of CoKoCon this year is the Apocalypse Later Roadshow film festival put on by Hal Astell. He has taken this film festival all over to many different conventions throughout the US, and this version lasted 90 minutes made up of 7 short films, all of which were in some sort of…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 393
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with each other about several television series that we have watched and re-watched (in some cases re-watched numerous times). We look at if the series holds up under a re-watch and discuss how we approach certain series for re-watching; we consider the time period a series was…
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Hamish Downie’s Five Questions With Layloni Ghee
Editor Note: Hamish has another in his series of Five Questions With… Hamish came up with this idea because he was accumulating too much material for his Famous News Sushi column and asked if he could do these mini-interviews. Why would we say no? Thank you Hamish for being such a trooper for us. We…
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Andrea’s Angle | “Three Thousand Years of Longing” – Vividly Romantic
I knew as soon as I watched the first trailer for this film that I wanted to see it. Starring Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton, I knew these two powerhouse actors were not to be missed. Plus I just adore Idris Elba. But I also found the idea interesting. But would the filmmakers be able…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 392
The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with each other about their attendance at the World Premiere of the Patricia Chica feature-length film entitled Montréal Girls. We were in San Jose at the Cinequest Film Festival from Friday evening through Saturday night for the event. We talk about the film, our experience on the…
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Hamish Downie’s Five Questions With Daniel Hess
Editor Note: Hamish has another in his series of Five Questions With… Hamish came up with this idea because he was accumulating too much material for his Famous News Sushi column and asked if he could do these mini-interviews. Why would we say no? Thank you Hamish for being such a trooper for us. We…