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The 602 Club: A Geekery Speakeasy

Aug 27, 2015

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.

As May 19th 2005 approached, Star Wars fans eagerly awaited what was believed to be the last film in the Saga. The end had come and the only question was whether it coould satisfy the imaginations of a generation. 

In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by Jedi...


Aug 20, 2015

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. 

The original television show The Man From U.N.C.L.E. ran for four seasons from 1964 to 1968 and was conceived of as James Bond on TV. It found a loyal following of fans and because of this had been in development for a feature film for over 20 years, finally finding it’s way to the silver...


Aug 15, 2015

Fantastic Four.

The Fantastic Four has had a rough time of it in the cinema. The first movie was released in 2005 and was met with a Rotten Tomatoes score of 27% and when The Silver Surfer was released in 2007 the reviews came in at 37%. Fast forward to 2015 and Fox has successfully handled the X-Men franchise and...


Aug 11, 2015

 

Christie Golden: Dark Disciple.

In this supplemental episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing and John Mills welcome author Christie Golden to talk about her book Star Wars: Dark Disciple. We discuss her Star Wars story, favorite characters, researching The Clone Wars, things that stood out to her, Obi-Wan, Yoda...


Aug 8, 2015

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation.

In 1996 Mission Impossible became the third highest grossing movie of the year which insured that there would be more impossible missions. Parts II, III and IV have all up the ante and continued to actually improve on the last. Can the fifth movie in the franchise continue that trend?