The Geek Down

John Oliver buys $15 million in medical debt from needy patients. The news show host made headlines on some "China saves America's ass" level philanthropy by buying the owed dept away from several people in WAY over their heads with insurance companies.

Drummer Nick Menza, who played on many of Megadeth's most successful albums, died after he collapsed on stage during a show. He was 51. We give him a quick remembrance and bit of respect in our own way.

Filmmaker Kevin Smith reveals that he's signed on to develop a "Buckaroo Banzai" TV series following his episode of The Flash. The original being a genre-bending cult-classic that folks have failed (miserably) to adapt, remake, and sequel in the past, we're anxious to see what Smith might do with it. Although we don't actually GET anywhere with this brief discussion...

Impressions on Cornerstone - Song of Tyrim, the action role playing, puzzle solving, and crafting-centered open-world fantasy epic. The game still manages to have its own unique aspects and it feels well designed. More aptly it's a great way to introduce new generations of gamers to the classic platformer style rather than bring old-school gamers down memory lane. Derrick got a first taste of this pirate/barbarian story hybrid and gives an almost appropriate review - citing the words of his son to the effect of "Dad, can I shoot him in the face yet?"

What could have been the next "Hollywood Shuffle" turns out to be more like "Breakin'" without the dancing, soundtrack, or whimsical Rec-Center-In-Peril. Derrick, Billy, and Pat regale Adam, Amy, and special guest Valerie Complex with our thoughts and unfulfilled hopes for this film

Pat and Val have conflicting opinions on the POV film "Hardcore Henry." Att he same time the revelation that Derrick has never seen it leads to even more conflict. There's conflicting conflict ALL OVER this biznatch ...it might leave you conflicted

Derrick and special guest reviewer Valerie Complex dig in and fire shots at the theatrical Warcraft, based off the mindbogglingly popular game series. Derrick being an experienced Warcraft player and Valerie being a newb, we got both sides of the audience coin chiming in on this piece of... film.

ReedPOP brings BookCon to New York ComicCon for the first time ever. Previously held in May, BookCon was an unrelated event for literary enthusiasts to meet each other and their favorite authors. It's been waning for years. Now newly-acquired by ReedPOP, BookCon's been merged with to provide a second sub-convention for NYCC goers to try out. Possibly in hopes of rejuvenating BookCon. There's a "read between the lines" joke here that I absolutely refuse to make...

Off on a tangent about becoming a placekicker. Note to self: stop drinking before the show

Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment. Simple as that for a plot but somewhere you crowbar in Sam Jackson, supernatural ability to talk to animals, and a lot of grim on-screen murder in a pseudo family film... yeah, you might go all crosseyed like we did. Luckily there were washboard abs for days to keep us on track.