Gobbledygeek Podcast (Page 25)

'Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close' Review: Mc9/11

The Ultimate Gift is the worst movie I’ve ever seen. You probably haven’t heard of it. Good for you. I don’t want to imply that it’s well-made, because it’s not, but there are certainly worse-made movies out there. Little Man, Date Movie, Space Mutiny, etc.

Movie Reviews

Review: Chronicle

Superhero origin stories are de rigueur, as are attempts to translate those stories to the “real world.” Chronicle, from newcomers Josh Trank (director) and Max “son of John” Landis (screenplay) pulls it off surprisingly well, featuring three teenage protagonists that behave in completely believable ways when gifted with burgeoning telekinetic

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Listen to Episode 82, "The Secret Wanderlust of John Carter, Who Lives at Home"

Gobbledygeek episode 82, “The Secret Wanderlust of John Carter, Who Lives at Home,” is available for listening or download right here. Spring is about to get sprung (thanks for ruining that, Sir Mix-a-Lot), so Paul and AJ list 20 movies that might be worth your attention in February, March, and

Movie News

That Time That AJ Tweeted with Joss Whedon

Okay, the title of this post is somewhat misleading. In actuality, I tweeted a question with the #Avengers hashtag during a live chat with Joss Whedon, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddleston, and Clark Gregg; then someone deigned to ask Joss my question; then Joss answered; then someone transcribed his answer

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Listen to Episode 81, "Pop to the Future"

Gobbledygeek episode 81, “Pop to the Future,” is available for listening or download right here. It’s 2012. The world is probably coming to a fiery end soon. So where is our flying car? And while we’re at it, are there going to be lightsabers? Or clones? Or hoverboards?

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Listen to the Gobbledygeek Season 3 Premiere, "The Young Adult with the Dragon Tattoo"

Gobbledygeek episode 80, “The Young Adult with the Dragon Tattoo,” is available for listening or download right here. Your worst nightmares have been realized: Paul and AJ are back with another season of Gobbledygeek! To kick things off, the boys discuss two films released late last year. Though they are

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A Few Things Before Season 3 Starts

Devout Gobblers know that our third season kicks off in eight short days, on January 21, but first I want to let you all know a little bit about what’s been going on during our winter vacation. First, in case you missed it, Paul and I listed our ten

TV News

Paul & AJ's Top 10 TV Series of 2011

If you missed it last week, we rolled out our top 10 films of 2011. Now, here are our top 10 TV shows. PAUL: 10. SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (FOX) I’ve been slightly more forgiving of reality TV than a lot of people I think, but just

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Paul & AJ's Top 10 Films of 2011

Paul and I rambled on and on about our favorites of 2011 in our second season finale, but that isn’t gonna stop us from rambling some more. This is the first in a series of top 10s that will be spread out over the next couple weeks; the rest

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Listen to the Gobbledygeek Season 2 Finale, "2011 in Review"

Gobbledygeek episode 79, “2011 in Review,” is available for listening or download right here. Well, boys and girls, the second season of Gobbledygeek has come to a close, so just like they did last year, Paul and AJ talk about everything they loved and hated in the past twelve months.

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Listen to Episode 78, "Twisted Christmas: Just Add Water"

Gobbledygeek episode 78, “Twisted Christmas: Just Add Water,” is available for listening or download right here. This holiday season, the boys rewind to their respective childhoods and visit a cherished classic: Joe Dante’s Gremlins. It’s not your usual holiday fare, unless your usual holiday fare involves murder, insanity,

Comic Book News

Gobbledygeek Gift Guide 2011

On the new episode of Gobbledygeek, Paul and AJ told you about all the things you should buy this Christmas season, and now here’s a comprehensive guide! (Including a few items that weren’t even mentioned on the show.) Note: Most links and prices are from Amazon. BOOKS/COMICS

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Listen to Episode 77, "Buy, Buy, Buy"

Gobbledygeek episode 77, “Buy, Buy, Buy,” is available for listening or download right here. If there’s anything we learned from A Charlie Brown Christmas, it’s that Christmas has become far too commercialized and that the true spirit of Christmas isn’t in the gifts that you receive. So,

Last Month's Comics

Last Month's Comics: 'Uncanny X-Men' Ends (Until the Next Issue), 'Spaceman' Lifts Off

Welcome to Last Month’s Comics, in which I discuss, uh, last month’s comics. I get my comics in bi-monthly shipments from Discount Comic Book Service, and as such, I can be a little behind. So here we are. This column is later than usual, as I was a

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Listen to Episode 76, "Gobbledygeek Thanksgiving II"

Gobbledygeek episode 76, “Gobbledygeek Thanksgiving II,” is available for listening or download right here. Leaves changing color? Check. Days getting shorter? Check. The bitter taste of your college sports team getting its butt kicked? Double check. So what else could you possibly need? How about the second annual Gobbledygeek Thanksgiving?

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Listen to Episode 75, "GobbleCon 2011: Of Records, Ribs, and Rock Band"

Gobbledygeek episode 75, “GobbleCon 2011: Of Records, Ribs, and Rock Band,” is available for listening or download right here. Turkey Day’s early this year! Universes collide, worlds explode, and galaxies collapse as Paul and AJ actually meet face-to-face for the first time ever for GobbleCon 2011! As such, this

Music News

There Is Now an Actual Song About Gobbledygeek

No, we’re not talking about our clever concoction “Also Sprach Bat-Turkey,” which used to play at the beginning of every episode. The very weird, very hilarious Matt Farley, under the guise of Papa Razzi and The Photogs, has released his new album Papa Razzi Is Back. And He’s

Video Game Reviews

'Batman: Arkham City' Review: Who Has the Last Laugh?

When Batman: Arkham Asylum was released in 2009, it was nothing short of a revolution for superhero video games. Before, there had been a handful of great superhero games, but most of them had been arcade side-scrollers or team brawlers (Activision’s first Spider-Man game is a notable exception). Arkham

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Listen to Episode 74, "Occupy Arkham City or, Batman Is the 1%"

Gobbledygeek episode 74, “Occupy Arkham City or, Batman Is the 1%,” is available for listening or download right here. This week, the boys get their Bat on, discussing the new video game Batman: Arkham City and the new animated film Batman: Year One. Does Arkham City improve on Arkham Asylum?

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Listen to Episode 73, "Where We're Going, We Won't Need Clothes"

I'm so blind I can't even watch this movie. Whew. Bullet dodged. Gobbledygeek episode 73, “Where We’re Going, We Won’t Need Clothes,” is available for listening or download right here. For the final week of Gobbledyween, Paul revisits Paul W.S. Anderson’s magnum

Movie News

Joss Whedon Has Made Another Movie, Apparently

You may have heard of The Avengers, the massive superhero blockbuster that Joss Whedon and his team of magicians have been feverishly working on for a year or two. However, like myself, you may not have known that when one is writing and directing one of the most anticipated comic

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Listen to Episode 72, "No More Room in Hell"

Gobbledygeek episode 72, “No More Room in Hell,” is available for listening or download right here. (GOBBLEDYUPDATE: Technical issues appear to have been resolved. We now return you to our regularly scheduled gobbling.) When there is no more room in hell, the Gobbledygeeks will walk the earth. And while we’

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Listen to Episode 71, "Things to Do in Antarctica When You're Dead"

Gobbledygeek episode 71, “Things to Do in Antarctica When You’re Dead,” is available for listening or download right here. The second installment of Gobbledyween 2011, John Carpenter’s The Thing, gets discussed just as its new prequel/remake is hitting theaters. The boys discuss the film’s paranoia, claustrophobia,

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Listen to "Enormous Green Rage Monster," the First-Ever GobbledySpecial

The super-short in-between-episodes episode “Enormous Green Rage Monster” is available for listening or download right here. We were made to be ruled by this Avengers trailer! The boys review the preview in the first-ever GobbledySpecial. Explosions! Sparring superheroes! Robert Downey Jr. reciting Joss Whedon dialogue! Avengers Assemble? More like AWESOME

Movie News

Avengers Gotta Get with the Assembly: 'The Avengers' Trailer Now Online

Ladies and gentlemen, I bring you the first full trailer for The Avengers: Okay…have you gathered yourself? Now then, let me remind you that this is not only the first trailer for The Avengers, but the trailer for the first filmed Joss Whedon work since that last run of