Polygon: All Posts by Dave Schillinghttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/42931/favicon.ico2021-12-01T19:00:00-05:00https://www.polygon.com/authors/dave-schilling/rss2021-12-01T19:00:00-05:002021-12-01T19:00:00-05:00Star Trek: First Contact is a meta movie about the creation of the Trek franchise
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<p>John Hodgman joins the Galaxy Brains podcast to explain</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/2021/12/1/22810159/the-25th-anniversary-of-star-trek-first-contact-galaxy-brainsDave Schilling2021-11-21T10:30:00-05:002021-11-21T10:30:00-05:00Ghostbusters: Afterlife director Jason Reitman crossed the streams of reality and sequel lore
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<p>Jason Reitman, son of a Ghostbuster, on making a sequel about the daughter of a Ghostbuster</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/interviews/22792218/ghostbusters-afterlife-casting-story-interview-jason-reitmanDave Schilling2021-11-20T10:30:00-05:002021-11-20T10:30:00-05:00We asked Dan Aykroyd to explain the origins of Ghostbusters’ ghost lore
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<p>Ray Stanz himself answers our burning questions</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/22792064/dan-aykroyd-ghostbusters-interview-galaxy-brainsDave Schilling2021-11-16T00:02:00-05:002021-11-16T00:02:00-05:00The Eternals is Marvel’s Superman movie
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<p>Galaxy Brains considers the new epic as a gentle satire with our own Susana Polo</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/22778781/eternals-superman-marvel-vs-dc-moviesDave Schilling2021-11-05T10:35:29-04:002021-11-05T10:35:29-04:00Suspiria was a perfect horror film not once but twice
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<p>AEW superstar Ruby Soho steps into the Galaxy Brains ring to break down this horror classic. </p>
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https://www.polygon.com/22765138/suspiria-was-a-perfect-horror-film-galaxy-brainsDave Schilling2021-10-29T16:09:15-04:002021-10-29T16:09:15-04:00Michael Myers is a stand-in for toxic something
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<p>This week’s Galaxy Brains considers the true meaning of the Shape. </p>
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https://www.polygon.com/2021/10/29/22752874/michael-myers-identity-halloween-movies-meaning-galaxy-brainsDave Schilling2021-10-24T09:36:00-04:002021-10-24T09:36:00-04:00David Lynch’s Dune bombed, but was actually foundational
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<p>Galaxy Brains debates the past with Dune 2021 actor David Dastmalchian</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/22738264/dune-david-lynch-explained-galaxy-brains-podcastDave Schilling2021-10-14T15:31:41-04:002021-10-14T15:31:41-04:00Paul F. Tompkins helps us ask: Who should be the next James Bond?
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<p>Consider the merits of a soft 007 </p>
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https://www.polygon.com/entertainment/22726683/new-james-bond-after-daniel-craig-no-time-to-die-galaxy-brains-podcastDave Schilling2021-10-11T10:29:42-04:002021-10-11T10:29:42-04:00No Time to Die ends Daniel Craig’s Bond run with an act of fate
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<p>Ian Fleming never went there, but the precedence of Casino Royale and Skyfall demanded it</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/22720592/no-time-to-die-ending-james-bond-daniel-craig-moviesDave Schilling2021-10-01T12:21:46-04:002021-10-01T12:21:46-04:00What’s the deal with Seinfeld? It was all in Jerry’s mind.
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<p>The classic sitcom just dropped on Netflix, forcing us to consider what was really going on</p>
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