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

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. Make sure to check out the YouTube channel on Friday for an interview with Cheo Coker, the show runner for Marvel’s Luke Cage on Netflix! https://www.youtube.com/abouttoreview You can still vote for this podcast in the first ever Geek Awards that Renton City Comic Con is putting on! When you click this link -> Renton City Comic Con Geek Awards you can vote for this podcast in three different categories: * Question 8: “Favorite Northwest Podcast” = “About To Review” * Question 9: “GEEK OF THE YEAR from the Northwest” = “That Guy Named John from About To Review” * Question 10: “Where do you consume your geekdom information from?” = “About To Review podcast” If you want to support the show, there are now more options! * Click here for the – Amazon Wishlist. This list has a few items that would help out the studio. * Click here for the – Threadless Store. Pick up a T-Shirt or coffee mug to show your support! * Click here for the – PayPal Link. If you are feeling super generous and want to pitch in a dollar, great! Timecode breakdown: 0m:00s – 3m:30s: Intro 3m:30s – 27m:30s: Geek news Fox is getting closer to accepting Disney’s $71 billion dollar offer AMC is starting their own “Movie Pass” program (I called it) Jon Snow and Ygritte got married (AKA: Kit Harrington and Rose Leslie)   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 t...