Episode 14 When you hear a title like Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks! certain expectations are set up. You expect, oh, I don’t know, perhaps a battle in space? Maybe an armada attacking? Perchance some cardboard characters delivering over-blown dialog and enacting some insane plot? You certainly wouldn’t expect what you get in Battle in Space:…

Episode 12 What would you do if you found a portal to myriad alternate realities? Would you plunder those other-worlds for money, ideas, a piece of ass? Parallel follows a group of friends as they navigate the numerous opportunities presented by having such a portal in their attic…and the consequences of their actions. Parallel (2018) Review | C-Sq…

Episode 11 Anthony Mackie and Justin Benson play paramedics responding to bizarre deaths and injuries and all are related to a new designer drug Synchronic. But this drug doesn’t give you an ordinary high, as Mackie’s character soon finds out. Synchronic (2019) Review | C-Squared Subscribe to our YouTube Channel [three_fourth] In theaters and drive…

Episode 10 Christopher and Carma attended WorldCon 76 in San Jose, Calif. It was Christopher’s first and Carma’s second WorldCon (World Science Fiction Convention). Here are their reactions. Event Overview: WorldCon 76, San Jose, Calif. | C-Squared Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Schedule of Events C-Squared Attended Registration opened on Wednesd…

Episode 9 An overview and appreciation of season one of the now-forgotten supernatural anthology TV program. [three_fourth] Originally aired on ABC from 1959-1961, this program was created and produced by Merwin Gerard and Collier Young, written by Larry Magnus, and directed and hosted by John Newland, “our guide to the world of the unknown.” One S…

Episode 8 Ant-Man and his partner, the Wasp, return and face multiple antagonists – including rogue FBI agents, mobsters, and a supervillain called the Ghost – as they try to rescue Henry Pym’s wife, the original Wasp, from a mysterious void. [three_fourth] Released in summer 2018, this film was directed by Peyton Reed, written by Chris McKenna and…

Episode 7 When an eccentric billionaire promises to make superheroes legal again, Elastigirl goes back into action…leaving Mr. Incredible to care for the house and kids. [three_fourth] Released in summer 2018, this film was written and directed by Brad Bird and stars the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson, and Sarah Vowell. …

Episode 6 Combining ‘60s James Bond homage, superheroic fantasy, and domestic drama, this Pixar film focuses on a family of undercover superheroes who is forced to come out of hiding to save their father – and the world. [three_fourth] Released in 2004, this film was written and directed by Brad Bird, and stars the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly …

Episode 5 A mysterious murder of top industrialists leads Steed and Mrs. Peel to their first encounter with a science-fiction menace: The Cybernauts. [three_fourth] Originally aired in Britain October 16, 1965 (season 4, episode 3), this episode was directed by Sidney Hayers, written by Philip Levene, and stars Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg, with M…

Episode 4 Owen and Claire from Jurassic World try to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from a volcanic eruption, only to uncover a plot to weaponize and sell the dinos. [three_fourth] Released in summer 2018, this film was directed by J.A. Bayona, written by Derek Connolly and Colin Trevorrow, and stars Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Isabella Sermo…