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Hoptimus
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Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
Hoptimus is joined by Tony to talk about the 1995 film Johnny Mnemonic. A film that was perhaps too ahead of its time. Megacorps running the world. Enhanced humans who can carry data in their brains?…
District 9
Hoptimus is joined by Tony from Tonys Tall Tales to breakdown the 2009 Sci Fi film District 9 by Neil Blomkamp. Was District 9 originally a HALO film? Who are the Prawns? Why is the MNU such a…
Elysium (2013)
Hoptimus is joined by the amazing TONY from Tonys Tall Tales to discuss the 2013 Dystopian Sci Fi action film ELYSIUM. The film was the follow up film from Neil Bloomkamp who came off the amazing…
Blade Runner: Final Cut
Hoptimus has finally done it. We have made it to BLADE RUNNER. My favorite film of all time and the inspiration for the entire RFC show idea. Joined by the Six Button Samurai from OGIH to break down…
Bubblegum Crisis Deep Dive and Discussion
Hoptimus is joined for a deep dive on all things BubbleGum Crisis with the legendary Bryant Shiu (Mecha 8 at https://www.megascifi.com/ ). We break down why this OVA was so good and get into details…
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985)
Hoptimus is joined by the almighty Andrew to once again get into some anime. This time the seminal 1985 Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam. The sequel to the original Gundam 0079 by Yoshiyuki Tomino. This time…
Macross: Do You Remember Love (1984)
Hoptimus is joined by special guests Tom Bateman and Andrew Knyte to discuss the 1984 Anime masterpiece Macross Do You Remember Love. We break down the impact of the movie, designs and updates. The…
Oblivion (Tom Cruise, 2013)
Hoptimus is joined by Tony to go all in on the 2013 Sci Fi film OBLIVION. The film stars TOM CRUISE and MORGAN FREEMAN and is directed by Joseph Kosinski (TRON LEGACY,Top Gun Maverick). What kind…
Godzilla Minus One (2023)
Hoptimus is joined by the SIX BUTTON SAMURAI of Oh God it Hz fame to discuss the 2023 film- GODZILLA MINUS ONE! We talk about how great this film is in the overall Godzilla series and its cultural…
12 Monkeys (1995)
Hoptimus is joined on the RFC by Charie aka Triple C one of the co founders of RRN talk about the 1995 film 12 Monkeys. Why is this film so frequently discussed and argued about?! Who are the 12…
The Warriors (1979)
CAN YOU DIG IT?!?! Hoptimus is joined by Fenrir from theadultgamer.com to discuss the 1979 film “The Warriors”. We break down the basics of the film, the music, the actors, the fight scenes & the…
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Hoptimus is joined by SixButtonSamurai again to talk about the TERMINATOR universe. This time to talk about one of the biggest summer blockbusters ever T2 Judgement Day. Why did it take so long for…
Terminator (1984)
Hoptimus is joined by the legendary Six Button Samurai from OH GOD IT HZ fame. We break down the seminal 1984 Sci Fi thriller TERMINATOR by director James Cameron. This was the film that really broke…
Macross II & Animeigo w/ Robert Woodhead
Hoptimus is joined once again by the legendary anime pioneer Robert Woodhead the founder of ANIMEIGO to talk about the recent Macross 2 kickstarter success and what that process was like. We break…
V for Vendetta
Hoptimus is joined by Zen to dig into the dystopian action film V for Vendetta. What is V? But who was he really? What was he like? We are told to remember the idea, not the man, because a man can…
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000)
Hoptimus sits down with Keeltrocity of the RUMINATIONS OF REDRUM show on RRN to talk about Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust. We break down why this early 2000’s anime is very important to horror and sci-fi…
Tron
RFC goes into the history of TRON with special guest TONY (Tony’s Tall Tales RRN). We break down the original film,its influence and its legacy. The video games and spin offs and then the brilliant…
Metro 2033 Trilogy
Hoptimus is joined by Fenrir765 his co-host from the TAG Cast(theadultgamer.com) to talk about the METRO 2033 Trilogy of games and its source material. Why is the series so good? Is it an action…
The Robotech Novels
Hoptimus is joined by John, who runs the www.robotechnovels.com page! A fan of the ROBOTECH Novels who has interviewed the original writers. John has a petition to get the original novels back in…
Predator (1987)
Hoptimus is joined by BDaddyK from theadultgamer.com to talk about the Sci-fi action horror classic PREDATOR. An early role for Arnold Schwarzenegger that catapulted him to action star status! It was…
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