The Geek-out Podcast

What makes a film eligible for an Oscar? We dig in to that, the 100 best movies of all time, and no-your-child-didn’t-download-porn-on-your-account comeuppance for Kirsten.

Preamble

01:21 – Kirsten vs Playstation

11:03 – The Bombadiloff

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

18:03 – Vine is long dead. Long live diVine?

Coming Soon

23:04 – The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (in theatres ONE YEAR from trailer drop: November 20, 2026)

24:28 – Scrubs (reboot series, ABC, February 25) (Zoner Ewan)

26:04 – How to Make a Killing (A24, in theatres February 20)

27:23 – We Bury The Dead (Daisy Ridley zombie film, in theatres January 2)

30:58 – STROBE WARNING · The Moment (mockumentary, in theatres January 30)

33:18 – Hoppers (Disney/Pixar animated film, in theatres March 6)

36:06 – Scarlett Johansson to star in Mike Flanagan’s ”radical new take” on The Exorcist

44:13 – Mashable’s 60 second Stranger Things recap (Netflix series, final season, Vol 1 5p November 26, Vol 2 5p Christmas Day, finalé 5p New Year’s Eve ALSO in theatres, Netflix recap, click the thumbs up for a )

49:10 – Shoresey (Crave series, S5, December 25)

Geek News Proper

51:33 – Empire’s fan-voted 100 best movies of all time

1:00:59 – In Australia, under-sixteens will be banned from major social media plaforms from December 10th

1:02:17 – James Cameron thinks Netflix’s theatrical strategy is ”rotten to the core”

1:05:23 – House of the Dragon renewed for season 4 at HBO (based on Fire & Blood, final season? non-story non-answer)

related: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms renewed for season 2 ahead of its premiere on HBO (based on Dunk and Egg, S1: Janaury 18, S2: 2027)

1:06:51 – Olaf has been added to the list of Disney (audio) animatronics we’d fear in a robot uprising (article)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:11:40 – Good Fortune (Kirsten)

1:14:55 – Wicked: For Good (Kirsten)

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Pol ‘n Bud geek out about AI, Nintendo live-action movies, Disney live-action movies, SpongeBob not-live-action movies, well-deserved recognition for Chadwich Boseman and Tom Cruise, and a cake R&R.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

03:25 – Data! in! spaaaaaace!

Coming Soon

15:37 – Nintendo issues first official The Legend of Zelda movie photos showing Link and Zelda in costume

21:12 – Moana (live action Disney movie, in theatres July 10) (Zoner Mary)

23:34 – Project Hail Mary (in theatres March 20)

25:34 – The Devil Wears Prada 2 (in theatres May 1, 2026)

26:33 – Wake Up Dead Man (in select theatres November 26, Netflix December 12)

28:34 – Fallout (S2, Prime Video, December 17, BLESS WEEKLY THIS TIME)

30:33 – The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (in theatres December 19)

35:42 – Marty Supreme (in theatres Christmas day)

37:09 – Is This Thing On? (in theatres December 19, perfect! )

38:36 – Taylor Swift | The End of an Era (6-episode documentary, Vancouver concerts, Disney+, two-episode premiere December 12)

43:54 – Labyrinth returning to theaters in 4K for 40th anniversary (January 8–11)

45:42 – Steam Hardware (Controller, Machine, Frame, 2026)

52:40 – Sabrina Carpenter to Produce and Star in New Alice in Wonderland Movie Musical

55:18 – New Star Trek movie in works at Paramount from Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley

1:00:35 – Animated series Death Stranding Isolations coming to Disney+ from Hideo Kojima (TANGENT: a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bJQfUHDZsM” target=”_blank”>new practical Apple TV logo)

Geek News Proper

1:03:31 – Chadwick Boseman to get posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

1:04:06 – Tom Cruise has finally been awarded an Honourary Oscar (video)

1:04:26 – Disney+ plans to add user-generated, short-form AI content with its characters

1:05:37 – $320 CAD iPhone sock condom

Listener mailbag ([email protected])

1:07:33 – Zoner Ewan: the Batman ’89 soundtrack by Prince

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:11:57 – Frankenstein (again) (Bud)

related: they should totally make a Mary Shelly biopic

1:17:39 – Nicole’s birthday cake for Pol

1:19:27 – It: Welcome to Derry (Pol, first four eps)

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Kirsten & Bud are joined by on-vacation Pol, and they geek out about Mario, Michael, and Mr. Bean. Bud reviews PLUR1BUS (currently 100% Tomatometer), and Kirsten reviews . . . EVERYTHING ELSE.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

12:50 – robot vacuum security

Coming Soon

15:50 – The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (in theatres April 3, 2026, Nintendo Direct w/ new cast announcements)

17:47 – Toy Story 5 (Disney/Pixar CG-animated movie, June 19, 2026)

21:23 – Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (in theatres December 5)

24:00 – Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 (Netflix ANIMATED series, taking place between seasons 2 and 3, 2026)

26:25 – A Pol Simpsons tangent? Quelle surprise!

30:48 – Michael (Michael’s nephew Jaafar Jackson, in theatres April 24, 2026)

35:46 – Keeper (A Dark Trip from Osgood Perkins) (Neon film, in theatres Friday)

36:41 – Arco (in theatres November 14)

38:49 – Man vs Baby (Netflix Christmas movie, December 11, Mr. Bean at the 2012 Olympic Games)

42:04 – First look: Taron Egerton movie ”Everybody Wants to F— Me” (Zoner Ewan)

45:08 – How millennials’ Y2K nostalgia is fueling this new round of TV revivals — including Scrubs, Buffy and Malcolm in the Middle

47:56 – We’re really getting a Gremlins 3

51:43 – Miss Piggy Movie in the Works from Jennifer Lawrence & Emma Stone

52:46 – New Roger Rabbit & Jessica Rabbit movies in development from original creator after reacquiring rights (Zoner Ewan)

Geek News Proper

– KPop Demon Hunters nabs 5 Grammy nominations

58:02 – So many directors want to be on The Studio that Seth Rogen’s issuing rejections

59:10 – Shigeru Miyamoto discusses stepping back from Mario

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:00:25 – PLUR1BUS 101 + 102 (Bud, first five minutes, DON’T WIKIPEDIA IT)

1:04:03 – Kirsten’s Many Reviews™

The Catfish Killer

Adolescence

True Haunting

Behind Her Eyes

Department Q

Broadchurch

The Woman in Cabin 10

Wayward

Bring Her Back

Good Boy

1:28:15 – Frankenstein (Kirsten & Pol)

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Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

08:05 –LinkedIn AI slopping

Coming Soon

13:49 – Stranger Things 5 

16:35 – Wildwood

20:08 – Scream 7

21:48 –Godzilla Minus One sequel to be titled Godzilla Minus Zero

25:03 – LEGO Iron Man Mark 3 collectors' edition

32:03 –The Mummy is returning with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz

35:08 –the next Murderbot novel — Platform Decay

NOT Coming Soon

35:58 – Doctor Who leaving Disney+ 

Geek News Proper

38:11 – Hopkins shoots his mouth offc

44:40 – Good Guy Homelander

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Pol, Bud, and special ghost Art talk UV, NYCC, HBO, and TMNT. Also, Bud R&R’s the movie Pol thought NOBODY would see.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

10:17 – airborne allergies vs UV light

Coming Soon

17:04 – Wonder Man (8-episode series, January 27)

related: everything else Disney TV/animation from NYCC

25:57 – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (Ser Duncan the Tall, 100 years before GoT, HBO Max, January 18)

28:47 – Downey Wrote That (Peacock documentary, out now)

31:32 – Who Killed the Montreal Expos? (Netflix documentary, out now)

34: – PLUR1BUS teaser · trailer (Sony/Apple TV…PluuuUUUuuus??!? series, November 7)

36:27 – The Chair Company (HBO Max series, October 12)

38:19 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Chrome Alone 2 (short, showing with The SpongeBob Movie, in theatres October 19)

40:02 – The Running Man (in theatres November 14)

44:52 – Send Help (in theatres January 30)

45:54 – Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (both films, with a new animated sequence, in theatres December 5)

49:10 – ”Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall” (comic adaptation to a two-part film, 2026 for Part 1) (Zoner Ewan)

52:19 – Stranger Things series finale officially coming to theaters, despite previous statements

Geek News Proper

53:48 – Diane Keaton, famed for roles in Father of the Bride, First Wives Club, and more, dies at 79, and Ace Frehley, KISS lead guitarist, dies at 74

55:05 – Jim Caviezel won’t return as Jesus for Resurrection of the Christ (2027)

56:07 – Ridley Scott: ”We’re drowning in mediocrity. I’ve started watching my own movies, and actually they’re pretty good!”

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:02:13 – Peacemaker S2 (Art)

1:05:57 – Chernobyl (Bud)

1:09:21 – TRON: Ares (Bud)

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Kirsten, Pol, Bud, and special ghost Art get way off topic. A coupla times. But that’s why you love ’em, right? . . . right? Bud’s gone for a coupla pods after this. Enjoy the chaos! =)

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

15:15 – cat sleep sides

Coming Soon

20:24 – Wicked: For Good (in theatres November 21)

24:37 – Avatar: Fire and Ash (in theatres December 19, with The Way of Water showing in 3D, October 3–9)

27:14 – Stiller & Meara: Nothing is Lost (Ben Stiller prod/dir documentary, in theatres October 17, Apple TV+ October 24)

30:33 – Vicious (VOD October 10)

32:40 – The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992 remake, Disney+, October 22)

33:16 – Russo Brothers IG post (”Look hard…”)

35:35 – Rick Moranis officially ends retirement for Spaceballs 2, sequel announces full cast as filming starts (2027)

38:44 – The Social Network sequel coming in 2026, no called The Social Reckoning (in theatres October 9, 2026)

41:50 – Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami, as HUNTR/X, will be performing on Fallon on Tuesday, October 7th

Geek News Proper

50:50 – Jane Goodall dies at 91

53:10 – Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser announces retirement. Devon Pritchard to replace him

54:18 – [FOUR] iPhone 17 Pros will be used [IN PART] to broadcast a crucial Major League Baseball game

55:21 – ”Topps Chrome Disney has 1/1 MLB Superfractors,” whatever that means

57:28 – The Jim Henson Company is auctioning off classic puppets and more for the first time ever

58:37 – Counterfeit people: AI ”actress” ”Tilly Norwood” condemned by SAG-AFTRA: Tilly ‘is not an actor… it has no life experience to draw from, no emotion’ (prompt writer claims agent offers) (Zoner Ewan)

1:00:33 – Fortnite ditches Peacemaker emote after the show’s big reveal

1:03:32 – Facebook and Instagram to get £2.99 UK subscription fee to stop ads

1:04:39 – Warner Bros. might try to run Weapons as a comedy/musical at the Golden Globes

1:06:38 – Watch The Office stars win Who Wants To Be a Millionaire

1:09:32 – NY-only so far: Ben Stiller, in this cute ad for Stiller’s Soda (Lemon Lime, Root Beer, and Shirley Temple)

1:12:37 – The Blinking Guy is riding in Bike MS (the OG video!)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:15:05 – Unknown Number: The Highschool Catfish (Art)

1:19:29 – The Ballad of Sloth Shot (Pol)

1:25:23 – One Battle After Another (Art)

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Kirsten, Pol, & Bud geek out about Kpop (pronounced “kuh-POP”) Demon Hunters, Jimmy Kimmel and dumb decisions, and Grogu’s…death? #Clickbait

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

02:59 – girl power: Kpop Demon Hunters / Barbie Inspiring Women Venus Williams Doll

related: A new KPop Demon Hunters film is on the way (short, ”DEBUT: A Kpop Demon Hunters Story,” filed to the MPA)

NOT Coming Soon

08:51 – Apple pulls The Savant from its release schedule (Apple TV+ miniseries, September 26)

Coming Soon

10:59 – (delayed, but) The Mandalorian and Grogu (in theatres May 22 — wut — 2026) (Zoner Mary)

15:37 – IT: Welcome to Derry (Stephen King series, HBO Max, October 26)

17:51 – OD – Knock teaser (Hideo Kojima/Jordan Peele Xbox horror game, in development, Sophia Lillis, Udo Kier, Hunter Schafer, 2023 teaser)

related: Kojima Productions and Niantic Spatial: A New Dawn

related: Death Stranding: Mosquito (animation project)

20:39 – The Bride! (dir: Maggie Gyllenhaal, stars: Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Penélope Cruz, Jake Gyllenhaal, in theatres March 6, 2026)

22:42 – Shawn Levy posts first look at Ryan Gosling (and Flynn Gray) from Star Wars: Starfighter set (quite literally) in the Mediterranean Sea

24:55 – Daredevil: Born Again is officially coming back for season 3

26:22 – Zach Cregger says his Resident Evil movie will be an ”entirely original story” but video game fans should still be happy

28:41 – James Van Der Beek forced to drop out of Dawson’s Creek reunion due to illness, Lin-Manuel Miranda to replace him in script reading

31:29 – Pamela Anderson joins forces with sons to produce Barb Wire TV reboot

33:21 – Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery / The story behind the iconic ’90s music festival (Sarah McLachlan tour documentary, out now on YouTube)

Geek News Proper

38:51 – Sarah McLachlan cancels Lilith Fair doc performance ‘in support of free speech’ after Jimmy Kimmel suspension

context: ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel’s show ‘indefinitely’ after threat from Trump’s FCC chair

related: South Park delay new episode after Charlie Kirk backlash as creators say they “didn’t get it done in time”

also: Damon Lindelof pledges not to work with Disney until Jimmy Kimmel suspension is lifted

but then: ABC returning Jimmy Kimmel Tuesday (not run on Nextar/Sinclair stations, cutting viewership by ~1/4)

and finally: the monologue

51:59 – Tom Holland rushed to hospital after botched stunt while filming Spider-Man movie

53:16 – Avengers: Doomsday SPOILER duffel bag

55:09 – Disney+ prices are increasing in October (yes, again) (USD)

related: bundles (CAD)

59:43 – Ryan Reynolds receives Freedom of the City award from Vancouver city council

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

1:00:19 – There’s a chaaaAAAaaance Mindhunter could come back as three movies (source: various rumourmills)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:02:43 – I Know What You Did Last Summer (Kirsten)

1:06:14 – Weapons (Kirsten)

related: Weapons prequel about Aunt Gladys confirmed by director Zach Cregger

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In which, we talk about siphoning gasoline, Nintendo farms it again with the release date of the Super Mario: Galaxy movie, and a break down of this year's Emmy's. 

Pol, Kirsten, and Bud talk movies made for theatre vs streaming, fly off on a tangent or two, and somehow find a way to talk about being old again.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

05:30 – The TRICORDER Programme

Coming Soon

08:22 – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (in theatres November 26, on Netflix December 12)

12:38 – John Candy: I Like Me (Prime Video documentary, October 10)

14:17 – Disneyland Handcrafted (documentary, Disney+ AND YOUTUBE, ”winter”)

15:48 – Shell (Elizabeth Moss, Kate Hudson, in theatres and VOD October 3)

16:50 – Oh, Biscuits! Bluey movie to hit cinemas August 6, 2027

18:03 – Weapons is out on digital NOW (yesterday, September 9)

Geek News Proper

21:04 – Warner Bros. sues Midjourney for ”purposefully infringing copyrighted work”

related: almost geek-out: Anthropic class-action suit and rejection for more details

24:08 – Channing Tatum says his Gambit will ‘’keep the drama’’ in Avengers: Doomsday

25:27 – James Gunn claims Peacemaker will tie-in directly to Superman: Man of Tomorrow (and a WILD POL TANGENT)

34:19 – Canadian director behind Severance episodes learned of Emmy nominations while at a hardware store

related: Merritt Wever wins Emmy for Guest Actress in a Drama for Severance

re-related: she was in a recent episode of The Severance Podcast

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

36:21 – The White Lotus S4 reporrrRRRrrrtedly headed to France (source: Deadline/The Dish, and uh . . . this lady)

Listener mailbag ([email protected])

38:15 – Zoner Ewan: I got a robot massage and lived to tell the tale

Reviews and Recommendayshes

41:31 – M3GAN 2.0 (Kirsten)

Other stuff

45:23 – Apple: ”We Still Make Phones™”

Reviews and Recommendayshes again

51:23 – Unknown Number: The Highschool Catfish (Pol)

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Pol, Kirsten, and Bud talk AI, zombies, SNL shakeups, and how difficult it is to clap for more than like a few seconds. Plus, Protein Chat with special ghost Art Aronson!

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

05:00 – YouTube AI Shorts

Coming Soon

11:36 – 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (in theatres January 16, 2026)

15:46 – Marvel Zombies (rated TV-MA, Marvel four-part animated miniseries, Disney+, September 24)

17:04 – Bugonia (Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, in theatres October 24)

21:17 – The Paper (clip, The Office spinoff series, Peacock, September 4)

23:22 – The Roses (Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Andy Samberg, Ncuti Gatwa, Kate McKinnon, and more, in theatres now) (Zoner Ewan)

26:59 – The Carpenter’s son (sometime in 2025, article)

28:27 – James Gunn announces next Superman movie: Man of Tomorrow (in theatres July 8, 2027)

33:13 – Sophie Turner is Lara Croft in Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Prime Video’s Tomb Raider series (production begins January 19, 2026)

34:36 – Animal Crossing Crocs

NOT Coming Soon

39:28 – Heidi Gardner leaves SNL after eight seasons as cast exodus continues

Protein Chat

46:36 – with Art Aronson

Geek News Proper

53:41 – Graham Greene, from Dances With Wolves, dies at 73

55:19 – 15-minute standing ovation for Dwayne Johnson’s The Smashing Machine in Venice

58:53 – Heritage Minutes: Viola Desmond (Zoner Ewan)

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

1:02:02 – Robert Downey, Jr. ruuuUUUuuumoured to clash with Ryan Reynolds on set of Avengers: Doomsday (source: Gizmodo)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:04:41 – The Jury: Murder Trial review – reality TV so gobsmacking it beat The Traitors to a Bafta (Zoner Ewan)

1:06:26 – The Toxic Avenger (Bud)

1:11:53 – Mickey 17 (Kirsten)

1:16:24 – Peacemaker S2-in-progress (Kirsten)

1:17:36 – Jurassic World: Rebirth (Kirsten)

1:20:13 – The Apprentice (Art)

1:26:12 – Platonic (Art)

1:27:26 – Stick (Art)

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