Geekfest Rants

It's time to go behind the scenes of Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back with the Director of Fan Relations Craig Miller's book, Star Wars Memories. Join Carlos at GeekFest Rants as he reviews and highlights some of the best unknown stories from both the films and the many...

What happens when you sometimes rewatch a comedy 30 or 40 years later? Perhaps with a younger audience. Do the jokes still hold up? Can some of those jokes now be considered offensive or insensitive? Do social and/or moral norms change through the years? Or do we, as the audience,...

It's time to break out the X-Acto knife, the Dremel, the Crazy Glue, the Testor paints, and the Milliput. Join us today at GeekFest Rants as Carlos discusses his attempts at custom Kenner Star Wars figures creating. We'll cover some of the easiest figures to customize like X-Wing Luke(without helmet),...

As we near the 2020 Presidential election, join Carlos today at GeekFest Rants as he recommends a number of films(and a TV show) to prep you for the issues that dominate this historic election. The films included are, All the President's Men, The Manchurian Candidate, The Handmaid's Tale(TV show), The...

If you love trippy sci-fi shows, this is your lucky day. Today on GeekFest Rants join Carlos as he reviews two fantastic new sci-fi show that just concluded on streaming services. One is Devs, from the mind of Ex Machina's Alex Garland. This one is about determinism vs. free will...

Let's take one final trip to the world of Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker. Join Carlos today at GeekFest Rants as he reviews the movie adaptation novel version of the last chapter of the Skywalker saga. How much more does this book add to the existing film? Does...

Today we take a pause from our usual geek topics to look back at how this show started. Join Carlos as we celebrate our 10th Anniversary of GeekFest Rants. We'll take a peek behind the curtain to see how the show was inspired and formed, who our past co-hosts have...

Are you a Star Wars poster collector? Today on GeekFest Rants we have some Star Wars poster you might not have see before. Join Carlos on this video presentation as he searches for the strangest international original trilogy Star Wars posters. From the easily recognizable ones to the outright bizarre...

If you like weird, mind-bending films, this is your lucky day. Join Carlos today at GeekFest Rants as he discusses the films Vivarium and Color Out of Space. Both films seem to be flying under the radar but you can find them on Amazon Prime and/or Netflix DVDs. They are...

Time to go down the Kenner Star Wars action figure collecting rabbit hole. If you are a hardcore Kenner Star Wars action figure collector, sooner or later you will encounter the Repro battle lines being drawn. Join Carlos today on GeekFest Rants as he chronicles the latest skirmish in the...

Do you enjoy behind the scenes making-of movie books? Well, we have a fantastic one here for you. Join Carlos today on GeekFest Rants as he reviews J. W. Rinzler's The Making of Planet of the Apes. This could very well be the definitive Apes making-of book. He'll also go...

Have you ordered your Tesla flying car yet? Oh, wait, they don't exist yet? Darn, we have been waiting for flying cars for so long. Join Carlos today on GeekFest Rants as we look at different film versions of what a flying car society would look like. From Blade Runner...

What happens when an artist branches out to a different medium? Sometimes it's fantastic and sometimes you get a celebrity music album. Today on GeekFest Rants Carlos will explore the phenomenon of the Celebrity Album. From the train wrecks , to the hits, to the personal guilty pleasure favorites. Have...

Have you ever seen the classic Disney film, Song of the South? Probably not. What made Disney pull this film from rotation and bury it in their vault? What makes this film so offensive today? Or was it always offensive? Then we take a look at the racially explosive masterpiece,...

In 1983 William Peter Blatty wrote Legion, his sequel to the Exorcist, but not until 1990 did we get to see his film version of that book. But was it truly his version of the book? Join Carlos on GeekFest Rants as he examines the book, and Director's Cut. We'll...