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Although Lanterns is a hotly divisive series, it has clear pros and cons. The hosts discuss what worked and what didn’t.

Here is the Holodeck’s breakdown and discussion of 4.06 ‘Off-Hour.’

The producers gave up…

In this episode of From the Holodeck, we review Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 4.04, “The Case of Chiaroscuro,” a film noir-inspired story that uses Una’s mistaken identity as a resistance leader to explore morality, institutional rules, and the ethics of resistance. While the episode offers a compelling thematic and aesthetic framework, its attempts at...

In this episode of From the Holodeck, we review Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 4.03, “Human Best Friend,” a broad amnesia-driven buddy comedy that raises questions about the changing style and sophistication of humor in contemporary Star Trek. While its juvenile comedy and modern dialogue often feel at odds with the franchise’s traditionally more culturally...

Marvel Studios returned to Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con 2026 with massive announcements, surprise casting reveals, exclusive footage, and a glimpse at the future of the MCU! In this episode of RMD Talking Shop, we’re breaking down everything that had fans talking—from the latest Avengers: Doomsday reveals to the official introduction of Ryan Gosling...

In this episode, we dive into Star Trek: Strange New Worlds‘ “The Griffin Incident,” a Gothic horror story that uses haunting visions, psychological dread, and unresolved mysteries to explore identity, destiny, and the ghosts of both the past and the future. We discuss Spock, Kirk, and La’an’s deeply personal journeys, the philosophical idea of hauntology,...

Captain Pike faces grief, destiny, and an impossible choice as Star Trek: Strange New Worlds launches Season 4 with a pulpy adventure spanning dinosaurs, ancient Mars, and time travel. We explore how “Valles Marineris” uses the Novikov Self-Consistency Principle, evolutionary catastrophism, and Pike’s personal loss to ask whether destruction is sometimes the unavoidable condition for...

Welcome to Weird West Radio—in this episode, we wrap up our discussions on Nicolas Cage Westerns with a look at Gunslingers (2025), directed by Brian Skiba and starring Nicolas Cage, Stephen Dorff, and Heather Graham. We break down the film’s premise, performances, narrative choices, cinematography, and some of the larger issues that keep the movie...

Welcome to Weird West Radio—in this episode, we wrap up our discussions on Nicolas Cage Westerns with a look at Gunslingers (2025), directed by Brian Skiba and starring Nicolas Cage, Stephen Dorff, and Heather Graham. We break down the film’s premise, performances, narrative choices, cinematography, and some of the larger issues that keep the movie...