Laser Focus

This week, Kyle talks about some of his favorite family and kids movies from his youth that were absolutely terrifying. Kids today ought to be scared more often. 

Not every person who enjoys the Halloween season likes horror movies, or even being scared. How can that be? Well, with a phenomenon called Cozy Spooky of course! To discuss liking the trappings of Halloween without particularly liking scary stuff, Kyle is joined by Nerdist Editor-in-Chief Amy Ratcliffe, a self-proclaimed wimp. What constitutes Cozy Spooky? Is there a criteria or is it in the eye of the boo-holder?

This week, Kyle talks about his love of a series of British anthology horror films from Amicus Productions. Most of them feature the late, great Peter Cushing, and one of them, Tales from the Crypt, was the first adaptation of the EC Comics classics. 

Happy October, friends! We here at Laser Focus love Halloween, and we love horror movies, and we want you to love them too. In this episode, to give your spooky season a kick, Kyle and Adam Murray each give five recommendations for underseen horror gems to add to your watchlist. They’re very creepy and eerie and so on.

It’s the spookiest time of year,

This week, Ro Rusak returns to Laser Focus to discuss Avatar: The Last Airbender, and specifically how Zuko’s arc represents one of the best antihero’s journeys in all of fiction. Kyle is lucky to speak on the subject with a literal connoisseur of antiheroism. They also talk about the future of ATLA, its upcoming animated movie, and live-action remake. Will Aang save the world again?!

This week’s Laser Focus heads to the wild, weird, and wonderful world of Mr. David Lynch. Joining Kyle to discuss the 1992 film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me is Nerdist writer and resident Lynch-and-Peaks-Expert Eric Diaz. Look out for creamed corn, blue roses, and David Bowie doing a bad southern accent.

This week, Laser Focus looks for good car ideas as Kyle

It’s only taken 11 episodes but Kyle finally lets loose and discusses his favorite show, Doctor Who. And who better to talk about all things Time Lord, and where the franchise sits just before its 60th anniversary, than another Doctor Who superfan, Tai Gooden! How well did Jodie Whittaker’s era wrap up, what do we think will happen with David Tennant’s return, and who could possibly look better in any costume than Ncuti Gatwa?!

This week, Kyle is joined by none other than Dan Casey to get into the current state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. What do we like and dislike about the post-Endgame Marvel movie and TV landscape? What do we hope for in the future? And will it ever get back to where it was in 2019?