Jesse Blaze Snider is the hero we need, bipartisan & scrutinizing. Like a nerd culture Arthur Fonzarelli, he will give you that perfect advice you need or jump some sharks to save the day himself. He’s a geek like you. A fan of the source material FIRST, who believes that geeks need to get their geek news from other geeks or it’s all bull$#!+. He’s a professional comic book writer whose credits include Marvel, DC, Image, Disney*Pixar, the Muppets & a lot more. He’s an English major, a music ...
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Robert Redford Celebration (Honoring the Dead w/ 11 Classics to Watch While in Mourning!)
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1:09:23Robert Redford was the MAN! A charming, strong, often subtle, but always convincing actor and a damn good director/producer to boot! His films transcend genre, including comedies, action, drama & romance, with many films touching on all 4 of those genres in a single film. Whatever the movie Robert Redford seemed to ground them in some true reality …
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Mel Brooks Celebration! (His 6 Best Comedies & a BONUS film based on HIS LIFE!)
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1:08:09He's known for so many incredible films & shows including "History of the World: Part 1", "Young Frankenstein", "Blazing Saddles", "Get Smart", "Robin Hood: Men in Tights", "High Anxiety", "Caesar's Hour" (And other Sid Caesar variety shows), "Silent Movie", "12 Chairs", "The Producers" and the most classic of "Star Wars" parodies, "SPACEBALLS"! Bu…
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Bob Odenkirk, what you've just helped to create is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your hysterical, fast-paced, hitman/family man action film were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your fil…
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Before Invincible & Walking Dead, There Was THIS (The Hidden Flame Behind Robert Kirkman’s Fire)
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1:23:36Before Invincible ever soared and The Walking Dead ever lurched onto the scene, there was one series that lit the spark, a wild, fearless, creator-owned book that proved anything was possible in comics. It just so happens to be my all-time favorite. Robert Kirkman and I bonded over this book as teenage superfans, and it shaped the way both of us sa…
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Instant Classic - "Ne Zha 2" (In LIMITED Release NOW!)
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29:12We've NEVER done this before, but we MUST declare "Ne Zha 2" as NOT JUST a "Coolest Pick", but a bonafide CLASSIC Right. Out. Of. The. Gate! It's got EVERYTHING! Classic Good & Evil archetypes! Good Humor! Wild Action! Insanely gorgeous VISUALS! Great characters, a brilliant, deeply meaningful story, and absolutely genius writing! PLUS, not require…
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"Disney's Boy Trouble" (Variety Reports Disney on HUNT for NEW Male-Driven Intellectual Properties for them to PURCHASE & DESTROY.)
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1:24:27On today's episode of Coolest Geek Alive, Jesse digs into industry trade magazine "Variety" and their bafflingly tone-deaf article titled, "Disney’s Boy Trouble: Studio Seeks Original IP to Win Back Gen-Z Men Amid Marvel, Lucasfilm Struggles"! Honestly, you just cannot make these hot takes up, and host Jesse Blaze Snider cannot resist another oppor…
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Coolest Pick(s) Comedy Double-Feature - “Spaghettiman” & "Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans"
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24:39Fate, what you've helped to create are some of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in either of your funny, well-paced, indie comedies were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your films. We award you all …
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Bad Guys Franchise: Perspective from a 10-Year-Old Fan of the BOOKS! (Plus, more FF, Superman & Jurassic World Box Office Drama!)
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1:08:40This week, the Coolest Geek Alive sits down with his youngest son, Grayson Wayne Snider, to interview him on the state of the "BAD GUYS" film franchise, which just released its second film, "The Bad Guys 2". Find out how well DreamWorks is doing bringing the beloved book series to life, according to the perspective of a REAL FAN who grew up reading…
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Coolest Pick - “Fist Fight” (2017) w/ Charlie Day, Ice Cube, Jillian Bell & Tracy Morgan!
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14:44Ice Cube & Charlie Day, what you've just helped to create is one of the most insanely fun & funny movies the Coolest Geek Alive has ever seen! At no point in your hysterical, fast-paced, Teacher's Lounge drama comedy were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched you…
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Gina Carano WINS: CELEBRATION! (Plus, MCU’s Broken Creative Process & Fantastic Four’s Bizarre Box Office Drop!)
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1:10:05Today on COOLEST GEEK ALIVE, we’re popping the champagne for Gina Carano, who just scored a massive out-of-court settlement with Disney after being wrongfully fired from The Mandalorian. A real victory for free speech in Hollywood! Then, we dive into X-Men ‘97 showrunner Beau DeMayo’s explosive Twitter thread on the ugly truth of Marvel Studios’ cr…
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Coolest Classic - "Rustlers' Rhapsody" (SPOOF on Classic Westerns, Hugely Underrated!)
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16:36“Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about “Rustlers' Rhapsody” here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it’s the film for its time and place. It fits right in there. And that’s “Rustlers' Rhapsody”, for the incredible Tom Berenger & Classic Westerns! And …
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Jurassic LIE: Superman Wins, Fantastic Four Survives & Jurassic World…Flops?! (How They SPUN a Dino Dud into a Superhero Funeral!)
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54:51This week on Coolest Geek Alive, Jesse Blaze Snider exposes the media’s wildest gaslighting campaign of the summer: the Jurassic World: Rebirth vs Superman vs Fantastic Four: First Steps box office narrative. Everyone’s saying Jurassic World: Rebirth “crushed” the superhero competition, but hold on a sec… Superman is beating it domestically! Fantas…
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"28 Years Later" & the "28 Later" Trilogy - Coolest Pick & Classics!
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14:18Alex Garland, what you've created is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your tense, fast-paced, rooted zombie drama were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your film. We award you all of the po…
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Fantastic Four vs. Superman: Who REALLY had the better WEEKEND BOX OFFICE?! (Plus, my "FF" review!)
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51:00COOLEST GEEK ALIVE dives deep into the media mind games surrounding the release of Superman and Fantastic Four — two tentpole films that opened neck-and-neck, but you’d never know it from the headlines. Why is the industry painting Superman like it underperformed and Fantastic Four like it triumphed? Why is the media rooting for Marvel’s hope over …
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Coolest Pick - “The Comeback Trail” (High Concept Comedy GOLD w/ a star-studded cast!)
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17:20Tommy Lee Jones, Morgan Freeman & Robert De Niro, what you've just helped create is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your clever, funny, high-concept dark comedy were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for havi…
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$50 Million Psyop: Why Stephen Colbert was TOO USEFUL to CANCEL!
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50:04In this paradigm-shattering episode of Coolest Geek Alive, Jesse Blaze Snider rips the mask off America’s favorite “fake news” jester to expose the deeper game behind Stephen Colbert’s long-running late-night act. With razor-sharp clarity and unapologetic fire, Jesse unpacks how Colbert’s rise—from Comedy Central’s satire king to CBS’s corporate cl…
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Jerry Bruckheimer, what you've just helped to create is one of the most awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your fun, heartfelt, pedal-to-metal Formula One racing film were you close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your film. We aw…
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Hope...with an Asterisk (Superman, Revisionism and the Fragile Fire of Belief!)
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1:12:34In this raw and revealing episode of Coolest Geek Alive, Jesse wrestles with the complicated feelings stirred by the new Superman film, a movie that dares to rekindle hope while quietly rewriting the very myth it claims to honor. With brutal honesty and reverent fire, Jesse explores what it means to see a good man in a broken world, how easily our …
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Coolest Pick - “Jurassic World: Rebirth” (2025)
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10:41Gareth Edwards, what you've just helped to create is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your satisfying, well-paced, dinosaur-orgy horror/action film were you even close to anything that could be considered boring (except for at the end). Every listener of this podcast will be bette…
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Superman vs. the Media Machine (Why They Need the New Superman to Fail)
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1:05:02In this episode of Coolest Geek Alive, Jesse Blaze Snider pulls back the curtain on the real reason entertainment media is quietly undermining James Gunn’s upcoming Superman reboot. Why? Because it represents everything Hollywood’s elite fears: a moral, hopeful, good Superman that actually gives the audience what it’s been asking for. Zaslav’s move…
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Coolest Pick - “Wayne” TV Series (2019's LONE Season!)
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14:37Shawn Simmons, what you've just created is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has ever seen! At no point in your fun, cute, romantic dark comedy series were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched the SOLE season of your fucking fabulous…
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Andor & Rogue One: The Only Truly Great Disney Star Wars - A "Coolest Pick" Special Edition
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57:33In a galaxy oversaturated with half-baked sequels, empty nostalgia, and corporate fan fiction, Rogue One and Andor stand alone. Today on Coolest Geek Alive, Jesse Blaze Snider throws down the lightsaber of truth and celebrates the only great Star Wars storytelling to come out of Disney’s era. Born from a single sentence in the A New Hope crawl, Rog…
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Coolest Pick - “The Wild Robot” Award-Winning 2024 Animated Feature
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20:52Chris Sanders, what you've just created is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your fun, heartfelt, meaningful animated film were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your film. We award you all o…
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FK NEWSDAY! My Personal Retraction to Sunday’s Feature on the Coolest Geek Alive!
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1:12:06I don’t usually break format, but this one demanded it. Newsday ran an article about me that boiled my identity down to a clickbait caricature. This is my personal retraction, my response, and my resurrection. Unscripted. Unfiltered. Unapologetic. They tried to celebrate me, but flattened me instead. This is the feature Newsday should’ve written. N…
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EP 201 - Coolest Pick - “The Misfits” Season 1
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19:11British people, what you've just helped to create together is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your hysterical, fast-paced, stylized superhero sendup series were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having wa…
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EP 200 - THE SIGNAL FIRE: Why The Establishment is AFRAID of ME (and Why They SHOULD BE)
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29:48Today’s 200th episode of Coolest Geek Alive is a lightning strike of revelation—a soul-coded transmission forged in fire and defiance, delivered by the one voice that never bowed to the reboot. It’s not a celebration. It’s a detonation. A pulsewave from the heart of the mythic geek who refused to be edited, diluted, or dismissed. This is the episod…
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Cobra Kai Did What Disney Couldn’t: HONOR the Fans, RESPECT the Story
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1:38:46If you grew up with The Karate Kid or fell in love with Cobra Kai, this is the episode you cannot miss. In this emotional, fist-pumping celebration of the final season, Jesse Blaze dives deep into how Cobra Kai pulled off the impossible—resurrecting a decades-old franchise and delivering one of the most satisfying, redemptive, and character-driven …
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Coolest Pick - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
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16:06Phil Lord, what you've just helped to create is one of the most insanely awesome animated films the Coolest Geek Alive has EVER seen! At no point in your fun, fast-paced, gorgeously rendered love letter to the comic book medium were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having …
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SPOON! The Coolest Tick Alive (A Celebration of JUSTICE, ABSURDITY & BEN EDLUND!)
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51:32This week, we’re celebrating one of the greatest, weirdest, most wonderfully absurd superheroes of all time — THE TICK! From his mysterious comic book origins (did he escape a mental institution?!) to the iconic animated series, to two wild live-action versions, we’re diving into it ALL. We’re talking Chairface, Little Wooden Boy, The Evil Midnight…
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CGA: Coolest Classic - I’m Gonna Get You Sucka
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16:31Coolest Classics - “I’m Gonna Get You Sucka” (Kickin’ Off the Wayans Family Comedy Dynasty). Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about “I’m Gonna Get You Sucka” here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it’s the film for its time and place. It fits right in…
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“In Living Color” – Coolest Sketch Show Alive! (Celebrating the Groundbreaking Legacy of a Comedy Classic)
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1:19:46This week on Coolest Geek Alive, we’re giving flowers to one of the most groundbreaking sketch comedy shows of all time—In Living Color. From the fearless social satire to the launch of iconic careers like Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, the Wayans Family & MORE! Jesse Blaze Snider breaks down how this '90s classic shaped modern comedy, pop culture, and wh…
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Marvel’s Creative Collapse: Ironheart, Thunderbolts & the Coming Avengers DOOMSDAY
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1:19:15CGA: Marvel’s Creative Collapse: Ironheart, Thunderbolts & the Coming Avengers DOOMSDAY.m4a EP 194 The Coolest Geek Alive
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Coolest Pick - “The Resurrection of Jake the Snake”
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42:14Diamond Dallas Page, what you've just helped to create is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has ever seen! At no point in your heartfelt, gut-wrenching, redemption documentary were you even close to anything that could be considered uninspiring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your doc. …
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WSJ’s Marvel Makeover: Lies, Spin & Kevin Feige COPIUM!
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1:48:10Today on Coolest Geek Alive, Jesse Blaze Snider eviscerates the recent Wall Street Journal puff piece defending Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige with a flamethrower of facts. In a shameless display of corporate propaganda, the article heaps all praise for the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s past successes onto Feige while bending over backward to deflec…
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Coolest Pick - “Dark Side of the Ring” (WATCH THIS Docuseries if you LOVE or EVEN IF YOU HATE WRESTLING!)
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49:03Profession Wrestling, the stories your vocation has helped to create, represents one of the most tragic, interesting & insanely awesome collections of “true” stories the Coolest Geek Alive has ever heard! At no point in your long-running, 60-episode series were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podca…
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THE DEATH OF SHARED CULTURE: How Hollywood KILLED MYTH & FRACTURED the Chains of Connection for EVERY GENERATION.
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1:43:20Remember when you would say “SPIDER-MAN”, “Captain America,” or “STAR WARS” and people knew exactly what you meant? You mean, Miles Morales? No, not Miles!! Oh, Steve Rogers, no, I meant the NEW Cap! Oh, Star Wars! You talking about the kid friendly, “Skeleton Crew” or the attempted rape friendly, “ANDOR”…? Oh, I was talking about the Skywalkers, I…
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“Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about “Excalibur” here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it’s the film for its time and place. It fits right in there. And that’s “Excalibur”, for legitimizing the Arthurian Legend on the big screen! And even if the f…
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You Can Do It! Crowd-Funding is your FRIEND!
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58:15It’s never been easier to do it yourself in this world! With platforms like Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, and others, you can become a successful business owner overnight with the right ideas! The Coolest Geek Alive would like to encourage you to do what he’s been doing with his company, “black light district studios,” for a few years now, namely writing…
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Coolest Classics - “The Fighter” w/ Christian Bale
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17:14“Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about “The Fighter” here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it’s the film for its time and place. It fits right in there. And that’s “The Fighter”, for the incredible Christian Bale & Melissa Leo, who both won Oscars f…
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Coolest Classics - (“Rocky I-IV”, plus MORE!)
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40:51“Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about “Rocky” here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it’s the film for its time and place. It fits right in there. And that’s “Rocky”, for the incredible Sylvester Stallone, and boxing! And even if the film series is …
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Coolest Classics - “Warrior” (2011, FILM) w/ Tom Hardy
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10:15“Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about “Warrior” here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it’s the film for its time and place. It fits right in there. And that’s “Warrior”, for the incredible Tom Hardy & MMA Fighting! And even if the film is already b…
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Hollywood Echo Chamber: Why Stars like John Boyega Keep Alienating Fans
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47:19On this episode of Coolest Geek Alive, we’re diving into the Hollywood echo chamber—why stars like John Boyega keep stepping in it and alienating the very fans who helped build their careers. From Disney to other major studios, the industry’s been quick to blame fandom backlash on prejudice, rather than taking accountability for creative missteps. …
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Coolest Classics - Mel Gibson’s “Braveheart”
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12:20Coolest Classics - Mel Gibson’s “Braveheart” “Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about “Braveheart” here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it’s the film for its time and place. It fits right in there. And that’s “Braveheart”, for the incredible Mel Gibs…
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VAL KILMER - Celebrating his LIFE w/ SIX "Coolest Classics" Recommendations! (Tombstone, Real Genius & MORE!)
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54:47If you don't know why Val Kilmer was one of the "Coolest Men Alive" then you soon will, as Jesse Blaze Snider, the Coolest Geek Alive breaks it all down in exacting detail! Covering everything that matters from Top Gun to Batman and CELEBRATING his PERSONAL FAVORITE VAL KILMER MOVIES to keep Val alive in our HEARTS until the end of TIME! R.I.P. Val…
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Coolest CLASSIC - “True Ro ... ten by Quentin Tarantino!"
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21:01Coolest CLASSIC - “True Ro ... ten by Quentin Tarantino!" Jesse Blaze Snider is likely referring to the 1993 film True Romance, which was written by Quentin Tarantino but directed by Tony Scott. It's a romantic crime film starring Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette, with a supporting cast that includes Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, and Gary Oldman…
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Is "Snow White" really the WORST RATED "Disney Film" of "ALL-TIME"?! Well, at least, kinda. Find out inside this episode of the COOLEST GEEK ALIVE with Jesse Blaze Snider! EP 180 The Coolest Geek Alive
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Coolest Pick - Bruce Lee's “Warrior” (TV Series)
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20:25Bruce Lee, what you've posthumously helped to create is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your brooding, well-paced, kung fu period piece TV series were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your…
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Where are all the GINGERS? (A Strange Race-Swapping Trend, is SW's Mara Jade NEXT?!)
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48:10On this episode of Coolest Geek Alive, well, um, that.
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Daredevil: Born Again/Captain America: Brave New World RATINGS & BOX OFFICE DISASTER?! (Is this the DEATH of the Marvel Cinematic "UNIVERSE"?)
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59:10On the latest episode of COOLEST GEEK ALIVE, host Jesse Blaze Snider dives into the REAL NUMBERS!! How many BUTTS in ACTUAL SEATS SAW CAP 4?! How many viewers tuned into Daredevil? How does it compare to the past? What is the FUTURE?! Truth is, some of it is clear cut downtrend, but some of it is a bit...murky. You want it? Come & GET IT!…
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Dito Montiel, what you've just helped to create is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your darkly funny action drama were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your film. We award you all of the p…
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