Today on Coolest Geek Alive, Jesse Blaze dives into the polarizing new film One Battle After Another—a movie critics are already praising, but one that raises disturbing questions about the stories Hollywood wants us to celebrate. The so-called “heroes” of the film aren’t noble freedom fighters at all: they’re selfish thrill-seekers, fetishized archetypes, and opportunists who betray each other when things get hard. Leonardo DiCaprio’s character admits he’s only in it for the specifically black women. The “strong Black woman” lead chases danger through sex and crime, then sells out her friends when caught. And yet this is being positioned as a glorification of “resistance” and “liberal freedom fighting.”What does it mean if Hollywood’s idea of rebellion is built on shallow fetishization, moral bankruptcy, and betrayal? Is this really the kind of representation and resistance we want shaping culture? Tune in for a fierce breakdown of One Battle After Another, where Jesse exposes the bizarre polarity of Hollywood’s storytelling and what it reveals about the ideological landscape we’re living in.

In this episode, Jesse Blaze Snider dives into the latest Kimmel controversy to expose a deeper double standard. When a comedian on “their side” courts backlash, the left rallies around free speech, but when others (from Trump to countless unapproved voices) face similar pressure, that principle suddenly vanishes. Jesse unpacks how the outrage machine works, why nothing has actually been proven against Trump or the FCC, and how corporate gatekeepers like Disney are actually the ones quietly deciding what the public is allowed to see. It’s a fast, no-spin breakdown of hypocrisy you won’t want to miss.

Robert Redford was the MAN! A charming, strong, often subtle, but always convincing actor and a damn good director/producer to boot! His films transcend genre, including comedies, action, drama & romance, with many films touching on all 4 of those genres in a single film. Whatever the movie Robert Redford seemed to ground them in some true reality and he will always be one of the Coolest Geek Alive's very favorite actors. And today only a single DAY after his death, host Jesse Blaze Snider celebrates with 11 of the greatest Robert Redford films of all time!