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Symptom 292: King Kong '76, Careful Man There's a Kong Here
May 30, 2023

So sickies, heres the kong. We all recorded a great episode. Then, Rage screwed up and deleted it. Then, Thomas and Scott had King Kong come through and wreck their lives. So, Rage went solo for this with the expectation theyd be added on. They coul

Symptom 291: Gamera, Space Monster! More Like Clip Monster
May 22, 2023

Ok, so we kinda stretched this one. This film was released in 1980, but was made in the 70s and still has the 70s vibe, so there. Anywhoooo, if you ever wanted to see a last ditch effort by a studio to revive a franchise using clip shows and popular, yet

Symptom 290: Hanuman v. the 7 Mighty Ultramen Brothers Missle Pants Energy Stars
May 13, 2023

Wow, with a title like that, how can you not watch? I have to wonder, do these titles sound good in the original language? Well, the films must have at the time. Listen in to find out why.

Symptom 289: Godzilla v. Hedorah, Go Planet!!
May 06, 2023

This might be the last Godzilla film with a message. Unfortunately, that message, warning about pollution, is lost with psychadelic footage, strange suits, and the occasional groovy dance scene. Yep, it’s Godzilla v. Hedorah. Or in the US, Godzilla v.

Monster May, 70s Style
May 06, 2023

Trippy footage, bad rubbery suits indicative of slashed budgets, and studios just not trying anymore beyond keeping the kid audience. Thats right, its kaiju movies of the 70s; all this month on Sci-Fi Malady.

Symptom 288: A Tale of Two Tropes: Zodiac Trope Force and Trope Eater
April 29, 2023

We hear a lot of complaints today about too many tropes, or tired tropes. Ironically, complaining about a trope is a trope unto itself. Seriously though, when is a trope too much, or just enough? Ruk and Rage discuss this comparing, unbiasedly, Zodiac

Symptom 287: Cyberpunk Edgerunners, So Edgy
April 17, 2023

Today we review the anime of the year, Netflixswait, anime of the year? I meanit was ok at times. It had some decent moments and the setting was great, but best of the year? That would take 50 Stretch Armstrongs. Lets dive into this one and see wh

Symptom 286: Psycho Pass
April 12, 2023

We keep doing these shows about society and free will, especially with AI. You sickies seeing a trend here? For this weeks episode, a really great anime which talks about all three things, anime style.

Symptom 285: Ghost in the Shell, My Consciousness is Trapped!
April 07, 2023

Can you believe we havent reviewed this yet? Can you believe we keep doing films about women and AI? Well, here we go again for this classic anime. Also, if the audio takes a hit at any point, blame it on Rage.

Anime April,...Again!
March 30, 2023

This was such a popular month that we just had to do it again. We will also be joined by Ruk again to cover some really great sci-fi anime. In a world of sci-fi anime, you can never have too much. So tune in this month for Anime April,…Again!