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On this week’s show the Humans(Joe, Caleb, Jason, & Elaine) discuss: Doom selfies, smart insulin, and complaining for your health. Plus, John Wick. GITS Arise and does size matter in games?

Listen live  Mondays from 7pm to 9pm on 103.3 FM KSCU Santa Clara, or live online at http://www.kscu.org/

New Releases

In Theaters:

Queen and Country

  • In this sequel to Hope and Glory, Bill (Callum Turner) begins basic training in the early Fifties, during the Korean War. Bill is joined by a trouble-making army mate, Percy (Caleb Landry Jones). They never get near Korea, but engage in a constant battle of wits with the Catch-22-worthy, Sgt. Major Bradley (David Thewlis)

The DUFF

  • Bianca (Mae Whitman) is a content high school senior whose world is shattered when she learns the student body knows her as The DUFF (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) to her prettier, more popular friends (Skyler Samuels & Bianca Santos). Now, despite the words of caution from her favorite teacher (Ken Jeong), she puts aside the potential distraction of her crush, Toby (Nick Eversman), and enlists Wesley (Robbie Amell), a slick but charming jock, to help reinvent herself.

Hot Tub Time Machine 2

  • When Lou, who has become the “father of the Internet,” is shot by an unknown assailant, Jacob and Nick fire up the time machine again to save their friend.

McFarland USA

  • Inspired by the 1987 true story, novice runners from McFarland, an economically challenged town in California’s farm-rich Central Valley, give their all to build a cross-country team under the direction of Coach Jim White (Kevin Costner), a newcomer to their predominantly Latino high school.

Music:

Smoke + Mirrors – Imagine Dragons

  • The second full-length release fro the Las Vegas rock band was produced with Alex Da Kid.

Everything Ever Written – Idlewild

  • The first release in five years for the Scottish rock band and is its first with new members Luciano Rossi and Andrew Mitchell.

Mourn – Mourn

  • The debut full-length release for the Spanish band formed by four teenagers was recorded in two days.

Terraplane – Steve Earle & the Dukes

  • The singer-songwriter turns to the blues for his 16th studio release that was written in five weeks while he toured Europe by himself.

Video Games:

  • Dead Or Alive 5: Last Round Release Date: February 17, 2015PS4, PS3, XBOX ONE, XBOX 360 “Definitive” Edition of DOA5 but wait! There’s more! Backward and forward compatibility within PS and Xbox ecosystems! (Sorry no cross-oliverplatform play.) Free to play version with top 4 Characters! Total of 34 characters now in the roster.
  • The Order: 1886 – Release Date: February 20, 2015 – PS4 Victorian steampunk vs. Monsters in arguably the most highly anticipated game for PS4
  • Kirby And The Rainbow Curse – Release Date: February 20, 2015 – WII U Kirby’s epic yar- no …clay.

DVD/Blu-ray:

  • The Theory of Everything – Blu/DVD – Based on the memoir of Jane Hawking, this film seeks to capture the man beyond the wheelchair and the famous digitized voice. It recalls the young active Cambridge student the love he and Jane share, and the repercussions of the debilitating medical future. It is a more personal view of one of the most brilliant astrophysicists of our era.
  • Dumb and Dumber To – Blu/DVD – Lloyd and Harry are back, and here to take us a new adventure in physical comedy. This time their road trip will take them to see a son Harry never knew.
  • The Homesman – Blu/DVD – Mary Bee Cuddy (played by Hilary Swank) is on a mission to bring three women from the frontier back to the East where a minister has agreed to help them through their various traumas. Mary enlists the help of George Briggs (Tommy Lee Jones) to aid her in getting the women safely across the Nebraska territories.
  • Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance – Blu/DVD – Fame is it’s own strange trap. For the actor of the iconic hero “Birdman” it has left him struggling to keep himself, his ego, his career and his family. His struggle comes to a head as he prepares for the opening night of the Broadway play he is trying to pull together.

Comics:

DC

  • Mulitversity: Mastermen #1 – From the mind of Grant Morrison is a new tale. The Nazi army fulfilled their dream of world domination with the aid of their alien super-weapon, “Overman”. While the Allied Forces may have defeated sixty years ago, the fight is far from over, and the Fredom Fighters aim to throw off their fascist overlords.

Marvel

  • Rocket Raccoon #8 – There are some heroes you just don’t cross, and Rocket is on the very short list. There are also times he has to break out the big … the really big … well lets just say he don’t take kindly to being crossed.

Dark Horse

  • Ei8ht #1 – Joshua is lost in time and space, along with his memories. He’s stranded in the “Meld” and there seems to be no way home.

Image

  • Secret Identities #1 – The heroes of The Front Line, are expanding their numbers, they have added Crosswind to their ranks. But Crosswind has more that just being a super hero on his agenda. He is also working to uncover the secret side of The Front Line. He may find that there is far more in the deep secrets than he bargined on.

Oni Press

  • Letter 44 #14 – Something isn’t right in “Project Monolith”, and Sergeant Willett aims to find out just what it is, and damn the consequences!

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News

Joe

Caleb:

Jason:

Geek Talk

Joe:

  • John Wick

Jason:

  • Ghost in the Shell: Arise

Elaine:

  • Peggle 2

The Core

Does size matter … in games?

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