The 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival is just around the corner. Robert Reineke and John Bierly talk all about this upcoming cultural event. The impressive program book, the background, and the films. Lots of films. In fact we have picks for every day of the film festival.

Robert, Nat, and Cody are joined by Jim Laczkowski of the Now Playing Network for a look at one of the hoariest tropes in science fiction, the disembodied brain. We look at two extremes of the genre with 1953's DONOVAN'S BRAIN and 1983's THE MAN WITH TWO BRAINS. Time Tracks: DONOVAN'S BRAIN Discussion: 0:00 to 39:18 THE MAN WITH TWO BRAINS Discussion: 39:18 to 1:17:34 Next Film and Outro:1:17:34 to End

Cody, Robert, and Nat take in the glory that is 1990s Jean Claude Van Damme with 1994's TIMECOP. Based a comic feature in the anthology Dark Horse Presents by Mike Richardson, Mark Verheiden, and Ron Randall, it's a comic book movie that you might not have know was a comic book movie. Plus we take a look back at year five of the podcast. Time tracks: TIMECOP Discussion: 0:00 to 1:04:06 Year Five Look Back: 1:04:06 to 1:24:55 Next Film and Outro:1:24:55 to End

Nat, Cody, and Robert take in "the supreme excitement of our time" with 1955's THIS ISLAND EARTH. 2 1/2 years in the making in vivid Technicolor, THIS ISLAND EARTH was inspirational to a generation of kids, including future director Joe Dante. Also, we open the mailbag and discuss feedback to our bonus episode on Tim Burton's BATMAN. Time Tracks: THIS ISLAND EARTH Discussion: 0:00 to 41:15, Mail Discussion: 44:15 to 53:46, Next Film and Outro:53:46 to End

50 years ago, man set foot on the moon. Robert and Cody mark the occasion by discussing Al Reinert's documentary FOR ALL MANKIND. Filmed on location with the astronauts who participated in the Apollo program speaking for themselves.

Robert, Nat, and Cody are joined by Angela Fabbrini of as we take a look at 1924's AELITA: QUEEN OF MARS. A film emblematic of the hopes and dreams of the fledgling Soviet Union. As a bonus, we also talk about HBO's current CHERNOBYL mini-series which is emblematic of the dashed dreams of the Soviet Union near the end. AELITA: QUEEN OF MARS Discussion: 0:00 to 48:56 CHERNOBYL Discussion: 48:56 to 1:03:04 Next Film and Outro: 1:03:04 to End

Robert, Nat, and Cody follow up our look at 1990s movies featuring pulp heroes with an episode on the film that started the trend, 1989's BATMAN on the occasion of its 30th anniversary.

Cody, Robert, and Nat take a trip into virtual reality with 1992's THE LAWNMOWER MAN. A film so good, Stephen King filed two lawsuits to remove his name from the credits.   Time tracks: THE LAWNMOWER MAN Discussion: 0:00 to 1:00:15 Next Film and Outro: 1:00:15 to End

Nat, Cody, and Robert experience Michael Crichton's first techno-thriller with Robert Wise's 1971 film THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN. Time tracks: The Andromeda Strain Discussion: 0:00 to 50:49 Sci-Fi Spectacular Discussion: 50:49 to 58:22 Next Film and Outro: 58:22 to End