Episodes

Landry Q. Walker is an author best known for his all ages comic books like "Batman: Brave and the Bold", "Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade" and original titles like "Little Gloomy". During this interview we talked about those,

Grab some coffee and get ready a super-sized episode! Mike Ward from "Should I See It" was in the studio to talk about "Good Time", "I TONYA", "Lady Bird", "The Post", "The Shape of Water", "Star Wars: The Last Jedi", and "The Florida Project"!

Live from the LA press day for the new show "Jean-Claude Van Johnson" starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, I was joined by the director Peter Atencio and also Phylicia Rashad who plays "Jane" in the series.

This week's episode with special guest Ryan Berkley has discussions about 2 different TV shows; "Jean-Claude Van Johnson" and "The Punisher", and then Ryan and John go into their comic book history as it relates to a 3 act structure.

Vashti Harrison is a filmmaker, author, and illustrator whose new book "Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History" hit the shelves on Tuesday, December 15th. This amazingly inspirational book highlights 40 black women from the past and present and th...

Robyn Paris is a friend of mine who played "Michelle" in the 2003 classic film "The Room", which is considered the "Citizen Kane of bad movies". She just launched her new web series called "The Room Actors: Where Are They",

The annual tradition of #NoShameNovember is upon us once again! The time of the year when we admit our guilty pleasures in a “safe space”. This year I was joined by some of my best friends, Tim Hall, Damien Randle, and Jess O’Brien. Time code breakdown: 0m:00s – 4m:08s: Introduction of the show and guest 4m:08s – 10m:15s: Catching up with The Curly Nerd podcast and Tim Hall 10m:15s – 17m:30s: Jess’s TV choice for #NoShameNovember involves trashy TV shows involving doctors and rappers 17m:30...

This is a very special sponsored episode in collaboration between the “About To Review” podcast and HISTORY about their new scripted drama TV show “Knightfall”! They sent me the first […]

Yes, you heard right, on this super-sized episode there will be reviews for four, yes, count them 4 new movies! This is also the first episode of what I am sure will be many visits with Ian Dinsmore from DrunkSunshine.com! You can now buy t-shirts, sweaters, mugs, and more from the store on Threadless! Head on over to AboutToReview.Threadless.com to see the selection! The movies covered in this episode are the legal drama “Roman J Israel ESQ”, a tense small town drama “Three Billboards Outside...

Time to get scary on this week's episode and focus on another local film festival that happened this past weekend which was the "Seattle 48 Hour Horror Film Project"! John sat down with some of the filmmakers and then he and Dr.

Joining the show via the Skype machine is returning guest Tim Hall! We talk about come current events, then review “Murder on the Orient Express”. You can now buy t-shirts, sweaters, mugs, and more from the store on Threadless! Head on over to AboutToReview.Threadless.com to see the selection! Special shout out to Damien Randle (Twitter: @DamienRandle) for creating the new theme song and for editing this episode! Time code breakdown: 0m:00 – 6m:30s: Intro 6m:30s – 14m:50s: In the first news...

This past week Seattle was fortunate to host the US premiere of the new multi-media documentary "Amplify her" (IMDB.com/AmplifyHer) which focuses on the several female DJ's as they go on tour and bring messages of equality, power,

Tim Hall, AKA: The People's Critic, is back in the studio talking to John about two new movies; "Surburbicon", "Thor: Ragnarok", plus a new documentary "Amplify Her". Then a little TV show called "Stranger Things"!

I had the pleasure of spending the day at "Daily Magic Productions" which is a local indie video game studio based in Seattle, and has offices across the globe. I played some games and then interviewed Nicole Jekich and Marianna Vallejo!

Three movies on the docket this week that range from heartfelt biopic, to completely stupid, to an indie darling. Thanks to Erynne Hundley for joining the show once again to talk about some new films!

Two returning guests, Tim Hall and Mike Ward join me to talk about three new movies; "Marshall", "Happy Death Day", and "Professor Marston and the Wonder Women". There are also dad jokes a plenty, which are amazing.

New York City, we out here! John travelled to the big apple and hung out with Jess and Damien from "The Curly Nerd"podcast while attending New York ComicCon 2017! After that they all talk about "Blade Runner 2049".

GeekGirlCon 2017! For the second year in a row I was fortunate to cover this event that happened over the weekend. This year my guest co-host Erynne Hundley joined me. After the interview sections, Erynne and I review the con and “Battle of the Sexes”. GeekGirlCon has grown and expanded over the past 6 years and boasts over 50 year round volunteers, and 180+ agents who work the convention. This event continues to be an incredibly emotional, and inclusive event in which families, and children ca...

Another week, another visit from special guest Tim Hall! On this week's episode we talk a new show that we hope FOX will not cancel immediately called "Ghosted", then a review for "Kingsman: The Golden Circle",

Page turning, sword swinging, guns blazing, prophecy toting breakdowns are all on this episode with special guest Tim Hall! We talk about some incredible new books from DK, then discuss 3 very different movies in “The Villainess”, “American Assassin”, and “Mother”. Time code breakdown: 0m:00 – 2m:30s: Intro 2m:30s – 10m:45s: Shout out to DK Books for their amazing support and also for sending me some new books which include: “Ulitmate Marvel” and “Star Wars Made Easy: Journey to Star Wars the...

Marvel author's spotlight! Lorraine Cink and Adam Bray, two of the four co-authors of the new incredible book from DK Books called "Ultimate Marvel" joined me on this episode. We talked about their process, their favorite parts of the book,

Did the new movie "IT" finally break the seal to a good Stephen King adaptation? Find out on this episode as special guest, and great friend Ryan Pfeil drops into the studio to talk about "IT". Plus we talk about our first King adaptations,

Phil LaMarr, the man, the myth, the voice, joined the show on this episode of "About To Interview"! His over 350 acting credits include "Pulp fiction", "MadTV", "Futurama", Green Lantern (Justice League), and of course "Samurai Jack".

Two incredible video game expos this past weekend: SIX, the Seattle Indie Expo, and PAX, the Penny Arcade Expo kept That Guy Named John and This Guy Named Steve busy all weekend! Check out interviews with game creators as well as our best of! Time code breakdown: 0m:00s – 3m:40s: Intro live from the floor of SIX, the Seattle Indie Expo 3m:40s – 14m:20s: Interview with SIX organizer Tim Cullings, who also runs Seattle Indies, which hosts indie game developer meet ups all year. Find Tim on Twit...