Episodes

This week on the podcast we take a look at Lee Cronin's THE MUMMY. When the young daughter of a journalist disappears into the Egyptian desert without a trace and is returned eight years later, the heart-broken family is shocked when what should be a joyful reunion, soon turns into a living nightmare as she starts to transform into something truly horrifying. Tune in and find out what we all thought!

This week we are taking a look at the Amazon Prime superhero/crime series, SPIDER NOIR. Nicholas Cage stars as Ben Reilly, a grizzled, down-on-his-luck private investigator in 1930s New York, who, when a new threat arises, is forced to reconsider his decision of putting away his mask as the city's one and only superhero.

Hey listeners...did you know we also put out shows that don't follow our regular format? We certainly do and we call it 3GD's Escape Pod! We have a new on for you...Geek Dads Marc and Brien got together recently with Chris and Tristan Ham from the Get Your Shine-box podcast for some more geeky discussion, hilarity and hi-jinx! Tune in for "THE TRIBBLE ALLIANCE" where we talk all about what our geeky hopes and expectations were for the first half of this year.

This week we will be taking a look at the 2026 sci-fi adventure film PROJECT HAIL MARY. It was produced and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (the team behind Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs, The LEGO Movie and Sony’s Miles Morales Spider-verse franchise) and based on the novel by Andy Weir (author of The Martian). In the film, science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up on a spaceship with no memory of who he is or how he got there. As his memories slowly return, he discov...

The month of May concludes with our final Derek pick...Goldeneye. The 1995 James Bond film where Pierce Brosnan steps into the role of 007 and brings the franchise into the 90's. Tune in and find out what we all thought!

The month of May continues with picks by our own Derek and this week he's chosen the 1991 neo-noir romantic thriller, DEAD AGAIN. Directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson with Andy Garcia, Derek Jacobi, Wayne Knight and Robin Williams, it tells the story of a woman who has lost her memory (Thompson), and a private eye (Brannagh) who is enlisted to track down her identity, but he soon finds that he might have a past life connection to her that endangers both of their lives.

This month, Derek picks the films we talk about and this week, he chose one of his faves...Drop Dead Gorgeous. This mockumentary from 1999 stars Kirsten Dunst, Kirsty Alley, Ellen Barkin, Allison Janey and Denise Richards and focuses on a small-town beauty pageant that turns deadly as it becomes clear that someone will go to any lengths to win. What did we think? Tune in and find out!

This week, we conclude our month long April Fool's episodes (thank god) with a look at a diverse group of super-powered individuals, brought together by a super-secret quasi-government organization and must learn to work together as a team to take down a super villain bent on world domination! Yes, it sounds a lot like Marvel's Avengers, doesn't it? But, what are we really going to be talking about? Listen in and find out!

This week, we're taking a look at a film where man struggles to survive in a post-apocalyptic world where, after many many hundreds of years, man lives like his primitive ancestors. However, he is no longer the dominant species on this savage planet, for, in this film, man is hunted and enslaved by another, stronger, oppressive species. Yes, we will be talking about PLANTE OF THE APES...or are we? Don't forget, dear brave listener, that around here, April is "April Fool's Month" and we may not b...

This week, we're taking a look at Almost Famous, the semi-autobiographical story from Cameron Crowe of an up and coming 1970's rock band struggling with the harsh realities of fame... or are we??? April, for us, is April Fool's Month where we say we're looking at one film but, we actually look at something completely different! Listen in and find out what we're really talking about.

In the March of Madness continues here on the podcast as, this week, our very own master of the the macabre and mischief, Marc, brings us another claustrophobic film for us to take a look at. This time, he brings us the Alfred Hitchcock classic, ROPE starring James Stewart. The film tells the story of two brilliant young room mates, Brandon Shaw and Phillip Morgan, who strangle to death their former classmate David in their Manhattan penthouse apartment. They commit the crime as an intellectual ...

In the March of Madness month continues with another Marc pick of movies that take place in one confined space. This week, we're taking a look at Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs, the 1992 American independent heist film starring Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Steve Buscemi, Michael Madsen as diamond thieves whose heist of a jewelry store goes terribly wrong. Joining us on the podcast this week, is friend of the show and one of Tarantino's biggest fans...Mike Freeman! Listen in and find ...

March is here and that means it's "In the March of Madness" month here at Three Geeky Dads. This month, our own Marc is picking for us 4 movies that all take place in one confined space and, to kick it all off, he's chosen for this week, John Carpenter's 1976 action-thriller, Assault On Precinct 13! It features Austin Stoker as a police officer who defends a defunct precinct against a relentless criminal gang, and Darwin Joston as a death row-bound convict who assists him in defending the police...

They Dreaded Kegs = Three Geeky Dads Just like Setec Astronomy = Too Many Secrets Well, it's no secret that we are going to be taking a look at the 1992 espionage caper film, SNEAKERS starring Robert Redfolrd, Dan Aykroyd, Sidney Poitier, Mary McDonnell, Ben Kingsley, River Phoenix and David Strathairn. In the film, Redford and his team of security techs are tasked by a shadowy government agency to retrieve a mysterious "black box" but, but soon realize the job has nefarious and far-reaching con...

We weren't able to record this past week (because...reasons) but, luckily, we had a new ESCAPE POD episode in our pack pockets (almost) ready to release! In this episode, Geeky Dads Marc and Brien join up with Chris and Tristan Ham from the Get Your Shine Box Podcast to talk all things geeky that we liked and disliked in 2025 and we talk all about the geeky things we're looking forward to in the coming year! We're calling ourselves The TRIBBLE ALLIANCE...we would be honored if you would join us!

February, for us, is FANTASY FEBRUARY and to kick if off this year, Geek Dad Brien (who is curating this month's films we're talking about) wanted wanted us to take a look at one if the fantasy movies that resonated with him...the 1981 Disney/Paramount c0-production of DRAGONSLAYER. This Film stars Peter MacNicol who plays a sorceror's apprentice who sets off to kill a dragon which has been devouring virgin girls from a nearby kingdom. This film features pioneering stop-motion effects with a ver...

This week, we wrap up a month long look at our favorite Rob Reiner films with 1987's The Princess Bride. Starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Chris Sarandon, Wallace Shawn, Mandy Patinkin, Andre the Giant, Christopher Guest, Billy Crystal, Peter Falk and Fred Savage the film was adapted by William Goldman based on his novel of the same name. It tells the tale of a farmhand named Westley who, after becoming a swashbuckling pirate, is accompanied by companions befriended along the way who helps him ...

This week, we're continuing our look at some of our favorite Rob Reiner films with 1992's A Few Good Men. Tom Cruise and Demi Moore star as military lawyers who intends to prove that two US Marines charged with murdering a fellow soldier, were only following the orders of their base commander (Jack Nicholson). Tune in and find out what we thought of it.

This week, we continue our look at Rob Reiner films with 1990's MISERY. Best-selling novelist Paul Sheldon is on his way home from his Colorado hideaway after completing his latest book, when he crashes his car in a freak blizzard. Paul is critically injured, but he's rescued by former nurse Annie Wilkes, Paul's "number one fan", who (unbeknownst to anyone) takes Paul back to her remote house in the mountains. Unfortunately for Paul, Annie is also a headcase and, when she discovers that Paul has...

Crank this episode up to 11, take the cucumber out of your pants, sit back and relax because this, week, we will be taking a look at America's favorite mockumentary about Britain's not-so-famous rock band, This Is Spinal Tap! January means Tito is picking what we talk about and, with Rob Reiner's tragic and untimely passing, we thought it would be fun to honor the late great director by looking at some of our favorite movies of his, begining with this one...Spinal Tap!

Tradition, it's what makes the holiday season what it is. One beloved holiday tradition is sitting around the TV to watch A Charlie Brown Christmas Special. It's been a holiday staple since it first aired back in 1965 and pretty much everyone knows it and loves it. Another tradition is the 3GD holiday special. For the uninitiated, that's our annual spoof of beloved holiday classics and this year, guess what we've targeted? That's right, this year, we're putting our own dark spin on A Charlie Bro...

This week, we're taking a look at There's Something in the Barn, a 2023 Norwegian comedy horror film that tells the story of an American family who, after moving to their ancestral family farm in Norway with dreams of converting it to a bed and breakfast, encounters murderous elves when they ignore the rules of living with a barn elf. Some have described the film as National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation meets Gremlins but, what did we all think? Tune in and find out!

Prepare to get TROMA-tized as the dads take a look at the 2023 Toxic Avenger remake. Peter Dinklage stars as Winston, a down-on-his-luck janitor who, after suffering a horrible accident involving some toxic waste, becomes the mutated Toxic Avenger! Tune in to find out what we all thought!