Join Countdown City Geeks for an interview with actress Jackie Kellie and writer/director Matt Stuertz as we discuss their new film, HUMAN! We dive into the creative process behind the film, the inspiration for the project, and what scene was the most exhausting of Jackie’s career according to her.

The film is an instant indie horror classic combining the horror vibe of Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead films with the stylistic elements from director Edgar Wright. Jackie is captivating. Saying she carries the film would be an understatement since she is the film. It’s a masterclass performance and absolutely worth your time.

Get an inside look at the people and ideas bringing HUMAN to life as we talk filmmaking, storytelling, and the experience of creating the movie. HUMAN arrives in select theaters and on VOD October 23!

HUMAN follows Dani Ferris (Jackie Kelly), who is alone and exhausted past the point of reason. What she wanted: a little tease of digital debauchery before bed. What she’s going to get: a blood-drenched supernatural nightmare of horrors and heartbreak. 

With the claustrophobic feeling of a single-night thriller and an abundance of bodily fluids, HUMAN throws its heroine into a story where every relationship is a gamble and every hour brings a new threat. Director Stuertz, who also wrote and produced the film, keeps the pressure rising as Dani rides a roller coaster of emotions she never saw coming.

HUMAN was written and directed by Matt Stuertz (Tonight She Comes, RWD) and produced by Matt Stuertz and David Christopher Pitt. The film stars Jackie Kelly, Brock Russell, Cecily Dowd, Jeffrey Decker and Mia Sydney. 

Join Countdown City Geeks for an interview with the great Jimmi Simpson (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Westworld, Black Mirror) as we discuss his role in Season 2 of Apple TV’s sci-fi thriller Dark Matter! Simpson dives into the mind-bending world of the hit series, sharing insights into the new season, his character, and what makes this multiverse-spanning story such a compelling exploration of identity, choices, and alternate realities.

From his memorable performances in some of television’s most acclaimed series to his latest journey through the mysteries of Dark Matter, Simpson brings fascinating perspective to this conversation.

New episodes of Dark Matter premiere Fridays on Apple TV.

Synopsis: Hailed as one of the best sci-fi novels and celebrating the 10th anniversary of its release this year, ‘Dark Matter’ is a story about the road not taken. In season one, the series followed Jason Dessen (Edgerton), a physicist, professor and family man who — one night while walking home on the streets of Chicago — is abducted into an alternate version of his life. Wonder quickly turns to nightmare when he tries to return to his reality amid the mind-bending landscape of lives he could have lived. Season two picks up with the Dessens as they settle into a quiet life in a world that finally seems safe until the unimaginable forces them to run once again. As Jason’s obsession with the Box deepens, Daniela’s (Connelly) growing paranoia pushes her to the brink, threatening to tear their fragile stability apart. Elsewhere, Amanda (Braga) and Ryan (Simpson) join forces in a desperate attempt to find their way home. With Blair (Brugel) determined to stop him, Leighton (Okeniyi) relentlessly chases his grand vision of creating a perfect world.

Go behind the scenes of CLOWN PANIC with Academy Award and BAFTA nominated filmmaker and director Ed Perkins, alongside Emmy Award-winning producer and Lightbox co-founder Jonathan Chinn! In this interview with Countdown City Geeks, we talk with the creative team behind the new documentary about bringing CLOWN PANIC to life, the inspiration behind the project, and what a documentary like this says about our society.

CLOWN PANIC is now streaming as part of Hulu’s Huluween programming in the U.S. on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers, as well as internationally on Disney+.

Synopsis: When children in a small South Carolina community report seeing clowns hiding in the woods in 2016, few believe them. But as sightings spread across the country, panic escalates into school lock downs, police investigations and a nationwide media frenzy. Featuring chilling archive footage, viral internet videos and revealing interviews with witnesses, law enforcement, clowns and cultural commentators, “Clown Panic” examines the collision of fear, social media and modern America at a moment of deep national anxiety. Darkly funny, unsettling and unexpectedly emotional, the film uncovers how a bizarre urban legend spiraled into a global moral panic that has echoes that resonate today.