Strangers and Aliens: Science Fiction & Fantasy from a Christian Perspective

Mark Hamill has come out and said that when he read the script to Last Jedi, it wasn’t “his Luke Skywalker.” Man of Steel presented a new version of Superman that was rejected by many fans. Who owns a character? At what point do you throw up your hands an declare, “That’s not my version […]

With 2017 behind us, what were some of our highlights in film, TV, video games, and print? The Strangers and Aliens give their favorite five things from the geek world that they experienced in 2017, then each talk about a LOW LIGHT of 2017, and then they take a look at what’s coming for 2018!

Ben, his family, Evan, and Brennan take a road trip to see Star Wars The Last Jedi! Who liked it? Who didn’t? Was it just a retread of The Empire Strikes Back? Was it something special? As usual, the episode is divided into three parts: Spoiler free discussion on the way to the theater Spoiler […]

Using the “close encounters” scale developed by J. Alan Hyneck, which inspired the Steven Spielberg film Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Ben and Steve explore the Christmas story and the various encounters that the different people involved in those events had with God. Close Encounters of the First Kind: Sighting Close Encounters of the […]

What do you get when you take Anne Hathaway, drop her into a kaiju fantasy movie, and stir in some independent film sensibilities? You get a quirky kaiju movie unlike anything out there. And that’s the movie Ben and returning guest host Nathan Marchand are reviewing: COLOSSAL. Nathan’s Kaijuvision Radio podcast can be found here: http://www.kaijuvision.com

So this show opted up this season and the question is: what is this thing? Is Seth McFarland’s THE ORVILLE a sneakily crafted parody? A throw back to the 1990s of Star Trek? A rip off of Star Trek: The Next Generation? A tribute? All of the above? With a much lower raunch-factor than expected, […]

It’s time for the league to assemble! From the opening that picks up right where Batman V. Superman left off to the post-credit scene after the final credits, Ben and Evan walk about it all! Part one is the trip to the movie. Part two is the end of the trip after some dinner. Part […]

Ben and Evan take a road trip to review Thor Raganarok, which may be: The best Thor movie? The funniest Thor movie? The stupidest Thor movie? The worst Thor Movie? The most exciting Thor movie? The most out of character Thor movie? All of the above somehow?

Clowns are scary, according to pop culture horror, but does Pennywise deliver the terror in IT? Ben reviews IT in a mostly spoiler-free review, taking a look at what he doesn’t know about the book, a very  brief detour into the 1990s TV movie, and then examines the 2017 movie’s story, characters, setting, and technique. Does […]

We take a look at the podcast Ben and Steve did before Strangers and Aliens: The Fanboy Tollbooth! Lost to the digital aether, here’s some clips and a look back at this old podcast. Enjoy!