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On this week’s show the Humans (Joe, Caleb, and Jason) discuss Battleborn beta, a Jumanji remake, rain helping solar power, Digital skin, and A LOT of drone talk. Plus, Watch Party and so much more!
Listen live Mondays from 7pm to 9pm on 103.3 FM KSCU Santa Clara, or live online at http://www.kscu.org/
Geek Talk
Caleb and Joe played some Battleborn beta
Jason watched some Miitomo, My Hero Academia, and rekindled his excitement(?) for I, Zombie again.
Watch Party –
Daredevil Season 2 Episode 3.
New Releases
In Theaters:
- Elvis and Nixon – On a December morning in 1970, the King of Rock ’n Roll, Elvis Presley (Michael Shannon) showed up on the lawn of the White House to request a meeting with the most powerful man in the world, President Nixon (Kevin Spacey). This is the untold true story behind this revealing, yet humorous moment in the Oval Office forever immortalized in the most requested photograph in the National Archives.
- The Huntsman Winter’s War – Long before the evil Queen Ravenna (Charlize Theron) was thought vanquished by Snow White’s blade, she watched silently as her sister, Freya (Emily Blunt), suffered a heartbreaking betrayal and fled their kingdom. With Freya’s ability to freeze any enemy, the young ice queen has spent decades in a remote wintry palace raising a legion of deadly huntsmen—including Eric (Chris Hemsworth) and warrior Sara (Jessica Chastain)—only to find that her prized two defied her one demand: Forever harden your hearts to love. When Freya learns of her sister’s demise, she summons her remaining soldiers to bring the Magic Mirror home to the only sorceress left who can harness its power.
- The Meddler – With a new iPhone, an apartment near the Grove, and a comfortable bank account left to her by her beloved late husband, Marnie Minervini (Susan Sarandon) has happily relocated from New Jersey to LosAngeles to be near her daughter Lori (Rose Byrne), a successful (but still single) screenwriter, and smother her with motherly love. But when the dozens of texts, unexpected visits, and conversations dominated by unsolicited advice force Lori to draw strict personal boundaries, Marnie finds ways to channel her eternal optimism and forceful generosity to change the lives of others – as well as her own – and find a new purpose in life.
- Men & Chicken – A pair of socially-challenged siblings (Mads Mikkelsen and David Dencik) discover they are adopted half-brothers in their late father’s videotaped will. Their journey in search of their true father takes them to the small, insular Danish island of Ork, where they stumble upon three additional half-brothers-each also sporting hereditary harelips and lunatic tendencies-living in a dilapidated mansion overrun by barn animals. Initially unwelcome by their newfound kin, the two visitors stubbornly wear them down until they’re reluctantly invited to stay. As the misfit bunch get to know each other, they unwittingly uncover a deep family secret that ultimately binds them together.
Music:
- Konono No.1 Meets Batida by Konono No. 1 – The Congolese band worked with producer Batida for its fifth full-length release.
Video Games:
Star Fox Zero Releases April 22, 2016 WIIU
Star Fox Guard Releases April 22, 2016 WIIU
Lumo Coming Apr 22, 2016 PS4, XONE, VITA, PC, MAC, LNX
DVD/Blu-ray:
- The Revenant – Blu/DVD – The multi-oscar winning film that brings the novelization of frontiersman Hugh Glass’ life to the big screen in spectacular fashion. It also brought a long awaited oscar for Leonardo DiCaprio
- The Lady in the Van – Blu/DVD – A big screen adaptation of a stage play by the same name. The story covers the 15 year relationship between a property owner and the homeless woman who lived in a van on his property.
- 50 Shades of Black – Blu/DVD – This movie is a parody of 50 Shades of Grey … not much more to say about it.
- Ip Man 3 – Blu/DVD – The third installment of this ground breaking martial arts franchise. This one Ip must stop a gang from taking over his city.
Comics:
DC
- The Flash #50 – The Fastest Man Alive must out wit the police, and the sinister Rogues which are manipulating them in order to recover the trust of the people of Central City.
Marvel
- Spider-Man/Deadpool #4 – Spidy agrees to hang out with Deadpool, while not assignment. Things become more interesting when it turns out Spidy’s date has a history with Deadpool’s wife, Shiklah, Queen of Monster Metropolis.
Dark Horse
- Dept.H #1 – Mia has been sent to investigate trouble on a deep sea research facility. The deeper she goes, the more tangled and dangerous the investigation becomes.
Image
- East of West #25 – This issue closes out year two of the series, and does not let up on that accelerator.
IDW
- Back to the Future #7 – Just who exactly is Doc Brown. Even Doc himself is becoming confused. The “Continuum Conundrum” is throwing everything helter skelter.
Wow Cool Recommends!
- Karnak #3
- Jonesy #3
- Mirror #3
- Kramers Ergot #9 is certainly the big indie anthology of the month – Megg & Mogg In Amsterdam (And Other Stories) by Simon Hanselmann is also a very hot book.
- From AltComics & Press Gang: Corey Lewis’ Sun Bakery w/ Jim Mahfood & Paul Pope variant covers
- The Inexplicable Hawd Tales #2 will be out from AltComics & Revival House Press
News
Joe:
- PREPARE FOR PREDATOR VS. JUDGE DREDD VS. ALIENS THIS SUMMER
- JUMANJI REMAKE EYEING THE ROCK AND KEVIN HART
- This Day in History
Caleb:
- Lytro is taking a new direction with their unique cameras
- A way to use rain to generate power on solar panels
- Mark Hamill spills some beans about the upcoming The Killing Joke animated film
Jason: