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DOMS DOCS King Dom is back to where he once belonged, to journey with epic moviemaker Peter Jackson who follows The Fab Four in a miniseries that is "a documentary about a documentary". The Beatles: Get Back covers the group's creative process and divisions within a challenging runtime for an audience. The 'Let It Be' album is often cited as a coll…

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Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) | Geeksweat 199 36:40

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STREAM TEAM Sound the siren on the white hearse of doom and get ready to zap into those traps as TJ takes us into the other world adventure that is Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Strapping on his podcast pack and preparing to cross the streams of opinion is King Dom who can barely believe the resurrection of the classic comedy franchise that has been the…

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Negative Numbers on Netflix | Geeksweat 196 32:39

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HOT TOPIC King Dom breaks down what's broken on Netflix as they report dramatic losses of Subscriber numbers on their platform in the first quarter of 2022 (also reported on by UK tech editor Alex Hern at The Guardian) What stranger things are afoot with this streaming behemoth? Are there 13 reasons why it's happening?? Will Netflix and chill final…

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Roadrunner: Anthony Bourdain | Geeksweat 195 29:38

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DOMS DOCS Geeksweat serves up a delightful dish as we explore the fascinating world of one of America's most enigmatic figures and acclaimed culinary veteran chef Anthony Bourdain as part of this segment. King Dom salivates over the tasty morsels of Roadrunner: Anthony Bourdain; an insightful documentary that explores the career, chaos and complexi…

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Dune: Part One (2021) | Geeksweat 194 34:29

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STREAM TEAM House Geeksweat takes our new segment on a space adventure. TJ whisks us away to the far future of Dune: Part One to experience aristocratic empires, clairvoyance, Harkonnen fury and sandworms. Joining the fief reviewers is Jay who takes to the Fremen frontline and looks at the plot surrounding the invaluable spice planet and the adapta…

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Should Stunts People Get An Oscar? | Geeksweat 191 31:54

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HOT TOPIC Action-packed sequences in films have been going without acknowledgement from the highest ceremony, that is The Academy Awards, for over nine decades. So, TJ throws this segment in the air to reach out and grab the question: "Why Not Stunts too?" Flying through the air to land on this topic is Jay; as she recalls stunts in cinema, reflect…

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The French Dispatch (2021) | Geeksweat 189 30:04

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STREAM TEAM The latest edition of our series supplement is a film by Wes Anderson as he lifts a fictional French town of Ennui-sur-Blaséon off the press to report a story in five parts, that is The French Dispatch. TJ grabs a pen and pad and King Dom follows closely behind with his microphone in pursuit of the scoop on a star-studded ensemble cast …

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The Geekies 2021 | Geeksweat 188 20:33

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REVIEW SWEAT It's that time of year again when Geeksweat honours the latest and greatest of the film & TV industry based on released during 2021. King Dom takes to the plinth to announce categories and awards. Joining him in the naming and claiming of awards is TJ as he helps to relay the nominees for each of The Geekies 2021 categories. There will…

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Meet the Author: Steven Jay Rubin | Geeksweat 187 1:07:01

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INSPIRATION INTERVIEW Our Inspiration Interview segment welcomes acclaimed Hollywood author Steven Jay Rubin, who penned meticulous tomes such as The James Bond Movie Encyclopedia and The Twilight Zone Encyclopedia and Combat Films: American Realism, 1945-2010. TJ is joined by King Dom as we delve deeper behind the scenes of some of the biggest Hol…

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Remembering Stephen Sondheim | Geeksweat 186 32:38

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Ratchet and Clank (Prime Video) | Geeksweat 183 33:16

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CULT FILM Jay welcomes a wide world of intergalactic space travel and gaming as we seek out new creatures and features in the latest episode of our specialist segment Cult Film for game-to-movie adaptations. Ratchet And Clank (2015) is the tale of an unlikely lombax who must find courage and gear to help stop an evil plot that will overwhelm short-…

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Meet the filmmakers: Alasdair Mackay & Karenina Angelique | Geeksweat 182 1:31:19

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INSPIRATION INTERVIEW Geeksweat speaks to creative couple Alasdair Mackay (Director/Writer) and Karenina Angelique (Producer/Actor) who have filmed Alcoholics Anonymous centred drama ANONYMOUS (2021). TJ takes his seat and gets truthful and honest with a couple who submitted to the power of film and sought enlightenment in Story during the darkest …

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Carry On Films: The Best & The Worst | Geeksweat 181 44:48

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King Dom looks at the series of sitcom movies dominating the British film industry between 1958-1979, the Carry On Film genres made stars from Sid James, Joan Sims and Barbara Windsor. Doubling up on the double entendres in this bout of British comedy banter is Jay and Steven; with eye-popping and side-splitting analysis of the bawdy comedy cult se…

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DOA (2005) | Geeksweat 178 34:37

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CULT FILM Swooping through the air with deadly intent is another episode of our game-to-film adaptation segment, as Jay flings her throwing star invitations into the open world for Geeksweat presenters to respond. DOA: Dead Or Alive is an overseas, last-man-standing contest asking hand-to-hand combatants to descend upon an island to compete for a w…

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The Guilty (Netflix) | Geeksweat 177 36:51

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THE MKH CUT MKH gets his headset on prepares to listen carefully to the emergency fighting through the airwaves The Guilty (2021) documents a call dispatch shift of a demoted police officer reduced to emergency phone call duties during a forest fire that is ripping across a city until he receives a phone call from a kidnapped woman. KingDom and TJ …

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The Curse Of Frankenstein (1957) & Dracula (1958) | Geeksweat 176 29:34

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TERROR TERRA Steven takes Geeksweat by the hand through the creepy corridors of Hammer House Of Horrors to visit classic horror movie characters that have roamed our imaginations across three different centuries. By exploring two Fifties films this episode reanimates interest in The Curse Of Frankenstein (1957) and the equally fang-tastic Dracula (…

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Grizzly Man (2005) | Geeksweat 175 32:36

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DOMS DOCS King Dom phones it in for his segment that takes to the wilderness to discuss Grizzly Man (2005) a film with footage created by Timothy Treadwell and posthumously edited together by Werner Herzog. Jay and MKH camp out with Geeksweat to discuss the wildlife enthusiasts story and dispassionate director's interpretation of a life lived on th…

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Sex Education (Netflix) | Geeksweat 174 18:47

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REVIEW SWEAT King Dom goes back to school to learn the finer points of one of the trickier subjects about growing up, as portrayed in the Netflix relationship comedy Sex Education. On hand to offer a few tips and point us in the right direction is Jay, whilst MKH is feverishly enthusiastic to demonstrate the pros and cons of this diverse, eclectic …

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Sonic The Hedgehog (2020) | Geeksweat 173 32:12

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CULT FILM The conveyor belt of video game-to-film adaptations keeps on turning and it's time to review how Sonic The Hedgehog (2020) turned out after it runs off the production line, as it took Sega ages. Jay shares her love and joy for the game, but will her gamer nostalgia run rings around the cinematic release of the world's most beloved hedgeho…

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The 8th Night (Netflix) | Geeksweat 172 37:48

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THE MKH CUT MKH grabs his cricket bat and puts a dressing gown and slippers on to see what is going bump in the night on his streaming service to find out a resurrection is in progress. The 8th Night (2021) tells the tale of two mysterious creatures that long to reunite to bring about hell on earth and the exorcist in South Korea who must stop this…

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The Little Shop Of Horrors (1960) & The Masque Of The Red Death (1964) | Geeksweat 171 27:51

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TERROR TERRA We go Stateside as Steven crosses the plains of horror in The Land Of Opportunity for this segment where we look at the plant life of The Little Shop Of Horror (1960) and the plagued lands of The Masque Of The Red Death (1964). King Dom and TJ mosey on up and say howdy pardner to U.S. of A. to see what Roger Corman has to say with the …

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The Dissident (2020) | Geeksweat 170 41:14

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DOMS DOCS KingDom treads into the murky territory of an international investigation of a murder which triggered global ramifications for freedom of speech, journalism surveillance methods, spyware and the world wide web. The Dissident (2020) follows the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi and Saudi Arabia's effort to control international dissent. The…

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Ratched (Netflix) | Geeksweat 169 37:24

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REVIEW SWEAT King Dom delves deeper into the dark chapters and beginnings of a medical professional character who had previously been portrayed in the world of film. Netflix presents a new and cruel series Ratched. Having looked at a prequel American T.V. series based on an iconic character (Bates Motel) we revisit the theme with a series about Mil…

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NEED FOR SPEED (2014) | Geeksweat 168 29:05

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CULT FILM Jay gets behind the wheel and goes into overdrive, as she races into pole position with another Cult Film classic that emerged from the arcade in the film Need For Speed. Following on our series of game-to-movie adaptations, we take a look at the engine of the most petrol-headed film of the year co-starring Dominic Cooper and Imogen Poots…

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OXYGEN (Netflix) | Geeksweat 167 29:22

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THE MKH CUT MKH holds his breath and gets himself into a tight corner with Geeksweat for this edition of The MKH Cut as we come out of stasis in anticipation of his hot take on mind-bending sci-fi Oxygen. No escape, no memory, no chance of survival. It is time to navigate the cryogenic horror about a doctor suffering from memory loss and hallucinat…

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House (1977) & Audition (1999) | Geeksweat 166 28:19

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Terror Terra (Japan) Our new segment and old host takes Geeksweat to the Land Of The Rising Sun for this instalment and our journey into horror Steven serves a new flavour as we adjust to the tastes of House (1977) and Audition (1999). A retrospective look at the zany Seventies horror classic is where we will rest our heads for the night to discove…

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The Speed Cubers (2020) | Geeksweat 165 34:15

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DOMS DOCS KingDom goes full gamer to look at the algorithm of what it means to be dedicated to the competition of speed, muscle memory and configurations of a Rubik's Cube. The Speed Cubers (2020) explores the lives of speedcubing champions Max Park and Feliks Zemdegs, as directed by Sue Kim. MKH and TJ dial in on glimpses into the rivalry, friends…

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Patrick Melrose (Sky Atlantic) | Geeksweat 164 43:20

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REVIEW SWEAT Trevor takes a step back into the Eighties and Geeksweat takes a step up into privilege to discover a chaotic world fuelled by childhood trauma, adults behaving badly and substance abuse. Patrick Melrose is a five-part limited series telling the story of one man on a journey to his late father, into his past and across a decade-spannin…

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HOUSE OF THE DEAD (2003) | Geeksweat 163 39:24

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CULT FILM Jay steps into the haunted house of horror with teammates King Dom and MKH to discover what lies beneath in the murky and murder of House Of The Dead (2003) This Uwe Boll directed movie has bones of contention that need to be picked at and the chilling verdicts that will haunt this film late at night are nearly upon us. Dare you join us o…

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SWEET & SOUR (Netflix) | Geeksweat 162 36:14

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THE MKH CUT MKH speaks truth to love as he embarks on a South Korean odyssey into the heart of gender roles in the everyday and the workplace with his next film offering. Sweet & Sour (2021) is on the menu to satiate the appetite for fellow presenters King Dom and TJ as they come to understand how the other half loves abroad. What do we make of thi…

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NOSFERATU (1922) & (1979) | Geeksweat 161 23:40

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TERROR TERRA (Germany) Our Doctor Who and Cult TV expert changes lanes again to find himself in a different post-code each month, as he takes you on a journey of horror from around the world. Steven will be exploring the darker and creepier corners of film that you may be too scared to see firsthand, so let him take you by the hand to separate good…

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BANK JOB (2021) | Geeksweat 160 38:53

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DOMS DOCS King Dom invites MKH and TJ to step into his office and study the documentary that took community activism to innovative and new high impact levels on the high street. Bank Job (2021) is a look at the economically crippling tools of the UK financial system and how it is possible to abolish £1.2m of debt with as little as £20k hard cash. W…

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The First Team (iPlayer) Vs Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) | Geeksweat 159 33:08

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REVIEW SWEAT Steven referees between two top-flight football sitcoms that have been kicking around and dominating the midfield areas of streaming services over the last full season. So, it is time for the big match! In the red football kit is BBC iPlayer youth prospect The First Team and in the blue soccer kit is an international signing for Apple …

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WARCRAFT (2016) | Geeksweat 158 34:24

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CULT FILM Lady Jay of the Geeksweat brings our horde to the frontline of game-to-film adaptations as we travel the vast open-world, a strategy-driven franchise that is Warcraft, as directed by Duncan Jones. Despite a slow uptake at the box office in 2016, this film grossed $439 million worldwide, surpassing "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time", as…

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RIDE OR DIE (Netflix) | Geeksweat 157 34:31

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THE MKH CUT MKH takes the time to go all continental and move his cinematic tastes abroad as far as the Far East and he gets on board with the life and death road movie romance from Netflix Ride Or Die. We learn more about Rei and Nanae and get to know-know how far these two lovers will go to keep the engine turning on their supercharged passion dr…

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Releasing Zack Snyder on the Justice League | Geeksweat 156 44:31

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#HotTopic TJ calls on his super presenters to form an alliance for the greater good to combat the evils of the film industry impatience for the Director's Cut of a DC universe movie. Zack Snyder's Justice League looms on the HBOmax horizon and the signs have been ominous due to its 4hr 2mins runtime and an earlier release of 2017's #JossticeLeague.…

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MY OCTOPUS TEACHER (2020) | Geeksweat 155 27:00

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Doms Docs King Dom takes a deep dive into the oceanic world with this episode in the selection of documentary films, as the tantalising tentacles drawing Geeksweat in comes in the shape of water flowing around My Octopus Teacher. Seafaring relationships between man and beast have come a long way since the tales of Moby Dick and even Jaws, so what d…

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Bates Motel (BBC iPlayer) | Geeksweat 154 34:58

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Review Sweat Steven checks in to motel Geeksweat and books in the Review Sweat room to tread a path to the series of suspense and sorrow that is Bates Motel as we delve into the past life of an iconic character. A character created by Robert Bloch, brought to life by Alfred Hitchcock and immortalized by Anthony Perkins is reanimated after the legen…

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ANGRY BIRDS (2016) & ANGRY BIRDS 2 (2019) | Geeksweat 153 36:57

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Cult Film Jay is in a chirpy mood today because it is time to tweet about the smash-hit Finnish action-based media franchise that is now adapted to both The Angry Birds Movie and The Angry Birds Movie 2. We will look at the story of "Red" the angry bird who is outcast due to his short temper AND "Red" as the hero of Bird Island with new responsibil…

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COMING 2 AMERICA (2021) | Geeksweat 152 33:07

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The MKH Cut MKH traces the roots of his memory and treads the path of 1988's smash hit to step forward and claim the new copyright (on his streaming service) of Eddie Murphy's sequel Coming 2 America. Arsenio Hall and Shari Headly have returned to the Kingdom of Zamunda joined by new comedic cast members Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan and the versatile…

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Best Football Movies | Geeksweat 151 55:43

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Hot Topic TJ goes into post-match commentary mode to talk football movies, as the real-world fixture lists get punted around to accommodate the pandemic. time to kick-off for goals, glory and even Gregory's Girl. Lining up on the other side of the halfway line are football movies that are wartime, all-girl, behind bars, over the top martial arts an…

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FREE SOLO (2018) | Geeksweat 150 35:16

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Doms Docs King Dom introduces the next new segment of Geeksweat "Doms Docs" as he explores feature-length documentaries with curious tales and subjects of interest. Our inaugural episode is of Free Solo. A story of professional rock climber Alex Honnold and his obsession to attempt to conquer the first free solo climb of the famed El Capitan's 900-…

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The Serpent (iPlayer) | Geeksweat 149 39:09

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Review Sweat King Dom goes exotic to trail a sub-continental serial killer, thief and fraudster who drugged and robbed Western tourists to travel the world and sell stolen gems. The Serpent (2021) features Tahir Rahim (Charles) and Jenna Coleman (Marie-Andrée) who portray the boyfriend and girlfriend criminal couple who preyed on young Joining the …

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HITMAN (2007) | GeekSweat 148 31:18

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Cult Film Jay takes another stab at the video game-to-film adaptation with the next instalment of Cult Film, as she sets her sights on another film in the form of Hitman. The 2007 thriller starring Timothy Olyphant is in the sights of King Dom, whilst MKH has his finger on the trigger to fire off their thoughts and opinions on the bald antihero. Ou…

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RED DOT (Netflix) | Geeksweat 147 34:57

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The MKH Cut MKH switches his laser sights on and pulls another online streaming film into his crosshairs for a killshot on Scandi thriller drama RED DOT (2021) directed by Alain Darborg. Feeding ammunition to the episode is King Dom and Steven who are coldly staring at the film that has got people having second thoughts about camping in open spaces…

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Adaptations, Responsibility, Screenwriters, ExMachina | Geeksweat 146 34:58

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Hot Topic Steven adopts the adaptation principle for this Hot Topic episode, as he discusses (or vents) what responsibilities an artist has to the source material, successful and unsuccessful adaptations and more. ADAPTATION (2002) comes under scrutiny as well as other feature films that have come from the written page to the film screen. MKH and T…

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THE KING OF KONG (2007) | Geeksweat 145 42:28

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Doms Docs King Dom goes King Kong and racks up the high scores to run and jump the rules over the American gaming documentary The King Of Kong: A Fistful Of Quarters (2007). Geeksweat goes retro to rediscover 1999's "Video Game Player of the Century" Billy Mitchell, who claimed to have set a record score in "Donkey Kong", and the challenger Steve W…

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