3BlackGeeks Podcast

#UltramanBlazar #Ultraman #Tokusatsu #TsuPro Ending 2024 with a bang as CJ and Prime talk all about Ultraman Blazar. A show that was a big rollout of Ultraman being simulcast here in the U.S. and Japan. It was a big deal alongside the show being dubbed as well. Fun series overall and a wild summer experience with the movie followup.

#Sonic3 #SonicTheHedgehog3 #Paramount #SEGA #Sonic Paramount is battin 3 for 3 on these Sonic films and haven't let up. Director Jeff Fowler really has a good grasp on the world of Sonic the Hedgehog and does a phenominal job of making you care on the plight of the characters. In this instance, he nails everything about Shadow top to bottom. And even past that character, just expanding on the worldbuilding of the first 2 movies is great to watch. Go see this film immediately.

#PMC2024 #PowerMorphicon #PowerRangers #Tokusatsu #Toku ThreeZero is a company that is a game changer in the toy market especially on the collecting side. Through strategic planning especially in navigating the ebbs and flow of the consumer market, they have been able to gain major success. Be sure to check out ThreeZero's site: https://www.threezerohk.com/ Also check out our site with images of ThreeZero's products from PMC 2024

#PMC2024 #PowerMorphicon #PowerRangers #SuperSentai The game has changed in terms of nerd apparel. Much like with AlCombo, Sentai Jackets is another company that is changing the way fans can wear apparel from the toku world. As the name implies they're a company that puts out jackets representative of toku shows and they recently made a huge impact with the recent Rescue Series jackets inspired from Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue. Be sure to check out our main site with some photos of the booth. www.3blackgeeks.com

#SpiderMan #KravenTheHunter #Kraven #Sony #SpiderVerse This movie is standard action fare in line with the sort of Direct to Home Video throwback from the 80's/90's. The added bonus is this movie using Kraven as the basis of said action film. While the character in the comics does have lore that you could build a movie on, this film scratches the surface in ways that could've been better. You ultimately get a film that ends up being very middle of the road despite it being the best of the SpiderMan spinoff set of movies. Thank God Sony is ending this.

Heist Cinema Winter continues with us redoing our second episode. 13 years ago we tackled the Jet Li movie "High Risk". We return to is as seasoned film critics and guys looking back out our youth in the late 90s.

Its the end of the year and with that comes the end of the recent Heritage Auction for the Power Rangers franchise items. CJ and Prime talk at length about it and talk about the latest toku news and happenings.

Heist Cinema Winter goes on with the negro classic Set It Off. And yes this is definitely a classic. A story about sisterhood and trying to get PAID!

#Gladiator2 #RidleyScott #DenzelWashington As far as legacy sequels go, Gladiator 2 isn't too bad. While it doesn't hit the same highs as say Top Gun Maverick, Ridley Scott does in a way play it safe. Not a bad thing per se but same time the film hits the same story beats of the first movie. Denzel ends up stealing this movie top to bottom and he's worth it alone to go see this movie.

#DCcomics #Batman #Penguin #HBO #WarnerBros Matt Reeves put out a solid film in The Batman and this Penguin series carries on the drama in Reeves Batman universe. CJ and Anthony talk about the journey of Osward Cobblepott as he seeks to gain a foothold in Gotham and make his presence known.

Heist Cinema Winter continues with a Guy Ritchie flick. His first movie to be exact. A movie dripping in late 90s London dialog and shenanigans.

It's November and it's time for 3BG to review movies that are...CINEMA...this year it's Heist movies. Cops and Robbers. Jewel thieves. People who need a lot of cash and fast. We all love them. We start off strong with the Michael Mann classic, Heat. This is jammed packed with talent in front of and behind the camera. It changed the game when it comes to shoot-outs in movies. So many working parts that ends perfectly. In the middle of recording we got news of Tony Todd passing away. R.I.P.

Happy Halloween 2024!!! This year we choose the Jordan Peele classic Get Out. A movie that black people felt on multiple levels, and a movie white people "understood". We talk Jordan Peele, white women, negro fears, early 2000s fashion, pornstars and the sunken place.

The Last Dance is here and...yeah...it was definitely a movie. Cj and DjTsu go into this last installment and why Sony needs to be stopped.

Last time we were at Crystal Lake, Pamela Voorhees got her head chopped off after killing a bunch of teenagers. This time her son Jason will continue her tradition of killing. And as tradition we invited our best friend Moe from No Budget Nightmares to talk about Jason.

Time for 3BG to enter the world of Biohazard again. This time we talk about the CGI movies that are far superior to it's Live Action counterpart. This movie has a Prime broken Leon Kennedy, a East Slav war zone, the biggest tyrants ever, the USA and Russia teaming up, and Capcom randomness.

After a 7 year break, Don Mancini and the gang construct a new Chucky movie made for "The New Millenium". That's 90's Boomer talk for "Gen X is gonna love this!". This time Chucky is resurrected by his hot goth serial killer girlfriend Tiffany played by the ultra MILF Jennifer Tilly. Also, the great John Ritter is in this, NICE! Katherine Heigel is in it to. I know, neat. This movie is a piece of crap, but it's a cult classic and the 3 brown guys get all up in it.

#SuperSentai #PowerRangers #Tokusatsu #MetalHero #KamenRider CJ chops it up with Al who runs a nerd apparel business mainly focused on the toku side. And to be honest, the apparel is dope as hell. Go visit his site: https://thealcombo.com/ And also check out his other social media spots as well: https://linktr.ee/thealcombo

#JokerFolieADeux #Joker #ToddPhillips #DCcomics #WB #LadyGaga Studios greenlit sequels to films all the time especially when the first film is a HUGE success. In practicality, the first Joker movie should never have gotten a sequel especially with how standalone the film was and its ending. But typical of Hollywood, money talks so a sequel was greenlit. This film doesn't do a good job overall of justifying itself for existing despite the great acting, great cinematography, and good music. The story is what sinks this film on top of the juxtoposition of trying to be a musical and drama.

It's amazing how movie franchises start off so tame and heavy, then turn into action porn two movies later. Well, the Rambo series did the same and had an ACAB storyline too. The man was just passing through until the big bad sheriff wanted to treat a Nam Vet like a black man in the 1950s. They weren't ready for that Vet to be RAMBO! Just think, there are racist and Blue Lives Matter people who love this movie and learn NOTHING!

The last movie of the trilogy, while not the best in the series its still pretty awesome. Everything wrapped up perfectly and time paradoxes close...sort of. We talk about it all in the final installment.

3BG's worse film of 2022! Oh no! The moon is gonna kill us because it's being controlled by an ancient A.I. our ancient ancestors made during a utopian era of technology! Save us Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson and Samwell from Game of Thrones!

Int#PowerRangers #PowerMorphicon2024 #PowerMorphicon #MMPR CJ got a chance to talk with Erik Betts who not only did stunts for the OG seasons of Power Rangers but also was part of the most entertaining martial arts show in WMAC Masters as Panther.

#BeetleborgsMetallix #BFighterKabuto #BFighter #MetalHero #Tokusatsu The sequel to B-Fighter, Kabuto takes place 5 years later and sees the previous cast teaming up with a new group of heroes that are taking on a more brutal group of villains. The guys also go over CJ's Power Morphicon experience and the latest toku news.

#TheFrontRoom #A24 #Brandy This movie is surprising in many ways. On the front end the film presents itself like a horror movie of sorts with how they go about the "Mother in law from hell" trope and yet at every turn the movie goes opposite of what we thinks its gonna go. This may throw off some folks and this also makes for a funny film of sorts. Funny in the way it leans on the goofiness of the dialogue and the scene setups.

#Beetlejuice #BeetlejuiceBeetlejuice #MichaelKeaton #WinonaRyder So here we are 20+ years later getting a sequel to a movie that for all intents didn't feel like it left itself open to do a franchise. Like yeah the OG movie got a cartoon series but that was to be expected. This movie overall is fine and does the job of getting in and out with its straightforward plot. Everyone in this film came to have fun and Keaton is at the forefront of it playing Beetlejuice and its like he never left. Add on William Defoe stealing the film at time and you got a film thats a good time.

The third movie was supposed to be separate from the previous two. Well, things change. This movie went from being mocked to somewhat loved by the fanbase. ...somewhat. This was Justin Lin's first try at the series and he made the greatest character ever, HAN. We talk about cars, the 2000s, South Koreans, weeb culture, wooden acting, and J-Rap.

Somewhere in the Australian Rain Forest, there is a land of fairies. Fairies who talk with American accents help protect and grow the rainforest. That is until...(grunt)...MAN...shows up destroying the forest. In doing so they release the evil spirit, Hexxus. The evil-chad-looking spirit that can SANG! The 3 Brown Nerds sit down to talk about this movie that wasn't a classic but every 90's kid remembers.

For the first time, 3BG talks about a Z-Grade horror movie. A movie that was made during post-covid mania, is about a killer who is just as equally late to the party. DjTsu and Dee...try, to talk about this movie. At least Angela from Sleepaway Camp is in it.

BRONSON IS BACK! Paul at this point has basically turned into Batman. Going from city to city to kill gang members. Going back to see an old friend in New York, he's called to do the same thing.

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Ishana Night Shyamalan first big movie and...we're not saying he wrote this movie but he was definitely in the room every step of the way.

The movie that started the whole genre...well, no but it feels like it. The 1989 classic, Batman! It's a film that was marketed strongly, acted well, and most importantly brought Batman to life. We talk about it all. The casting, the writing, the action, and The Joker!

#TheAcolyte #StarWars #Disney #Jedi #Sith Its been awhile but we're back with the TV recaps and this time CJ & Anthony deep dive into The Acolyte and Star Wars in general because holy crap this show really brought out the nastiness in fandom and really showed the people that actually pay attention to Star Wars and those that don't.

#AppleTV #MattDamon #CaseyAffleck Apple tv to their credit has put out a good amount of quality movies and television shows. The Instigators is one of those films. Its a simple action, comedy movie that hits on the same beats that we've seen before with some deviations here and there. Also helps that Damon and Affleck have a good comradery and the supporting cast(including Ving Rhames and Ron Perlman) do a great job in the roles. Solid little Sunday afternoon flick that doesn't overstay its welcome.

#AlienRomulus #Alien #Aliens #Prometheus #AlienCovenant Alien: Romulus brings the franchise back to its roots after having two prequel films that honestly didn't do a good job of selling folks on the origins of the Aliens. But tbh we really didn't need an origin for Creatures from space. At any rate, Romulus is heavy on the nostalgia and callbacks and yet it does a fantastic job of being its own movie that adds to the Alien franchise lore. Definitely check it out.

Hard Target is action perfection. When you have the great John Woo making his American debut, you will get solid action. The guys talk about JCVD, Lance Freaking Hendricksen!, Shotguns and Wilford almost stealing the movie!

Forrest Gump was one of the greatest human beings that ever lived. Sure, he was a little naive and wasn't the sharpest tool in the box but he was smart as hell. He was a GOTDAMN war hero. A champion of compassion and a reason why all autistic kids are awesome. Speaking of autism! 3BG are back from their summer break! The live chat was out of control in this one and that was just adding fuel to the fire. We talked about it all, from Tom Hanks' performance to the 50s to the 80s, and Robert Zemeckis being HIM! Enjoy!

#DeadpoolAndWolverine #MarvelStudios #MCU #Marvel #Xmen #Fox As with many character crossover films, this movie is definitely up there with the hype and its been a long time coming. This film lives up to its R-rating and pushes it to the limit. And even with all the crass jokes, this movie still has heart and keeps you engaged with all the shenanigans. Tons of cameos and Easter Eggs that don't overshadow what the movie is doing overall. So yeah go check out this film asap.

#Twisters #Twister #GlenPowell Twisters as a film works because while it is a sequel of sorts to the original movie, its a sequel in spirit in that it takes the basic ideas of the first film and expands on it in a way that makes it not feel redundant. Solid cast and great cinematography and vfx. Go watch this in IMAX and 4DX if you can.

#Maxxxine #Pearl #X #TiWest Director TI West managed to crack the code in developing a movie trilogy. Maxxxine functions extremely well as a standalone film if you never watch the previous two movies in this saga(X and Pearl). And as the 3rd film in the trilogy, the movie sticks the landing in terms of the overall narrative of the character Maxine. The film nails everything about the 80's so much so that you as the audience get engulfed in the era. Plus also Kevin Bacon steals the movie easily. Solid movie overall. Go check it out!

We're back with another Metal Hero show and this time we tackle Juukou B-fighter or as it was adapted in America as Big Bad Beetleborgs. In watching B-Fighter we see a show that goes raw as hell with its themes and action. Well worth the watch.

It's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but it's full of 80's and 90's action movies. Many will say this movie was ahead of its time but it's more like, it could've been better. A movie so bad it sent Arnold into a mini-depression. We talk about the highs, lows and stupid of this flick.

The Boston Celtics are NBA Champions once more! We talk NBA, WWE, some Stanley Cup, and a little Baseball! Rest In Paradise Jerry West, Bill Walton and Willie Mays

#Ultraman #UltramanRising #TsubarayaProductions #tokusatsu TsuPro is laughing to the bank. Ultraman Rising is a movie that just works on so many levels. Even if you're someone thats never watched Ultraman, this film makes you feel as though you have. Solid voice acting, excellent story, and top notch animation that matches the vibe of what Ultraman truly is.

Tarantino's first movie. Before the Killing of Bill, before the Jackie'ng of Browns, and before the close-ups of feet, this was his beginnings. We talk about the crew, the heist, the video games, the n-words, and the Gen-X edgelord dialogue.

#BadBoys #BadBoysRideorDie #WillSmith #MartinLawrence I don't think anyone forsaw the Bad Boys franchise reaching a fourth film and being a legitimately good film and yet here we are. Bad Boys 4 much like the 3rd film, plays to the strengths that makes the films fun and entertaining by sticking with what made it work in the very first film. The movie overall doesn't overstay its welcome and it makes the film go at a very tight pace. Definitely go check it out.

The Space Oprea genre is full of copycats and big ideas that go nowhere. The Fifth Element didn't suffer from this. It took pieces from other works and made its own. While it feels very 90s, the movie oozes with a timeless charm. We talk about it all in this episode.

A fantastic action movie full of action, sibling love, and silence.

It's NYC in the mid-90s. Everything is awesome until white gang members cause a disaster in the Holland Tunnel. Who will save the survivors trapped inside? Will it be policemen, a group of brave EMT's, or maybe the Ninja Turtles? How about a disgraced EMS Chief who's played by Stallone? It'll be fine.

The Mad Max series marches on and George Miller isn't missing at all. Cj and DjTsu talk about the newest saga and their thoughts on it.