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Now Sixpeeting as guest host is film historian and film commentator Kryzstofer that 70s Guy! Andy Plex and 70s just got to see "Star Trek 4 : The Voyage Home" on the big screen with live Q and A with Sulu himself - George Takei! Join these two as they voyage into the depths of Star Trek's funniest and warmest installation - mining for lessons and rhetoric to take back to the present here in 2026! This film is celebrating its 40th anniversary and is just as timely as ever. Directed by Leonard Nimoy and reprising his role as the now freshly reborn Spock, this man has pulled incredible double duty. Why is this film so powerful? How was it responsible for widening the appeal of the franchise? Don't miss Andy and 70s account of George Takei's one hour long chat - where he got heavy about being interned after WW2 as a Japanese American! Why is Star Trek so sorely needed here in 2026? If we do not heed the lessons of the past, we are doomed to repeat. In an America threatened by Ice and political regress, we must all VOYAGE HOME to our true selves and reset if we are to make it to the final frontier and beyond! You'll have a WHALE of a good time! Also happy 60th Star Trek!

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Joining Andy Plex for his 5th episode of the show is filmmaker, commentator, film historian, and political activist Kryzstofer that 70s Guy! Back to talk about "Star Trek : The Motion Picture" (1979) on the franchise's 60th, these two warp away to look at why this film's lessons are beckoning right now as the world undergoes a consciousness shift. This pair believes this film's themes of love, communication, and understanding ourselves and the other are vital if humanity is going to boldly go into the next iteration. Kryzstofer and Andy are always in search of the meaning and lessons these films heed to help us in the now. What is this film asking of us? Why are its timeless morals so damn important at this very moment?
"Star Trek: The Motion Picture" not only solidified the future of Star Trek franchise, ushering in many more films and series, but secured itself in the pantheon of important science fiction.

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Audio engineer, podcaster, and cinephile Mike Lawhorn joins Andy Plex to discuss the misunderstood gem "The Apple" (1980). This episode joins the "Heretic" series to shed light on misunderstood films regarded initially as bad. The Cannon produced musical "The Apple" is finding its audience decades later. It is a rock opera that BITES TO THE CORE of issues such as fascism, police state, gender equality, and sexual preference intolerance. It is also a powerful allegory about the dark nature of absolute power and its imposition over the free will of the citizen. "The Apple" is also a funny and inventive genre bender. Touting an incredible soundtrack, stunning sets, wardrobe, and cinematography -- it is a must watch for cinephiles young and old!

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Returning The Andy Plex alumnus Ryan Grassmeyer is back to discuss "Home for the Holidays" (1995). Why does this film endure at 30? Why is it a Thanksgiving and holiday masterpiece? It marks Jodie Foster's sophomore directorial outing. After winning 2 acting oscars and now entering her 30s, Jodie looks to take on the rediscovering of ourselves into adulthood through the lens of returning home to our families at 30. Holy Hunter loses her job in Chicago and returns home to Baltimore for Thanksgiving. Her journey is personal yet one we all go through. At 100 mins, this film is lean and jam packed with family drama, dysfunction, laughs, and tear jerks. Thanksgiving doesn't have enough films about it, and this one may just take the cake...ah...Turkey.

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Sketch artist and Illustrator Shaun Stroup returns after "Return of the Living Podcast" to speak on his origin story as a drawer. Discovering cinema young, and then upon reading Alan Moore's "The Killing Joke," Shaun was inspired to jump into the scene. Shaun and Andy are collaborating on a comic book currently, but Shaun has produced and designed many drawings. He resides in San Diego and is active at conventions and has multiple published pieces in magazines and collections.

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