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The Mechanic
Starring Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Tony Goldwyn, Donald Sutherland
Produced by Robert Chartoff, William Chartoff, Irwin Winkler, David Winkler
Written by Richard Wenk, Lewis John Carlino
Directed by Simon West
Maybe we really have no right to criticize Jason Statham for doing what he does time and time again in his films. After all, he seems infinitely bankable [...]

 

 PTG Episode 166 [67:33m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (197)

Originally posted at PrimeTimeGeek.com.
New year, new intro, new segments – welcome to Prime Time Geek, Year Three!
Contents of Episode 166, brought to you by Heroes Landing in Clermont, FL:

Thoughts on the casting of Anne Hathaway and Tom Hardy as Catwoman and Bane, respectively, in Christopher Nolan’s next Batman film adventure, “The Dark Knight Rises”
FIVE monthly [...]

The Green Hornet
Starring Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Cameron Diaz, Christoph Waltz
Produced by Neal H. Moritz
Written by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Directed by Michel Gondry
Well, there’s ONE thing this new film incarnation of “The Green Hornet” has in common with its predecessor, the 1960s TV show starring Van Williams and Bruce Lee:
Kato was the most entertaining part [...]

Well, that certainly wasn’t worth the wait.
For those who might have been paying attention, previews for Nicolas Cage’s foray into sword-and-supernatural period films, Season of the Witch, began appearing in theaters around this time LAST YEAR, as its distributor at the time, Lionsgate, had scheduled it for release in March, 2010. But five weeks before [...]

Though we won’t have a show this week, just wanted to send holiday greetings to everyone, and to share this classic scene, which I just finished watching for the third time on TBS’s 24 hours of “A Christmas Story”. Hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday, and we’ll see you back with new episodes [...]

 

 PTG Episode 164 [63:28m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (526)

Originally posted at PrimeTimeGeek.com.
Contents of PTG Episode 164:

Thoughts on Jon Favreau leaving behind directing duties on Iron Man 3, SyFy canceling Stargate Universe, and controversy surrounding the casting of Idris Elba as Heimdall in Thor;
Review of Tron: Legacy, starring Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, and Bruce Boxleitner; directed by Joseph Kosinski;
PTG Top Comic Picks [...]

 

 PTG Episode 162 [60:12m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (198)

Originally posted at PrimeTimeGeek.com.
Contents of PTG Episode 162:

Breakdown of the first OFFICIAL Thor movie trailer;
Review of Superman: Earth One graphic novel by J. Michael Stracyznski and Shane Davis;
“Smallville Smackdown”: Season 10 Episode 11 “Icarus”

And just in case you haven’t seen the “Thor” trailer yet, here the link (Marvel Studios is prohibiting embedding, apparently), so you [...]

 

 PTG Episode 158: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (199)

Originally posted at PrimeTimeGeek.com.
Contents of Episode 158:

Ranking the Harry Potter Series from worst to best;
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 REVIEW;
“Smallville Smackdown” – Season 10 Episode 9 “Patriot”, featuring special guest stars Alan Ritchson (Arthur “A.C.” Curry/Aquaman) and Michael Hogan (Slade Wilson).

Enjoy!

 

 PTG Episode 157: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (388)

Originally posted at PrimeTimeGeek.com.
In this second hour of Prime Time Geek featuring special guest co-host Comic Book Alex from Ghost Shadow Studio:

Thoughts on J. Michael Stracynzski’s sudden departure from Superman, Wonder Woman monthly comics to focus exclusively on the sequel to the Superman: Earth One original graphic novel;
Review of “Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam” [...]

 

 PTG Episode 153 [63:47m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (269)

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PTG Episode 153 is brought to you by Dinosaur World! The big day for the Talk Nerdy Show/Slacker and the Man field trip to that well-known prehistoric-themed attraction is tomorrow, and we’ll be there for a bit, taking pictures and maybe shooting a little video which we’ll of course post on our [...]