Your Geek News + The BSGcast Battlestar Galactica Video Podcast

TWILIGHT: NEW MOON Sneak Peek

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:58:35 +0000

After Nat got us both hooked on Bella and Edward's story in 2008, we've been looking forward to a high-octane director's take on the Werewolf curveball in New Moon, so check out what Kristen, Taylor and director Chris Weitz say we're in store for! ~Matt + Nat

BSGcast: "The Plan" Review

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:28:14 +0000

Jane Espenson and Edward James Olmos were the people in charge on this one: Olmos was there for every episode that went into making The Plan happen in Season 2, and Jane was there for none of them and it shows.

2012 PREVIEW: Mayhem and Carnage Straight Up

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:38:34 +0000

When Roland Emmerich destroys the world, he does it with a certain panache. Independence Day, Godzilla, Day After Tomorrow are some of his previous epic disaster movies and 2012 looks to be kicking it up yet again. With an off-beat cast including genre favourites like John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Woody Harrelson, the Mayan doomsday is compounded by a government conspiracy and some of the biggest scale earth-ending images we've ever seen!~Matt + Nat

ASTRO BOY REVIEW: Onward and Upward

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:28:42 +0000

http://YourGeekNews.com for more! After having our hopes for a good Japanese cartoon adaptation dashed by the Wachowski’s Speed Racer, our hopes were high for Imagi Studios to bring us some good old-fashioned CGI manga true to the original. And bring it they did. In the form of a very well made kids movie that brought us both back to the early 80’s. And treated us like we had the same brainpower we had in the 80’s. A childrens’ movie 100%, Astro Boy fires on all cylinders for kids, and gives parents a good excuse to watch a cartoon inspired by their own childhood. So if you don't have any, go borrow some kids from someone you know, and you’ll look right at home in the theatre!~Matt + Nat

BSGcast: Season 4.5 DVD Box Set Review

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:16:18 +0000

It's taken quite a while to pour over the hours and hours of featurettes, commentaries, videoBlogs, deleted scenes and of course, Extended Episodes on this, the final DVD Box-Set we'll ever see for Battlestar Galactica. Not to mention getting it signed by President Laura Roslin herself. And at last, we announce the winner of the Mary McDonnell signed Season 4.5 set, along with our thoughts on the DVDs themselves. Hot on the heels of this baby is our review of The Plan, along with details on how you can win dinner with Admiral Adama!~Matt + Nat

BSGcast: Interview with Luciana Carro

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:54:13 +0000

Matt was lucky enough to spend some time chatting up Luciana Carro about her opinion on the Battlestar Finale, as well as her upcoming role on Caprica as a recurring character! Kat's grandmother?~Matt + Nat

REVIEW: WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:11:37 +0000

We both had very mixed about Wild Things. But even with Nat not finding anything to sympathize with in the character of Max, and Matt finding the narrative run out of steam halfway through, we still couldn't find it in our hearts to dislike this movie. It's just somehow very special in spite of any faults is may have. Between the gorgeous effects work, incredible voice talent and breathtaking cinematography of a world we've never really seen before, Jonze did manage to capture something with this movie. That something just wasn't a perfect film. ~Matt + Nat

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE PREVIEW: Sendak + Jonze = Awesome?

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:28:41 +0000

Watch scenes from the movie and interviews with the cast and crew! It's taken decades to finally happen, but Maurice Sendak's beloved children's book, Where the Wild Things Are has finally been adapted to the silver screen. The only thing less predictable is that the director who would accomplish this feat is Spike Jonze! With a history of wild music videos and MTV's Jackass under his belt, he'd seem an unlikely choice, but he's been friends with Sendak for years and after plenty of buzz about re-fanging the controversial 60's book for a modern audience, this creature effect driven story about childhood is finally ready!

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY REVIEW: Most Terrifying Film Ever?

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:14:46 +0000

When a $15,000 indie film rakes in $7.1-million by being called the most terrifying film in years, it definitely gets our attention. So when Paranormal Activity had an exclusive screening in Toronto, we made sure we had tickets! And sure enough, we were treated to more than just horror... we got true terror. We review it spoiler free at first, so take an advanced look at what might be the scariest thing you'll ever see!

ZOMBIELAND REVIEW: Moist. VERY Moist.

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:06:56 +0000

Columbus wasn't kidding when he said Zombieland is moist, but we enjoyed the hell out of Ruben Fleischer's debut ride! Between Jesse Eisenberg's coy hero and Woody Harrelson's crass maverick, we got our fill of every kind of Zombie kill you can imagine. And that's not even considering the monster awesome cameo in the middle. But what did YOU think of your adventure through Zombieland?~Matt + Nat

BSGcast: Interview with Michael Trucco

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:17:12 +0000

In keeping with our apparent theme of beloved characters who die in the back-10 of the final season, Nat had the chance to chat with Michael Trucco, the actor behind Samuel T. Anders, the resistance-fighter-turned-cylon (or would he really be the cylon-turned-resistance-fighter?). He tells us his thoughts on the finale, working with Katee, playing injured in a tub of goo, and what's next for him in his acting career.~Matt + Nat

ZOMBIELAND PREVIEW: Horror/Comedy/Buddy/Road-Movie

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:40:15 +0000

Woody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg look like they make an incredible comedic duo in Ruben Fleischer's directorial debut, Zombieland, but there's a delicate balance to ride between that comedy and the horror elements that makes Zombie movies really knock it out of the park. We're both easily as excited about this one as we were about any summer movies that came our way, whether that's because Matt loves him some Sam Raimi-style horror/comedy or because Nat has an abnormally active imagination when it comes to surviving a Zombie pandemic, you can bet we'll be inline for the midnight screening! ~Matt + Nat

SURROGATES REVIEW: Where's Steeplejack?

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:24:27 +0000

Did Bruce Willis and Jonathan Mostow do justice to the critically acclaimed five-part comic written by Robert Venditti? You already know from the trailers that the stakes have gone up from the comic plot: now the operators die as well when the surrogates are fried. But did that ruin the entire motivation of "Steeplejack"? Or does this change in the plot give a whole new and higher message to Surrogates? Check out our review, it's Spoiler-free at first and then quite Spoileriffic as we examine Surrogates as a standalone film, and then as an adaptation. ~Matt + Nat

BSGcast: Interview with Alessandro Juliani

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:17:10 +0000

Nat had the chance to sit down with Alessandro Juliani, the multitalented Canadian actor behind her favourite character, Lt. Felix Gaeta. Find out what he had to say about the finale (SPOILER WARNINGS!), the mutiny arc and get a glimpse into the mystique of the man... the MAN-stique.~Matt + Nat

BSGcast: Interview with Kandyse McClure

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:04:45 +0000

Everyone seems to have loved our interview with Mary McDonnell so much, that we decided to keep it up! So at DragonCon we managed to sit down and chat with a few more of the incredible actors that brought us some of the characters we know and love from BSG, to get a bit of insight into how they experienced the show from their perspective. First up, Matt chatted with the beautiful and talented Kandyse McClure who played Anastasia Dualla for almost the entire run of the series... almost. So consider this your spoiler warning! From her thoughts on the growth of her character, to what she's up to now, Kandyse gives us a great peek into what makes her, and Dee, tick!~Matt + Nat

BSGcast: Interview with Mary McDonnell

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:43:14 +0000

We were fortunate enough to catch up with Battlestar Galactica's Mary MacDonnell (President Laura Roslin) one week before her appearance at DragonCon, while she was in Toronto for Fan Expo! Nat had the chance to sit down with her, on set, and chat about her thoughts on Battlestar’s Finale, Laura’s fate, Roslin Tattoos and even Caprica!~Matt + Nat

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS REVIEW: Quentin’s Finest?

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:23:45 +0000

Maybe it's because Matt is such a Spaghetti Western fan. Maybe it's because Nat was so taken by Christoph Waltz deliciously evil performance. Maybe it's simply the incredible 2.5 hours of brilliant film making. But one way or another, we both loved Basterds more than any other Tarantino we've ever seen. The Midnight Screening was completely packed, and the crowd was into every word. What about you? We hope you get a kick out of our review, but what did you think of Inglourious Basterds?~Matt + Nat

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS PREVIEW: Tarantino's Macaroni Combat

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:52:15 +0000

Quentin is bringing us something the world hasn't really seen in theatres since the 70's -- a spaghetti western style World War II movie set in Nazi Germany behind enemy lines. With Brad Pitt... that part's new. With a great cast of international talent, at least three languages and more Nazi scalping than you can put in a single movie trailer, it looks like Tarantino's latest is a sight to behold. At least, that's what the folks at the Cannes Film Fest thought. What about you? Let us know what you're expecting! Another piece of genius from the world's biggest movie fan? Or a disappointing over-the-top action movie from a screenwriter whose greatest asset lies in dialogue? ~Matt + Nat

DISTRICT 9 REVIEW: The Best of The Summer

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 13:54:02 +0000

http://YourGeekNews.com to comment. Peter Jackson and Neill Blomkamp have brought us what might be the most significant modern Sci-Fi movie, but have definitely made one of the best movies of 2009. With great characters, an amazing alternate reality, plus social commentary and action to spare, District 9 is a must-see film for geeks and movie-lovers alike!

DISTRICT 9 PREVIEW: Original Sci-Fi From South Africa?

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:11:22 +0000

http://YourGeekNews.com to comment! We've been looking forward to this one since the very first "For Human Use Only" bus shelters started popping up in our city, and the early teasers made this look like a sci-fi film the likes of which we've never seen. Oozing with social commentary, this human/alien segregation story is placed in South Africa, where the wounds of apartheid are still healing. We can't wait to see what Producer Peter Jackson and first-time Director Neill Blomkamp have to offer with District 9! ~Matt + Nat

THIRST REVIEW: Korean Vampires, Old Boy Style

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:04:10 +0000

If you have a chance to track down a theatre playing this award winning Korean Vampire film from the Director of Old Boy, you will not be disappointed. Graphic and visceral in every way, Thirst, or Bakjwi, blew our minds with the realism that the story was grounded in, and the depths to which the characters could sink.

G.I.JOE REVIEW: Seriously, Can We Get A Time Refund?

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 17:09:23 +0000

Dear sweet lord… this was seven shades of atrocious, and we’re not even sure where to begin. Not even Destro and Cobra Commander could save it. In fact, they might be Matt’s most hated part of the entire film. Or was it the American Good-guy Baroness? Or maybe the terrible lead actors? No, it might have been seeing the entire Snake Eyes/Stormshadow mysterious backstory told in horribly inelegant flashbacks all in one movie. Hard to say, really. ~Matt + Nat

G.I.JOE PREVIEW: Advanced Clips from the Movie

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 07:16:00 +0000

If you were an action figure kid or a cartoon lover in the 80's, there's no way you escaped G.I.Joe... so you're either excited or horrified with what is coming to the silver screen in August. An American Baroness, goofy looking armour suits and a Wayans brother aren't helping the situation.~Matt + Nat

HARRY POTTER 6 REVIEW: Great Film, Awful Adaptation

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:08:33 +0000

Now that Matt has read all the books along with Nat, the tag-team fury of two Potter-heads trying to review Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as the best film in the series before going on a tirade about the faithlessness of adaptation… well it might just blow your mind as much as it did ours.In any event, we’ve never loved and hated a Potter film more than this one, so hit up YourGeeknews.com and give us YOUR thoughts, since we’re all the kind of geeks who were sitting there at 12:01 when the lights went down and the applause began!~Matt + Nat

HARRY POTTER 6 PREVIEW: Half-Blood Prince Clips and Interviews

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:07:28 +0000

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth story in the Harry Potter Anthology, is coming to the big screens after breaking the hearts of fans everywhere with a tragic (yet necessary) plot development in the book. And now we get to see all that nastiness come to life! Since being blown away by Order of the Phoenix, Matt has actually read all the books, and it’ll be interesting to see how opinions may change since our 2007 Review of the previous installment of Harry Potter. ~Matt + Nat

TRANSFORMERS 2 REVIEW: It was... good? Unexpected.

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:48:26 +0000

Michael Bay stunned us. Not only was Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen an entertaining enough film to keep Nat's attention for 150-long minutes, but Matt, (who RAILED against the 2007 film as a classic G1 80's Transformer fan) actually enjoyed this one, too! The wounds from Bay's painful reimagining of the Transformers have healed in the last two years, and a Mute, Camaro Bumblebee doesn't offend us quite as much as it used to. Maybe that's what helped make this sequel SUCH an improved experience over the original!~Matt + Nat

TRANSFORMERS 2 PREVIEW: Revenge, Anyone?

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:51:45 +0000

If you go back to our 2007 review on http://YourGeekNews.com, Matt was on a bit of a tirade about how terrible of an adaptation Michael Bay’s first Transformers film was. Now that all the wounds have healed, Bumblebee is a Camaro, Jazz is dead and Optimus has flames on his trailerless tractor trailer, it’s time to see if this re-imagined Transformerverse has a good story to tell in it. We’ve got three scenes to share with you that give you an idea of what to expect from the T2… wait, that acronym is already taken. Either way, we hope you enjoy our take on almost 5 minutes of theatrical footage from the film! ~Matt + Nat

Drag Me To Hell Review + Scenes and Interviews

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Sat, 30 May 2009 20:34:49 +0000

We managed to check out Drag Me To Hell back at SXSW in March, and we LOVED it. Watching Sam Raimi return to the genre that he started in was magnificent, with all the jumps and laughs and wit that you'd expect from a classic Raimi horror film. Since we've already seen this one, for a change this episode will bring you a review along with exclusive scenes from the movie and interviews behind-the-scenes of Drag Me To Hell!~Matt + Nat

T4 REVIEW: Terminator Salvageable? Satisfactory? Sub-par?

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Thu, 28 May 2009 05:32:31 +0000

We both loved parts and hated parts; we both thought parts were bad ass and other parts had no balls at all... only problem is, we're not totally in agreement on which was which. This isn't exaclty a film series that prides itself on continuity, but still, as Terminator fans, but after 25 years of Terminators, we have a certain minimum expectation. What did you think? Hit up http://YourGeekNews.com to give us your thoughts on McG's attempt to bring the Terminator franchise a new direction!~Matt + Nat

T4 PREVIEW: Does McG Spell Salvation for the Terminator Franchise?

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Mon, 18 May 2009 11:40:59 +0000

After an atrocious T3, it looked like the Terminator film series was suffering from classic franchise fatigue (seriously, THREE movies about the same exact plot?). But with the arrival of McG in the director's chair, we’ve got a movie about the coolest part of the Terminator universe: the dystopian future that all these wacky killing machines are from. Not to be confused with three hot babes who work for a talking speaker.With a killer film look, some great actors, and a NEW idea for once, Terminator looks like it’s relevant again, and ready to rock this summer's blockbuster season... Check out this sweet preview with TONNES of scenes from the film!~Matt + Nat

STAR TREK REVIEW: Holy. $#!T. JJ.

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:56:21 +0000

We were both BLOWN AWAY by J.J. Abram's Star Trek, as a prequel, as a sequel, and as a big summer blockbuster movie... Even though Matt's a life-long trekkie, and Nat's never really followed Trek, it was a unanimous crowd pleaser for us. What about you? hit up YourGeekNews.com to tell us what you thought!

STAR TREK PREVIEW: Exclusive Scenes and Interviews

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Sun, 03 May 2009 07:02:34 +0000

Shatner's out, Picard hasn't been born yet, Odo is still a pile of goo and Janeway? Who's that? J.J. Abrams has taken Star Trek into the realm of James Bond, Doctor Who and Batman, making Kirk, Spock and Bones larger than the actors who play them. Yes, he's re-cast every single role in an attempt to breathe new life into one of the longest running film and tv franchises in history. We've got an exclusive first look at scenes from Star Trek, as well as interviews with J.J, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and the rest of the all-new cast of the original series. Matt's a HUGE trekkie, and Nat not so much, so there will be PLENTY to look forward to in our review next week! ~Matt + Nat

WOLVERINE REVIEW: Multiple Endings = Multiple Viewings?

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Sat, 02 May 2009 04:41:26 +0000

To say that Wolverine has multiple endings isn't exactly correct, but it does have multiple post-credit bonus scenes. Much like the post-credit Nick Fury scene in Iron Man, or the Tony Stark scene in Incredible Hulk, X-Men Origins: Wolverine gives you a reason to sit through the credits… and it’s hard to know which one you’ll be getting since Gavin Hood has put at least two different versions out in theatres, that we know of. We’ve seen two different endings, one that’s Deadpool-centric and once that’s Japan-based, but it won't take long to get to the bottom of how many there are, and to see them all! ~Matt + Nat

WOLVERINE PREVIEW: Turns out Hugh Jackman actually IS Wolverine

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:14:01 +0000

With interviews with Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Henney and director Gavin Hood, the advanced preview clips we've got for you from Wolverine are high octane, funny, and classic Wolverine; just the thing to make Matt want to grow a mean set of mutton chops year round!It's been three movies of watching Logan share the screen with other mutants while we pretended he wasn't the main character... and now we don't have to pretend anymore. X-Men Origins: Wolverine centres on everyone's favourite Candian Ball of Berserker Rage, and makes no apologies for it. With Hugh Jackman producing the film as well as starring, it looks like the man who might just know Logan best is shouldering a lot of the responsibility in bringing us his origin story well. ~Matt + Nat

CapriCast - Matt + Nat Review the Pilot

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:52:11 +0000

It is upon us.The Direct-To-DVD release of Caprica was April 21st and with the Blood, Boobies and Human Sacrifice that we’ve been privy to seeing so far, it looks like Ron Moore managed to skirt the TV-Gods and Censors quite elegantly by releasing in on DVD first. There have been quite a few times in his podcasts that he mentioned how the TV version of a Battlestar Episode wasn’t quite his ideal cut (for either time or network restrictions) but with Caprica available for first viewing as an unspoiled DVD version, we’ll be sure to watch what Ron wants us to see Battlestar is over, long live Caprica! ~Matt + Nat

REVIEW: "X-Men Origins - Wolverine" Workprint

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 02:33:09 +0000

Thanks to an industry contact who has to remain nameless, we’ve managed to get our hands on a copy of the much publicized Wolverine Workprint… and boy do we have some things to say about it! Some good, some not so good, but this version is by no means the final film we’ll be seeing in theatres in May. It, in fact, is the version that lead to Fox commissioning millions of dollars in re-shoots and changes. Will that make it better? Worse? There’s no way to know yet, but this will give us some rare insight to the process of making a blockbuster!~Matt + Nat

BSGcast 4.22 - "Daybreak Part 2" + Alienware Winner

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:34:23 +0000

We’ve collected our Daybreak thoughts and read through more than 700 comments worth of yours as well on BSGcast.com, so you can bet the Alienware Gaming Computer giveaway is a LONG episode for both of those reasons!We hope you enjoy the swansong of BSGcast as a regular series, and enjoy all the collected insights of BSGcast.com as we share them and our own! Plus a little bit of news as to what we'll be doing with BSGcast.com and Capricast.com! ~Matt + Nat

BSGcast LIVE: 4.22 "Daybreak Part 2" Panel Review

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 08:55:39 +0000

This is it… let the sobs of joy and sadness begin. Our beloved show has come to an end in a two-hour TV event that none of us are soon to forget. And how did it end? With a bang or with a whimper? Let’s start discussing it!We had a great time at the Sports Centre Cafe downtown Toronto, and shot an immediate LIVE BSGcast, post-episode, to get some fresh reactions from Melissa TheTelevixen, Rambling Russel Hale, Tamika, Tim and Steve 'Snowball' Saylor! Make sure your Alienware-eligible comments are on this episode, because our FINAL regular season BSGcast will be shot on WEDNESDAY of this week, where we’ll be giving our final thoughts on the series finale, and announcing the winner of the Alienware Gaming Machine!!~Matt + Nat

BSGcast LIVE: 4.21 - "Daybreak Part 1"

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:45:38 +0000

We were in Austin for South by Southwest and got to watch Part 1 of Daybreak at the Alamo Drafthouse! We managed to shoot in the lobby of the Hilton across from SXSW and got some great theories from fans like us after this doozy of an episode! Esoteric and tense, Daybreak Part 2 is shaping up to be one hell of knock-down drag-out battle from front to back!~Matt + Nat

WATCHMEN REVIEW 1: Oh-oh Alan... it was good. REALLY good.

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:55:09 +0000

More positive than we were expecting with an ending that just might take Alan Moore to school. And we're saying ALL that without seeing all the extra DVD-released scenes that have been shot with Hollis Mason, Sally Jupiter-- oh yeah and the Black Freighter! So you can bet this will be the first of at least two reviews we'll be doing of Watchmen. Once that DVD comes out, we'll be getting an even more accurate, comprehensive and faithful adaptation.

BSGcast 4.20 - "Islanded in a Stream of Stars"

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:27:18 +0000

The very last of our non-two-part-cliff-hangers for the season. Can't you tell? Ah, it seems like every episode of this season has been one cliff-hanger after the next, but with Hera in Cylon hands and Anders acting all kinds of Hybrid, there's lots to talk about in this momentum-building tee-up of an episode! ~Mat + Nat

BSGcast 4.19 - "Someone to Watch Over Me"

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:58:56 +0000

This episode gave us shivers in all the right places and all the wrong places… it’s been a while since Battlestar delivered SO solidly on both stories in an episode, but in this run up to the end, we can definitely expect more of it. Between the Helo/Boomer/Athena affair and Starbuck playing piano with her head-father, “Someone to Watch Over Me” Has definitely given us a serious tee-up for the next three episodes to come! Since we were just in Orlando for MegaCon this weekend, we have a nice added gift for the “Fan of the Week” from this week’s comments, so have a look, make a comment, and hopefully you’ll win! ~Matt + Nat

WATCHMEN PREVIEW: Can it Live Up to the Source Material?

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:28:56 +0000

We’ve had our eye on this project for YEARS, literally, and we couldn’t have more anticipation and enthusiasm for this film if we tried. Mostly because we’ve been fans of the graphic novel for as long as we can remember, and the pressure couldn’t be higher for Snyder to deliver a truly great movie from the greatest graphic novel of all time.So watch our 10-minute preview of Watchmen, complete with cast and crew interviews and LOTS of scenes from the movie, and hit up YourGeekNews.com to let us know what you think!~Matt +Nat

BSGcast 4.18 - "Deadlock"

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:47:22 +0000

This week's episode featured a stellar performance from Michael Hogan during the plot about Tigh and Six's baby in the wake of Ellen's return, and curious side-plots about Baltar's Harem and Galactica's paint drying... yet we couldn't help but feel like this episode came up short on actual plot. Compared to "No Exit" last week, virtually any episode would feel like it's standing still, but with only 4 episodes left and SO much more to be explained, by the end of "Deadlock" we were both pretty underwhelmed. ~Matt + Nat

BSGcast: 4.17 "No Exit"

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:36:57 +0000

Word Salad. No other term quite sums up this exposition-heavy BEAST of an episode. With many long-standing questions answered and a few more posed, Ellen's return and Anders' brain-bullet managed to cause a virtual deluge of mythos from the origin and travels of the final five to the end of the first cylon war, the source of resurrection technology and skin jobs... the list goes on. Needless to say, if you've not seen the episode yet, GO WATCH IT!~Matt + Nat

BSGcast: 4.16 "Blood on the Scales" Review

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:36:41 +0000

The amazing conslusion of the 2-part Mutiny storyline answered a few questions, but none that part 1 hadn't come up with... which makes us both ask the question: why? Why spend 2 episodes starting and ending a storyline with SO MANY important questions still hanging? We trust in Ron, and we loved the Mutiny story and Gaeta's enormous arc, but we still have to ask why?~Matt + Nat

BSGcast LIVE: 4.15 "The Oath" Review

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 04:52:28 +0000

Gaeta’s Mutiny is on, and we’ve got murder on the Galactica… it’s like the start of Season two, Cylons not included. And that’s where all the terrifying goodies are. It goes without saying that we loved the episode, and watching one of our most beloved characters get on the wrong side of Adama made use both very uncomfortable. Now THAT’s good TV.~Matt + Nat

BSGcast LIVE: cPanel FlatPanel Winner Announced!

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:05:17 +0000

It’s been two weeks since BSGcast LIVE in Pasadena, California, and it’s time to announce the winner of the cPanel Flatpanel 32″ HDTV plucked from the comments on the five episodes that were recorded LIVE at the Battlestar Auction for the premiere of the back-10 of the season! We’d like to extend our thanks to cPanel for being such a great supporter of Battlestar Galactica, and of the BSGcast… we couldn’t have had that amazing Frak-Party or gotten all these great interviews without them. If you’ve got a website, run some websites, or have a webhost, check out cPanel and show this kick-ass bunch of guys some love! ~Matt + Nat

BSGcast: 4.14 "A Disquiet Follows My Soul"

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:36:08 +0000

The first proper BSGcast review of the final 10 episodes, we break this beautiful character piece of an episode down into the essential elements and call BS on Ron's Retcon of Nikki's Parentage. That aside, we're all smiles about "Disquiet", because the set-up is clearly going somewhere, and it's gonna be good!We also throw out a bit of information on the TWO giveaways we've got going on, the cPanel Flatpanel AND the Alienware Gaming Machine!~Matt + Nat

UNDERWORLD RISE OF THE LYCANS: Review + Preview

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:44:45 +0000

Since we got all the goodies from Sony so late, we weren't able to make a proper preview for Underworld, so we've incorporated a few words of wisdom from the cast and crew into our regular review style. What did we think? Well, we knew what we were getting, not only because it's a prequel and the story was already given away back in 2003, but because we know what to expect from an Underworld movie: Vampires and Werewolves taken deadly serious no matter how absurd the story. And we love it that way. Sure the second film in the series was an ungodly piece of crap, but hey, not everything is Lord of the Rings or Star Wars. ~Matt + Nat

BSGcast LIVE: INTERVIEW with Michael Hogan

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 05:55:41 +0000

Matt gets the chance to chat with the actor behind the Battlestar Galactica's X.O. Colonel Saul Tigh, Michael Hogan. He talks being Canadian, his acting career, attending conventions and how much he wants to win the cPanel Flatpanel HDTV we're giving away!This is the fifth and FINAL episode for you to comment on at BSGcast.com to win a 32" TV so make sure that you make your pensive and brilliant comment before the end of January to be in the running! ~Matt + Nat

BSGcast LIVE: INTERVIEW with Glenne Campbell

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:07:14 +0000

Nat chats with Battlestar Galactica's revered Costume Designer, Glenne Campbell, as to find out about the challenges and highlights of working on the entire series, and touches a bit on her upcoming work on Caprica! This is Episode #4 in the cPanel Flat Panel Giveaway!! So watch what Glenne has to say, and give us your opinion in a great comment; we’ll be choosing the best one on each of the FIVE LIVE BSGcast and randomly selecting one of those five to win a 32″ LCD TV courtesy of cPanel, the Leading Web Control Panel!~Matt + Nat

UNDERWORLD RISE OF THE LYCANS SNEAK PEEK

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:20:09 +0000

The behind the scenes goodies for “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans” were JUST released this morning, so we’re really under the gun to put together a preview in time for it to be worth watching. Instead, we’ll make a YourGeekNews.com exclusive sneak-peak video with two scenes from the movie included, and then we’ll make a more in-depth review next week!

BSGcast LIVE: INTERVIEW with Richard Hatch

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:34:04 +0000

Nat sits down with Richard Hatch, the actor behind Tom Zarek in the current Battlestar Galactica and Apollo in the original, to try and get some information about the rest of the series, and specifically what's in store for his character. Little does she know, with Richard Hatch, information comes at a price.This is Episode #3 in the cPanel Flat Panel Giveaway!! So watch what Richard has to say, and give us your opinion in a great comment; we’ll be choosing the best one on each of the FIVE LIVE BSGcast and randomly selecting one of those five to win a 32″ LCD TV courtesy of cPanel, the Leading Web Control Panel!~Matt + Nat

BSGcast LIVE: INTERVIEW with Ryan Keeton

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:00:16 +0000

For the Propworx Battlestar Auction, The Auction Network set out to find the perfect fans to do colour commentary while the items are up for bidding, and one of the big winners was Ryan Keeton, author of Battlestar Prometheus and all around BSG super-fan! Enjoy as he takes us around some high-profile BSG sets, props and costumes!

BSGcast LIVE: 4.13 "Sometimes a Great Notion" Review

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:56:31 +0000

WOW! What an incredible Frak-Party! With over 300 fans in 2 days of partying, a killer prop Auction from Propworx, getting to hang out with the cast and crew of the show, and literally THOUSANDS of dollars raised for charity with our own little silent auction, we can’t call the Pasadena Frak-Party anything but an insane success. Best of all was meeting you, and getting to hang out and chat about Battlestar all weekend long!We couldn’t have done it without our amazing sponsor, cPanel, and thanks to them, we’re giving away a TV!We’ll be posting our BSGcast LIVE Episode in just a few hours, and the best comment will go into a very small hat of only five names to win the 32″ cPanel Flat Panel Television… so think hard about the episode, and about the BSGcasts we’ll be posting over the next week, and maybe, just maybe, you’ll have one heck of a Frak-Party of your own when you watch the Series Finale on this beautiful Magnavox!~Matt + Nat

BSGcast: Face of the Enemy Finale Review

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:31:23 +0000

Now that we've got the final episode in the 10-part webisode series, it's time to give it a full review and put our two cents in on what's going on with Gaeta... and Baltar!

BSGcast: INTERVIEW with Propworx CEO Alec Peters

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:35:39 +0000

So what does a sneak peek to the preview of the BSG Prop auction look like? A lot like an interview with Propworx CEO Alec Peters, who answers our burning questions while taking a leisurely stroll through rows and rows of priceless costumes and set pieces from our favourite show!

THE SPIRIT REVIEW: It's Better Than You've Been Told!

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:16:20 +0000

When we went to the theatre, neither of us really wanted to be there... possibly lower expectations than we've ever had for any film ever. Maybe that's why we enjoyed "The Spirit" more than anyone we've talked to. It's a film noir comicbook that takes Frank Miller's last film, "Sin City", and re-applies every single trick he knows to great effect. Despite all the poor reviews for it, we think that if you liked "Sin City", there's really no reason that you'd dislike "The Spirit"! ~Matt + Nat

The Day The Earth Stood Still Review: Why Change the End, Scott?

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:49:03 +0000

With a stellar cast, the year's most breathtaking visuals, and a classic storyline well loved by all, how could TDTESS director Scott Derrickson go wrong, right? Maybe by kacking up the most important part of the original: the end.

BSGcast: Webisodes 1-5 Review + Auction Audition

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:16:14 +0000

We've not just got a review of the first 5 "Face of the Enemy" Webisodes, but also some news about a very cool contest from the Auction Network that will get you inside the Propworx Battlestar Galactica Auction and be a part of Sci-Fi history!

BSGcast Frak-Party News: Prop Auction Preview!

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:06:27 +0000

We've got some big news! The BSGcast LIVE Frak-Party on January 16-17 is not only happening at the same place as the PROPWORX Battlestar Galactica Prop Auction, but now we've got special exclusive PREVIEW access to the auction items on Friday before the bidding even begins! And of course, we'll have cast and crew members from the show there to schmooze with all weekend long! ~Matt + Nat

THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL PREVIEW

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:39:18 +0000

Remaking a 50's classic Sci-Fi film is a bit of an uphill battle after War of the Worlds disappointed us in 2005, but with Keanu as a convincing Space Alien, it looks like this one could be both topical and entertaining so far!

PUNISHER REVIEW: War Zone Splits the Geeks!

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:45:47 +0000

It’s a completely two-sided review for Punisher: War Zone, with one of us madly in love with the dark live-action romp through the pages of Marvel Knights favourite hero, and the other simply unimpressed with comic violence pushed past the point of enjoyable. Where do your feelings fall on this third installment of the Punisher franchise?~Matt + Nat

REPO! REVIEW: Testify! At the Genetic Opera, Tonight!

mattandnat@yourgeeknews.com (Matt + Nat) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:50:54 +0000

If you haven't seen REPO! The Genetic Opera, you REALLY should find the nearest theatrical screening and go! It's coming to DVD on January 20, 2009, after a VERY limited release, but you'll get one heck of an experience in the theatre, since this bad boy may well be the Rocky Horror Picture Show of the 21st Century! If we've reviewed one MUST SEE movie this year, REPO! is it! ~Matt + Nat