The Citadel Cafe: A Sci-Fi and Fantasy Podcast

Joel celebrates the 500th episode milestone with Stephen, Alastair, Ryan, Lou, and Jonny all gathered around the Holiday Roundtable to share their top three films, shows, and games of 2025, as well as what films, and shows are at the top of their comfort watch list going into vacation around the holidays.Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here:http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2025/12/24/the-citadel-cafe-500-star-wars-k-pop-and-nostalgia/Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community!http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafeThe Citadel Cafe YouTube:https://youtube.com/thecitadelcafe

Joel, and Stephen review new trailers for The Mandalorian And Grogu, Avatar: Fire And Ash, and Wolverine from Insomniac Games. Plus, Stephen has been watching Gen V.Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here:http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2025/09/30/the-citadel-cafe-498-gen-v-and-grogu/Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community!http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafeThe Citadel Cafe YouTube:https://youtube.com/thecitadelcafe

Joel, and Stephen review Fantastic Four: First Steps, and KPop Demon Hunters, share recommendations for anime, and some favourite Kdramas. Plus, bonus bully tail wags.Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here:http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2025/08/31/the-citadel-cafe-497-fantastic-kpop-demon-hunters/Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community!http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafeThe Citadel Cafe YouTube:https://youtube.com/thecitadelcafe

Joel, and Stephen dedicate the entire episode to their review of James Gunn’s Superman, then speculate on the future of the LEGO Icon’s Transformers lineup.Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here:http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2025/07/30/the-citadel-cafe-496-superman-a-james-gunn-film/Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community!http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafeThe Citadel Cafe YouTube:https://youtube.com/thecitadelcafe

Joel, and Stephen talk live action dragons, Andor, Season 2, and Predator: Killer Of Killers, along with summer plans to see Superman, and The Fantastic 4 First Steps.Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here:http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2025/07/01/the-citadel-cafe-495-andor-killer-of-killers/Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community!http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafeThe Citadel Cafe YouTube:https://youtube.com/thecitadelcafe

Joel, and Stephen talk Thunderbolts*, some punches landed, some missed the mark. Stephen also went to see Sinners, and Joel completed the LEGO Retro Radio set.Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here:http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2025/06/08/the-citadel-cafe-494-thunderbolts/Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community!http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafeThe Citadel Cafe YouTube:https://youtube.com/thecitadelcafe

Joel, and Stephen talk about playing around with ChatGPT, then share their thoughts on A Minecraft Movie, and Dare Devil: Born Again. Plus, some Transformer LEGO on an unpredictable scale.Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here:http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2025/04/20/the-citadel-cafe-493-the-devil-likes-tension/Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community!http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafeThe Citadel Cafe YouTube:https://youtube.com/thecitadelcafe

Joel, and Brocket chat about sharing nerdy interests with kids, LEGO announcing a brand partnership with Pokémon, and being cautiously “optimistic” on the new summer Superman film from DC.Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here:http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2025/03/30/the-citadel-cafe-492-which-way-will-superman-fly/Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community!http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafeThe Citadel Cafe YouTube:https://youtube.com/thecitadelcafe