ATR #114 – ACE Comic Con and best of SIFF 2018

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This week’s episode features an interview with Gareb Shamus, the CEO of ACE Comic Con, as well as a breakdown of ACE which happened this past week in Seattle. After that we give our top 3 films from the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF). Joining me on this adventure is Tim Hall!

Tim and I talk about the panels, cosplay, and guests from ACE Comic Con, and then dive into our top picks from the recent Seattle International Film Festival 2018.
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Timecode breakdown:

0m:00s – 3m:30s: Intro
3m:30s – 27m:30s: Geek news
27m:30s – 46m:03s: Interview with Gareb Shamus, the CEO of ACE Universe (www.aceuniverse.com)
46m:03s -1h:33m: Discussion, review, and rating of ACE Comic Con (www.aceuniverse.com)
1h:33m – 1h:35m: Discussing our top three choices from the 2018 Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), starting from #3:
- Tim’s #3 pick: “Blindspotting” (IMDB.com/Blindspotting)
- John’s #3 pick: “Revenge” (IMDB.com/Revenge)
1h:35m – 1h:40m: Discussing our #2 picks from the 2018 Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF)
- Tim’s #2 pick: “Marlina and the murderer in four acts” (IMDB.com/Marlina)
- John’s #2 pick: “Blindspotting” (IMDB.com/Blindspotting)
1h:40m – 1h:50m: Discussing our #1 picks from the 2018 Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), AKA: Our best in show!
- Tim’s #1 pick: “Sorry To Bother You” (IMDB.com/SorryToBotherYou)
- John’s #1 pick: “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” (IMDB.com/WYBMN)
1h:50m – 1h:58m: Wrap up and upcoming projects

Thank you so much to Tim for coming by the studio and recording this episode! Make sure to listen and subscribe to Tim’s podcast “Made in the 80’s” which is linked below!

Guest info and social media handles:

Tim Hall: Film critic, lover of sci-fi, and all around great guy:
Twitter: @PeoplesCrtic
Instagram: @PeoplesCritic
Website: ThePeoplesCriticBlog.com
Podcast: Made in the 80’s podcast

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Audio editing, post production, and original theme song created by Damien Randle (Twitter: @DamienRandle) of Ill Mannered Media (Twitter: @IllManMedia)

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