In (almost) less than the time it took for one free Zoom meeting, Kirsten and Bud geek out about right to repair, if we need an Xbox handheld, diverse dancing, and exactly how you say “KPop.”

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

02:28 – Apple joins Google w/ self-repair services in Canada

Coming Soon

05:52 – Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror (in theateres October 3)

07:19 – Is This Thing On? (NYFF October 10, in theatres December 19)

08:01 – The Savant (Apple TV+ miniseries, September 26)

08:51 – Steve (in theatres September 19, and on Netflix exactly two weeks later, October 3)

10:05 – Play Dirty (Mark Wahlberg, LaKeith Stanfield, Alita Battle Angel Rosa Salazar, Prime Video :face_with_rolling_eyes: film, October 1)

10:35 – Spider-Verse team takes on new Archie movie as the comic begins to vanish

14:43 – ROG Xbox Ally (and Ally X) handhelds launch October 16 (price speculation)

17:27 – Here’s when you can skip work for the iPhone 17 launch event (Tuesday, September 9 at 10:00a Pacific)

Geek News Proper

19:14 – Taylor + Travis, TLFEID

23:56 – Tramell Tillman joins Spider-Man: Brand New Day

25:21 – Guillermo del Toro unpacks ‘Frankenstein’: the 30-year journey to make it, getting a Netflix theatrical release and why he axed the plan for two movies (Zoner Mary)

26:03 – Apps like Waze are being used to covertly warn immigrants about ICE activity: ”Icy roads”

27:54 – KPop Demon Hunters is officially the most popular Netflix film ever (WITH STILL NO NUMBERS UGH, arbitrary top 10, 1,300 sold-out theatre screenings)

31:03 – Gap – Better in Denim (a possible answer to Sydney Sweeney’s ”good jeans” ad)

33:27 – Will Smith’s AI crowd ad

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

35:57 – Nicolas Cage in taaaAAAaaalks to star in True Detective season 5 (source: Consequence)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

36:39 – Jurassic World: Rebirth (Kirsten)

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