3bzine Presents - The Tomcast Popcast!

Tom is join by Cody Thompson (Beer Night in San Diego Podcast) to discuss out favorite baseball movies!

Tom and Roger celebrate episode/issue 100 by reviewing the new Netflix movie, "The Old Guard" based on the Image Comics series by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernandez. We also have a ton of news relating to Star Wars, Batwoman, Stargirl, Matt Reeves GCPD series on HBO Max, The Boys Season 2 and Ready Player Two. Episode 100 is here, thank you so much for listening and supporting this local, independent podcast!

Tom and Mark are here to save your holiday weekend! Sure, things in America aren't great right now, but that doesn't mean there aren't a few movies out there that might stir some patriotic feelings in even the most cynical of us. Well, maybe. You wath Roland Emmereich movies at your own peril!

A nostalgia filled trip down memory lane as Tom and Mark discuss the greatness that is the 1979 Ridley Scott Masterpiece, ALIEN; starring Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Yaphet Koto, Harry Dean Stanton, Ian Holm, Veronica Cartwright & John Hurt. This is a discussion of appreciation between two longtime fans in an attempt to share our appreciation with the wonderful listeners of this podcast. (Tho we did forget to mention Jones! Dammit!)

Tom and Roger join forces to form Voltron....or just discuss nerd stuff. The Passing on Comic Book Icon Denny O'Neil, we discuss the strange case of the BATWOMAN TV series, the interesting potential of STARGIRL, and the NEW Star Wars video game, SQUADRONS!!

Tom is joined by the one, the only Ken Gartin (@RedtheTrucker) to discuss the lynchpin of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Iron Man. It's a fun, trip down memory lane as we discuss some of the reasons why we think this film works so well and still holds up as a re-watchable modern classic!

A positive vibes POPCast! There is a ton happening IRL and we wanted to put a show together this week that would provide a little distraction from the intensity surrounding us all. This week we have compiled a list of some of our favorite bad movies i.e. guilty pleasures. Sure, we know they aren't exactly great cinema, but we have stupid fun watching these stupid movies! Enjoy and sound off with your own favorites!

Tom and Roger have a fun conversation discussing some of the virtues of our favorite sequels while also kicking a few bad sequels right in their special place!

Tom and Roger gather via Skype to talk about some of our favorite stories from across Popular culture that feature alternate realities and dark futures for humanity because, if you think shit is bad now, just know, it can get so very much worse!

Tom and Regan reconnect to discuss the mutual excitement for the Anson Mount lead Star Trek: Strange New Worlds series that sees him resume his role as Captain Christopher Pike of the U.S.S. Enterprise with Ethan Peck as Mr. Spock and Rebecca Romain as Number 1! We also speculate to who/what Timothy Olyphant could be playing in Season 2 of Star Wars: The Mandalorian. Thrawn anyone?

Tom and Roger dust off their trusty web-shooters and share their personal rankings of the 8 theatrically released Spider-Man (Spider-Men??) Movies!!

Tom is joined by his brother, Mark, as they rank all the theatrically released Star Wars movies. We know it's going to be controversial, but we LOVE Star Wars so let's give this a shot! We also get a few rankings from good friends of the show to share as well! Happy May the 4th Be With You!

Tom and Roger head to Endor for nostalgia filled trip with Admiral Akbar! Big trouble lurks in sector 47! Star Wars as discussed by super fans and friends!

Tom and Roger evacuate Echo Base just in time to record a 40th Anniversary spectacular for one of our favorite movies, The Empire Strikes Back, episode 5 of the Star Wars saga!! No critical commentary, no rants and raves against the film, just an unabashed loved-fest!!!

Tom is here to talk about the breaking news about San Diego Comic-Con getting cancelled for the first time due to COVID-19 concerns/restrictions. We also share some more POP-Culture news from Star Wars, Justice League Dark and DUNE!

Tom and Roger take a trip through nostalgia filled hyperspace and discuss why we love Star Wars so much and why we thing the story of a farm boy, a princess and a rogue has captivated the world for over 40 years!

Tom and Roger return via Skype to discuss the few random topics that are floating around in the POP culture ether! Including the state of San Diego Comic-Con for 2020! Also, we can't help but talk a little about Tiger King

Tom and Regan return to discuss our utter disappointment and frustration with the season finale of Star Trek: Picard. BUT all is not lost! We do touch on the parts that we liked and our hopes for an improved season 2, because, at the end of the day, we are Star Trek fans and we really want this show to be better than OK.

Tom and Roger implement self-isolation and try recording via Skype, with moderate success. We open with updates on how we are dealing with COVID-19, Get started recapping news for Season 2 of The Mandalorian, discuss more delays in production due to the pandemic, briefly discuss non-news becoming news, the passing of director Stuart Gordon, get into a video game discussion and finally dive into the new format of paying for $20 theatrical films on streaming services.

Tom and Regan converge to discus the latest episode of Mass Effect, er, we mean, Star Trek: Picard. Overall we had some serious issues with this episode and are left wondering how the hell are they going to fix this. It's a lot of fun and a very nerd heavy conversation this week on POPCast!