Three Geeky Dads
248 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsWhat do you get when you have three Dads together who act way more immature, have better toys and pay more attention to their inner-children than they do their own kids?
You get the THREE GEEKY DADS!!!
Tune in for all the sci-fi, comics, horror and pop culture talk but stay for the dad-jokes!!!
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Enter the Dragon?
April 17, 2024 03:03 - 1 hour - 98.5 MBOK...April Fool's month continues as we take a look at Bruce Lee's Enter The Dragon...or do we? By now, you should know the drill. Tune in to find out what movie we're REALLY talking about!
"I'm just going through some changes"
April 08, 2024 01:09 - 1 hour - 62 MBThis week we're taking a look at a classic movie where a man has to make some tough life choices. The fact is, in order to be truly happy, he resorts to dressing as a woman...secrets and lies keep piling up and his life begins to spin out of control...when his secret is revealed at the end, will the people he loves still accept him? Find out what we all thought by listening in on the conversation!
3GD ESCAP3 POD: Marc & Dean's Double-Feature - In The Company of Wolves / Late Phases
April 03, 2024 20:38 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBWe have a new ESCAP3 POD episode for you to enjoy! Marc and Dean return (after a long absence) to the screening room to bring you another double-feature of horror highlights! This time they're talking up werewolves as they bring you In the Company of Wolves and Late Phases! Listen in and find out what they thought of these two hair-raising howlers!!!
Donnie Darko (2001)
April 01, 2024 01:22 - 1 hour - 104 MBIn this episode, we wrap up our In The March Of Madness series with a look at Donnie Darko, the 2001 film starring Jake Gyllenhall as the troubled Donnie who has visions of a large hideous bunny rabbit named Frank who informs him that the world will end in 28 days. When an engine falls off a plane and destroys Donnie’s bedroom, the accident seems to have set supernatural events in motion that effect everyone’s lives. What did we all think? Listen in and find out!!!
It's Hip To Be Square: American Psycho
March 25, 2024 03:04 - 1 hour - 105 MBThis week, we continue our In The March Of Madness series with a look at the 2000 horror/comedy film, American Psycho. It tells the story of Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale), a young, wealthy, New York investment banking executive who tries to hide his murderous, psychopathic tendencies from his friends and co-workers. What did we all think? Tune in and find out!!!
There Goes The Neighborhood - The 'Burbs (1989)
March 18, 2024 03:21 - 1 hour - 108 MBIn the March of Madness month continues as, this week, we take a look at 1989's The Burbs. It tells the story of Ray (Tom Hanks) who just wants to spend his week off from work just hanging around the house, doing nothing. However, after one of his neighbors goes missing, the other neighbors on the street begin to suspect the Klopeks, a strange family who had just recently moved next door to Ray. As suspicion turns to paranoia, everyone gets hysterical about what weird goings-on could be ...
The Invisible Man (1933)
March 11, 2024 03:27 - 1 hour - 102 MBIn the March of Madness continues as, this week, we're taking a look at Universal Studio's malevolent, maniacal monster...The Invisible Man. After Dr. Jack Griffin discovers a way to turn himself invisible, he runs off to a small isolated English village to find a quiet place to conduct his research into finding a way back to normal. But, he soon finds that the overly curious townsfolk, with their constant prying and interruptions, are infuriating him and push him further and further into ...
A boy's best friend is his mother - Psycho (1960)
March 03, 2024 20:42 - 1 hour - 87 MB"We all go a little mad sometimes..." Truer words were never spoken and with that chilling line, delivered with icy coolness by Norman Bates, we kick off this year's IN THE MARCH OF MADNESS series with, non other than, Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece, PSYCHO!
Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto: Blade Runner
February 26, 2024 03:56 - 1 hour - 91.2 MBThis week, we're taking a look at Ridley Scott's groundbreaking, visually striking 1982 movie, Blade Runner. It tells the story of a retired cop, Rick Deckerd, who happens to be a former BLADE RUNNER, a specially trained breed of cop whose sole duty is to hunt down “replicants”, artificial beings created for hard labor off-world. Replicants are not allowed back on their home planet under pain of death, and that’s where Deckerd comes in, he’s pulled out of retirement for the purpose of hunt...
Rage Against the Machine - Brazil
February 19, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 96.2 MBTonight, we bring your the next episode in our Futuristic February series where we take a look at Terry Gilliam's 1984 film, Brazil. The film tells the story of Sam Lowry, an overworked technocrat in a futuristic society that is needlessly convoluted and inefficient. Sam dreams of a life where he can fly away from technology and overpowering bureaucracy, and spend eternity with the woman of his dreams. While trying to rectify the wrongful arrest of one Harry Buttle, Sam meets the woman from ...
OK Computer - The Thirteenth Floor
February 12, 2024 02:33 - 1 hour - 102 MBThe next in our Futuristic February series is here. This time we take a look at the 1999 film, The Thirteenth Floor. In the film, Douglas Hall awakens to discover a bloody shirt in his house and that his boss, friend and mentor was murdered the night before. Did he do it? Why can't he remember? The Thirteenth Floor is a sci-fi thriller that explores the ominous possibility of computer-simulated universes, where reality is questioned and nothing is what it seems. What did we think? Li...
Further Down The Spiral - Dark City
February 05, 2024 04:34 - 1 hour - 104 MBTo kick off sci-fi February, we're taking a look at Alex Proyas' 1998 neo-noir/sci-fi/detective film, Dark City. Starring Rufus Sewell, Jennifer Connolly, William Hurt, Kiefer Sutherland and Richard O'Brien, the movie follows John Murdoch as he awakens to find he is wanted for a series of brutal murders. The only problem is that he can't remember anything and as he tries to unravel the mystery of his identity, he stumbles upon the truth that the city is not what it seems as it and everything...
Drink 'til it's good - Highlander 2: The Quickening
January 28, 2024 23:48 - 2 hours - 124 MBThe year is 2024... That opening statement is pretty much the only thing that the film, Highland 2 got right. For, what happens when a sequel totally ignores the rules the first film established? What happens when the film's backers get rid of the director and edit the film without his input? What happens when pretty much everyone involved, including the film's lead actors want out but can't escape due to contractural obligations? What happens when the finished film is such a mess ...
Marvel Spotlight Series: ECHO
January 22, 2024 02:45 - 1 hour - 93.1 MBThis week, we're taking on the new Disney+ series, ECHO. The first of the new Marvel Spotlight shows to air on the streaming service, Echo continues the story of Maya Lopez, that began in 2022's Hawkeye series, as she reconnects with her Native American roots while making tough choices about leaving her past with the Kingpin behind and moving forward with her family and community. What did we think? Listen in on the conversation and find out!
Rebel Moon: A Dumpster of Fire???
January 15, 2024 14:26 - 2 hours - 119 MBZack Snyder is back with his latest movie made exclusively for NETFLIX. The story goes that, back in the day, ol' Zack wanted to play in Lucasfilm's sandbox but they said "No!" so, Zack picked up his action figures (characters with names like Bloodaxe and Nemesis), went home and said "I'm gonna make my own Star Wars but with hookers and blackjack!" Ok, that's only sort of true but, nonetheless, we have Rebel Moon part one: A Child Of Fire, loosely based on Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai. ...
The best and worst of 2023
January 08, 2024 04:51 - 2 hours - 111 MBWhat a year this week has been! We're now a full week into 2024...yes, a new year is, once again upon us and that means it's time for looking back at the year that was...the good, the bad and everything in-between! We're dedicating our first episode of the new year to talk about what we liked and what we didn't like about what 2023 gave us the form of movies, streaming TV, comics, music and more!
3GD Christmas Special - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
December 24, 2023 01:38 - 51 minutes - 47.8 MBWe have a new holiday special! It's our own version of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer! Written by our own Marc Macrina (Marc also performs the role of Donner and Jack-Nicholson-in-the box) and starring Derek R as Rudolph and Christopher Walken, Brien R as Santa and Yukon Cornelius, Tito R as Fireball and Corey Feldman (NOT starring Chris R, despite all of the references to the movie THE ROOM...go figure!) and, friend of the show, Dean "R" Calusdian as King Moonracer!
3GD Escape Pod: Holiday Horror movies
December 18, 2023 04:52 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBThis week, as Christmas fast approaches, we bring you a new ESCAPE POD episode. Marc & Dean invite Brien to tag along as they take a look at some of their favorite Christmas horror movies!
3GD Fifth Anniversary Episode
December 11, 2023 03:50 - 2 hours - 119 MBBack in 2018 when Marc asked his friend Brien what he knew about starting a podcast, did he realize that this little "hobby" would be going strong five years later? Who can say?!? What we do know, though, is that it's been a hilarious, wild and fun ride. For, what started out as 3 guys huddled around a single mic soon evolved into 4 guys, many, MANY equipment upgrades later, hanging out each week and sharing what they love with you, the listener...their passions for all things geeky!
Curse of the Weredeer
November 20, 2023 04:26 - 2 hours - 121 MBTonight friend of the show, frequent guest and all-around great guy, Josh Dahlin stops by to talk about a little movie he was lucky enough to be a part of...TROMA'S Curse Of The Weredeer! The film has not yet been released to the public but, Josh was kind enough to provide us with a screener of the film. Lisent in and find out what we all though of it and also stick around for all of Josh's great behind the scenes stories and our round-table discussion on why we think bad and cult movies a...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
November 13, 2023 03:33 - 1 hour - 101 MBIn this episode, we take a look at the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem movie! The mutated, sewer-dwelling, pizza-munching, bad guy-punching teen heroes are voiced (for the first time) by actual teen voice actors but they are not alone for they're supported by a veritable who's who of Hollywood's hottest to save New York city from Super-fly's evil plans! And, speaking of New York, you know who else calls the Big Apple home? Yoko Ono...now, what does she have to do with the N...
Halloween IV: The Return of Michael Myers
November 05, 2023 03:38 - 1 hour - 108 MBHalloween and traditions go together like tricks and treats...what do we mean by that? Well, we Geeky Dads have a halloween tradition where we like to watch the movies of the Halloween franchise while commenting on them. So, join us in the screening room...listen along or, better yet, watch along with us as, this year, we take on Michael Myers again with Halloween IV: The Return Of Michael Myers!
Sleepy Hollow
October 30, 2023 03:30 - 1 hour - 108 MBTo wrap up our month long look at Hammer films and "slashers", we thought it would be fun to look at a film that showcases what could be America's first slasher...the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow in Tim Burton's 1999 film, Sleepy Hollow, which in itself, is his love-letter to the Hammer films of old which Burton loved! Listen in and find out what we all thought!
Totally Killer (and our trip to NYCC 23!)
October 23, 2023 04:10 - 2 hours - 114 MBOn this week's episode we reminisce about our recent trip to New York for NYCC 23 before we get into the meat of the episode...a look at the new Amazon Original Blumhouse production, Totally Killer...about the infamous "Sweet Sixteen Killer" returning 35 years after his first murder spree to claim another victim, but 17-year-old Jamie travels back in time to 1987, determined to stop the killer before he can even start. Listen in and find out what we all thought of this new horror-comedy-tim...
Slasher Films
October 16, 2023 02:40 - 1 hour - 101 MBThis week, as we get closer to Halloween, we thought we'd take a look at slasher movies. We talk about the good, the bad and the gory things that make a slasher film a slasher film! What do we like about slashers, what don't we like about them and what we think makes slasher films so popular year after year after year. Listen in and find out what we all thought.
HAMMER Time - Dracula: Prince Of Darkness (1966)
October 02, 2023 03:53 - 2 hours - 120 MBOur HAMMER Halloween series continues as friend of the show and frequent guest, Dean Calusdian joins us to talk about Dracula: Prince of Darkness! The 1966 HAMMER Dracula sequel finds four British tourists who, despite the warnings of others, do not steer clear of Castle Dracula and soon find themselves the victims of the recently resurrected count! Listen in and find out what we all thought of this HAMMER Horror classic!
HAMMER'S Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde
September 25, 2023 02:12 - 1 hour - 98.8 MBIn our latest episode, your Geeky Dads begin our annual dive into the wonderful world of Hammer Horror! We kick it off with a look at the 1971 take on the old Jekyll and Hyde story...this time, Doctor Jekyll's formula transforms him into a murderous female! Listen in and find out what we thought!
Escape Pod: Tourist Trap & Motel Hell
September 24, 2023 20:38 - 1 hour - 78 MBMarc and Dean return for another horror double-feature! Listen in as they talk about two similarly themed horror films from the 70's, Tourist Trap and Motel Hell!
The Last Voyage of the Demeter
September 18, 2023 02:47 - 1 hour - 101 MBIt's mid September and we Geeky Dads already have Halloween on the mind. To kick off the spooky season, we wanted to take a look at the newest Dracula movie to hit cinemas (and now VOD), The Last Voyage of the Demeter. It's a literal chapter of the Dracula story that other films usually gloss over or omit altogether...the journey Dracula took to get from Transylvania to England aboard the ill-fated cargo ship, Demeter! Listen in and find out what we all thought.
The Class Of Nuke 'em High (1986)
September 05, 2023 03:09 - 1 hour - 85.7 MBIt's Septermber and the kids are heading back to school! So tonight, we're taking a field-trip to Tromaville to take a look at the 1986 Troma Film's high school schlock-horror, The Class Of Nuke'em High!
Watch out, here comes the Spider-man...
September 05, 2023 02:29 - 2 hours - 112 MBThis week, we're joined by friends of the show, Josh Hurst and Tyler Beck. Tyler wanted to come on and talk all things Spider-man...and that's just what we do! Join us for the conversation as we talk Spidey's villains, the comicbooks, ALL the past movies and, of course, the animated Miles Morales Spider-verse films!
3GD Escape Pod: Quarantine Theater - Spoken (2021)
August 28, 2023 04:50 - 5 minutes - 4.98 MB3GD's own Marc Macrina returns with yet another quick look at a cult favorite of his. This time, he brings you, Spoken (2021)
This episode is in tents - 3GD goes camping!
August 21, 2023 23:46 - 1 hour - 80.3 MBCamping means getting back to nature, spending time outdoors with friends and family, sitting around a campfire with a cold one, some marshmallows and a ghost story or two but getting back to nature could also mean bugs, bears, no amenities or modern conveniences and standing around outdoors with friends and family for what could seem like an eternity if you're not into it. Do we like camping? Find out in this episode where we talk all about the pros and cons of camping and we bring up som...
3GDs ESCAPE POD - Quarantine Theater: 2 Days in the Valley
August 21, 2023 03:39 - 5 minutes - 4.96 MBMark is back with another episode of Quarantine Theater where he takes a quick look at one of his favorite cult films. This time, it's 2 Days in the Valley!
3GD LIVE from The Dark Arts Festival
August 20, 2023 20:25 - 1 hour - 89.5 MBOne week ago, we had the pleasure of attending (and recording at) the first Dark Arts Festival in Lincoln RI. Organized by friend of the show, Josh Dahlin, it was a one day, 6 hour event that brought together, writers, artists, vendors and lovers of the horror genre from the south-eastern New England area and beyond! We had the amazing opportunity to meet and interview some amazing people such as Mark and Mike who were promoting their independent horror film, Attack of the Killer Refrige...
Star Trek the Original Series
August 14, 2023 21:37 - 1 hour - 56 MBThis past week, Derek was on vacation (at the beach...'natch!) and poor Tito wasn't feeling good so Brien and Mark decided to do a short ESCAPE POD episode about Star Trek (The Original Series). That's right, we're boldly going where everyone has gone before!
This episode is no day at the beach
August 08, 2023 04:48 - 1 hour - 97.5 MBSummer is in full swing so, pack up the cooler and load up the car and come along with us as we complain about the sand getting everywhere while we talk about some of our favorite beach movies!
ESCAPE POD: Vincent Price Double Feature
July 31, 2023 04:14 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBIt's two for the PRICE of one, so to speak as, tonight, we bring you another one of our ESCAPE POD episodes where our own Marc is once again joined by his partner in crime, and friend of the show, Dean Calusdian as they bring you another double-feature of some of their favorite horror films. This time, they talk about one of their absolute favorites of the genre, the incomparable Vincent Price as he stars in both of tonights films that are discussed: The Abominable Dr. Phibes and Theater O...
Aliens V Predator
July 24, 2023 02:54 - 1 hour - 90.4 MBTonight, we bring to you another one of our infamous "Versus" series of episodes where we pit the Space Marines and the Xenomorphs of James Cameron's Aliens against Arnold Schwarzenegger's commandos and the alien hunter from another world in John McTiernan's Predator! Which film will reign supreme in our monstrous melee? Listen in and find out!
What We Do In The Shadows (2014)
July 17, 2023 19:57 - 1 hour - 98.9 MBWe here at Three Geeky Dads Podcast are thrilled at the fact that What We Do In The Shadows has just begun it's 5th season. But we wanted to take a look back at the 2014 film that started it all. So, tonight, we take a look at one of our favorite "mockumentaries"...written and directed by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, the film follows the (after) lives of a group of vampire room mates, sharing a flat in Wellington New Zealand.
30 years of Jurassic Park
July 03, 2023 01:55 - 2 hours - 113 MBThis time we present to you, an episode almost 5 years in the making...dear listener, welcome to the Jurassic Park 30th anniversary episode!!!
The Flash
June 25, 2023 12:58 - 1 hour - 98.1 MBThis week, we all went to see The Flash movie together and now, we're going to tell you all about what we thought! With it's long development history to it's troubled star to it's secret and not-so-secret cameos, we try to cover it all.
Renfield (AKA: "There's something FAMILIAR about this guy!")
June 19, 2023 15:24 - 1 hour - 88.6 MBTonight, we have a new episode to bring to you. We recently watched the new Nicholas Cage movie, Renfield where our favorite eccentric actor plays our favorite evil vampire, Dracula. But, the focus of the film, as the title implies, is on Nicholas Hoult's Renfield, Dracula's tortured servant and familiar. This horror-comedy is now available to stream on Peacock...and that's just what we did. But, What did we think? Tune in and find out!
We Are Groot!!! A look at the Guardians of the Galaxy
June 12, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 94.6 MBWe've all finally seen the latest Guardians of the Galaxy movie so, tonight, we're going to be taking a look at the entire Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy. We go over the cast, the characters, the music, James Gunn as director and we rank them in the order we like best. Listen in and find out what we thought.
Transformers: 4ge Of Extinction
June 05, 2023 03:04 - 1 hour - 78.5 MBMay is behind us now and so ends our month long series of looking at the bad 4th movie in a film franchise but, man, did we save the worst for last. For your listening pleasure, we present to you our look at Transformers: Age Of Extinction.
ESCAPE POD Presents: Quarantine Theater
June 02, 2023 03:15 - 4 minutes - 4.09 MBHere for your listening pleasure is 3GD's own Marc Macrina with the first of many short, weekly looks at one of his favorite cult cinema films. Kicking it all off, Marc brings you 1968's Targets.
Paranormal 4ctivity
May 29, 2023 14:14 - 1 hour - 80.7 MBThis week we're continuing our look at the 4th entry in a film franchise that we cleverly call "May The FOURS Be With You"! This week, we're looking at the 4th movie in the wildly popular Paranormal Activity franchise, cleverly titled Paranormal Activity 4! It's' more of the same old found footage "Let's try and catch the demonic entity in our house on video" gimmick that the entire series has been based on this far and, well, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. But, what did we all think of i...
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
May 22, 2023 02:58 - 2 hours - 114 MBJust when you thought that it couldn't get any worse than the horrible X-Men: Last Stand, Wolverine comes along and says "Hold my (Canadian) beer!" and not only manages to derail any further X-men films for quite a while, it also derailed any future X-Men Origins sequels! Tune in and find out what we thought of it.
Police 4cademy: Citizens On Patrol
May 08, 2023 02:43 - 1 hour - 94.4 MBIt's that time of year again...the month of May brings back that special time when we take a look at the (usually) bad 4th entry in a film franchise. To kick it all off this year, we're looking at Police Academy 4: Citizens On Patrol! Everyone's Favorite law-enforcing losers have to train a group of citizen volunteers to help in the fight against crime. Does hilarity ensue? Tune in to find out what we all thought!
2001: In space no one can hear you scream "Nipples!"
May 01, 2023 02:09 - 1 hour - 86.8 MBSpace is a harsh mistress...cold and unfeeling and will kill if you're not careful. But, what do you do when there's a psychotic entity on board your ship who also wants you dead? Stanley Kubric's 2001 is still considered a masterpiece of sci-fi cinema yet, it was also criticized for being overly cerebral and slow-paced. However, this week we look at another sci-fi movie where there is a killer entity hell-bent on taking out the crew of a space ship one by one. This movie is not slow paced...