In this episode, Q sits down with film prof, journalist, and podcaster extraordinaire, Zaki Hasan. They discuss new and upcoming films, the threat that AI and modern media pose to storytelling, and the role of our humanity in making great films.

More about Zaki Hasan:

Born and raised in Chicago before settling in the Bay Area, Zaki Hasan is an award-winning journalist with more than 30 years of experience in media scholarship and criticism. In addition to co-hosting the long-running MovieFilm Podcast, his reviews and analyses appear regularly in The San Francisco Chronicle, TheWrap, and IGN. He is co-author of Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture, and other books on the Star Wars, Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, and Blade Runner franchises, and a member of the Hollywood Creative Alliance and the San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle.

Find Zaki Online:

• The MovieFilm Podcast on Patreon:

https://www.youtube.com/@moviefilmpodcast -

• Personal Blog

http://www.zakiscorner.com/ -

• Zaki Hasan on Rotten Tomatoes

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critics/zaki-hasan/movies

Find Zaki on Social Media:

• Zaki on Threads - https://www.threads.com/@zakiscorner
• Zaki on BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/zakiscorner.bsky.social
• Zaki on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zakiscorner/?hl=en

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