Legends Podcast

Here we discuss Entertainment Legends, and Legendary entertainment. Cult, Classic, New, Old, Original, Sequels, Reboot, Remake, Web, TV, Comic, Video Games and more, for better or worse. Come listen to a rotating cast of hosts (including some special guests) as we comment on our favorite entertainment.

Legends Podcast is a member of the GonnaGeek Podcast Network but is not owned by GonnaGeek.

Legends Podcast #558; A History of Violence (Comic Book Movies)

Director David Cronenberg is best known for mind-bending body horror in films like Scanners, Videodrome, and The Fly, but he made his first “comic book movie” in 2005, an Academy Award-nominated adaptation of a graphic novel – and we do mean graphic.

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Legends Podcast #557; The Matrix Resurrections (Sci-Fi)

The Matrix Trilogy redefined action movies, but by the third film in the franchise it had begun to topple under its own weight. The film’s creators, the Wachowskis, seemed to recognize this and went on to other projects, forswearing any future sequels.

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Legends Podcast #556; Romancing the Stone (Adventure)

Robert Zemeckis was an unemployed movie director at the start of the 1980s, but by the end of the decade he was one of the most successful blockbuster directors with films like Back to the Future and Who Framed Roger Rabbit? under his belt. He got his big

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Legends Podcast Bonus; Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Commentary

As a holiday treat, we’re taking a break from our usual format and laying down a commentary track for one of our favorite movies! In the wake of Spider-Man: No Way Home becoming the highest-grossing film since 2019 and the biggest Sony release of all time

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Legends Podcast #555; 8-Bit Christmas (New X-Mas Classic?)

Bob Clark’s 1983 film A Christmas Story has become a holiday classic, but for most kids born in the ‘80s, a Red Ryder BB gun was not at the top of their wish lists. We wanted something a little more high-tech – the Nintendo Entertainment System. HBO M

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Legends Podcast #554; Happiest Season (New X-Mas Classic?)

The Christmas rom-com movie genre got a much-needed update in 2020 from Hulu with the release of Clea DuVall’s semi-autobiographical coming-out comedy-of-Yuletide-errors. Filmed earlier that year just prior to the Covid shutdown, the Pittsburgh-shot hol

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Legends Podcast #553; Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (20th Anniversary)

J.R.R. Tolkien’s massively popular fantasy epic, The Lord of the Rings, was long thought to be unfilmable due to the size and scope of the story and the technology limitations of the times. Kiwi director Peter Jackson proved them all wrong by shooting a

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Legends Podcast #552; Boss Level (Chronovember)

Director Joe Carnahan has given us intense action before in films like Smokin’ Aces and The Grey, but he takes it to the next level in this 2021 Hulu original film. Actor Frank Grillo is a guy who knows how to beat ‘em up – he’s even gone toe-to-toe

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Legends Podcast #551; Star Trek: First Contact (Chronovember)

The stars of Star Trek: The Next Generation made the jump to the big screen with Star Trek: Generations, though they were somewhat overshadowed by William Shatner’s Captain Kirk – good thing they killed him off! For their first “stand-alone” feature

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Legends Podcast #550; Bill and Ted: Face the music (Chronovember)

Fall back in time with Legends Podcast! All month long we’re talking about time travel, paradoxes, and having your daughters save reality. 29 years have passed since Bogus journey was released. In this new world, do we need more Bill and Ted?? We dust off

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