This time, Ethan and Seth discuss Jordan Peele’s latest horror/thriller film, Us.
Brief Reviews: Old Man Action Movies
Ethan and Seth discuss a few Old Man Action Movies, “Old Man” referring to the lead actors being older than Seth. Under discussion: Taken (2009) Jack Reacher (2012) The Equalizer (2014) John Wick (2014) There’s also some brief discussion of the sequels that we’ve seen, and a five minute bonus discussion of Widows, which isn’t … Continue reading “Brief Reviews: Old Man Action Movies”
Hugos There Podcast #25: The Man in the High Castle, by Philip K. Dick (feat. Michael Simshauser)
This time, Seth is joined by his friend Michael Simshauser to discuss the 1963 winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, The Man in the High Castle, by Philip K. Dick. Time Codes: Start – 8:32 Intro/getting to know Michael 8:33 – 17:50 Non-Spoiler discussion 17:51 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Links: Literary … Continue reading “Hugos There Podcast #25: The Man in the High Castle, by Philip K. Dick (feat. Michael Simshauser)”
Not So Brief Review: Cold Pursuit
This time, Seth and Ethan take a look at the box office flop-in-progress that is Liam Neeson’s latest, Cold Pursuit, which is a shot-for-shot, line-for-line remake of the Stellan Skarsgaard film In Order of Disappearance. It’s a pretty good movie. You should go check it out.
Hugos There Podcast #24: The Windup Girl, by Paolo Bacigalupi (feat. Nalini Haynes)
Seth is joined by Nalini Haynes of Dark Matter Zine to discuss Paolo Bacigalupi’s 2010 Hugo Award winner, The Windup Girl. Note: This is an unusual episode, in that it’s a bit more free-form than usual, with more time spent discussing the book’s themes, particularly those of the treatment of disabled persons. Time Codes: Start … Continue reading “Hugos There Podcast #24: The Windup Girl, by Paolo Bacigalupi (feat. Nalini Haynes)”
Not So Brief Review: Glass
For their first Not So Brief review, Ethan and Seth discuss Glass, M. Night Shyamalan’s latest follow-up to Unbreakable and Split. Note: You’ll probably find that our Not So Brief episodes are actually shorter than our Brief ones. That’s just how it works, we guess.
Brief Reviews: Movies that Underperformed at the Box Office
For their first official episode, Ethan and Seth give Brief Reviews of three films they thought should have performed better at the box office. The three films under consideration are: Edge of Tomorrow (2014) Dredd (2012) Annihilation (2018) Have any films you think should have been more successful? Tweet at us @briefnotsobrief, or shoot us … Continue reading “Brief Reviews: Movies that Underperformed at the Box Office”
Brief & Not So Brief (BNSB): Introduction
It’s our very first episode, in which we explain who we are and how we’ll be approaching things. Reminder that if you’re getting this episode in the Hugos There feed, you need to resubscribe: https://hugospodcast.com/feed/podcast/hugos
Hugos There Podcast #23: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, by Susanna Clarke (feat. Brian Koser)
This time, Seth is joined by Brian Koser of the Ten to One podcast to discuss Susanna Clarke’s 2005 Hugo Award winner, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. Important Announcement!: The feed URL for the Hugos There Podcast has changed. Please update your podcatcher to this URL: http://hugospodcast.com/feed/podcast/hugos Seth’s new podcast will begin appearing in the … Continue reading “Hugos There Podcast #23: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, by Susanna Clarke (feat. Brian Koser)”
Hugos There Podcast #22: The Mule, by Isaac Asimov (feat. Scott Ullery)
Seth is joined by Scott Ullery, host of Narrated to discuss The Mule, by Isaac Asimov, winner of the 1946 Retro Hugo Award for Best Novel (awarded in 1996). Spoiler Alert! We do discuss Foundation quite a bit, so be warned that spoilers are not limited to the title under discussion. Time Codes: Start – … Continue reading “Hugos There Podcast #22: The Mule, by Isaac Asimov (feat. Scott Ullery)”