Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical. Movies, television, theatre, events, books, comics, humans, toys, Things, mathoms and oojahs! Rob Jan with Megan McKeough. The intro and outro theme is Soft Illusion and was generously provided by Andras. https://andras.bandcamp.com/track/soft-illusion
We go MIFFING again, pulling focus on works from the 2026 Melbourne International Film Fesitval we've seen, including: CHRONOVISOR, REPLICA, MUM-I'M ALIEN PREGNANT, CROCODILE, GHOST IN THE CELL, and YESTERDAY ISLAND.
Further inspired by Nolan's ODYSSEY we voyage to Director Mario Camerini's 1954 movie Ulysses, and check out trailers and Hall H announcements from the San Diego Comic Convention, 2026.
We take the scenic route Homer through the Greek Islands with Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY and a goatskin full of other screen adaptations of the iconic epic poem.
As is our annual tradition (since 1994), we scry the screen of the 2026 Melbourne International Film Festival with the Zero-G Genre Filter. See Zero-G's Facebook page for written film pick lists. https://www.facebook.com/ZeroGRadio/
We bravely wade out into Season 1 of the comedy/horror series WIDOW'S BAY (APPLE +) and shout "Booray! Ollywood" with Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda's new entry in the DESPICABLE ME/MINIONS saga MINIONS & MONSTERS! (IN CINEMAS)
We listen to Matt Dinniman's audiobook DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL (Also in print as an ACE BOOK, from PENGUIN), and seek "Truth, Justice, Whatever" with Director Craig Gillespie's new D.C.U movie, SUPERGIRL.
We go sailing some more through three decades of the TOY STORY toy box, with a googly eye to Director Andrew Stanton's newest entry in the saga, TOY STORY 5, now before us in cinemas.
Winter chills with Curry Barker's "Be careful what you wish for" movie OBSESSION (in cinemas now), Genki Kawamura's liminally loopy EXIT 8 (streaming for rent or purchase), and Kane Parsons' limitlessly liminal BACKROOMS.
Probing questions asked of occupants of interplanetary craft with Steven Spielberg's DISCLOSURE DAY, who you gonna call in DISPATCH the superhero workplace game (ADHOC STUDIOS) and we farewell genre author Jane Yolen.
Noir Way? YES Way for SPIDER-NOIR (AMAZON PRIME), genre pics from ABC CLASSIC'S ALL TIME GREATEST 100, and we farewell British Actor, Singer and Musician Anthony Stewart Head.