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The 602 Club: A Geekery Speakeasy

Aug 6, 2016

Jason Bourne.

In 2002, Doug Liman and Matt Damon brought Robert Ludlum’s spy thriller, The Bourne Identity to the silver screen and every few years after that, a successive story in Ludlum’s trilogy would find it’s way to theaters. Starting in 2012, the movie team ran out of Ludlum’s books and have been crafting...


Jul 30, 2016

The Avengers.

When Marvel released Iron Man in 2008 it started on an epic experiment of bringing a comic book universe to life, in which each film would build on a common story but also tell it’s own story culminating in a conclusion film for the different phases of the storyline.

In this episode of The 602 Club host...


Jul 23, 2016

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

In the summer of 2000 J.K. Rowling delighted her fans by releasing the longest book in the Harry Potter series to date, which meant as the films reached the fourth installment, a lot of choices had to be made as to what they could leave out and still tell the story well.

In this...


Jul 16, 2016

Superman.

There are very few things that remain popular for 75 years, that are able to worm their way into the zeitgeist of the entire world so that no matter where you are there will be two things someone there will know, the symbol of the cross and the shield of the House of El.

In this episode of The 602 Club host...


Jul 9, 2016

The Last Starfighter.

The 1980s saw a boom in films that would go on to become cult classics with The Princess Bride, Highlander, Spaceballs and so many others capturing hearts when they came out, but more importantly finding an audience in the new home release market.

In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew...