In this Movie-Go-Round Netflix Roulette, Nicole kicked things off with her New to Two pick, the Hitchcock comedy The Trouble with Harry. But the humor was quite dark for its time, as Hitch tells the story of one dead man and the three people who are each sure that they’re the one who has murdered him. Brett and David watched the movie for the first time, … Continue reading 61: The Trouble With Harry
DISPOSABLE FUN One of the most interesting things about Crackdown 3 is the way it changes the story of the series. In Crackdown, the big twist was that the all-powerful Agency used you, as the Agent, to eradicate crime from Pacific City and set the stage for a new police state. Crackdown 2 took this authoritarianism to an extreme, by pushing for the genocide of … Continue reading Review – Crackdown 3 (XB1)
In this Movie-Go-Round You Did This to Us, you all picked Reign of Fire! It was terrible. It was awesome. It was awesomely terrible. It was terribly awesome. Join us as we dig into this big pile of molten cheese and ask, How did the scenery survive with Matthew McConaughey chewing on it so hard? How did the male dragon fly with so many holes in … Continue reading 60: Reign of Fire
EMBRACING THE BIG EASY The question “why aren’t some games just made easier?” has always been a testy one. Some gamers will be quick to point out that when Nintendo gave American audiences a re-skinned Doki Doki Panic as Super Mario Bros. 2, and Squaresoft reduced the difficulty when they localized Final Fantasy IV (then known as Final Fantasy II in the US), it was … Continue reading Review – Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn (3DS)
In this Movie-Go-Round Around the World, Nicole was very excited to choose this round’s pick. She couldn’t resist this one any longer: Train to Busan. This recent Korean spin on the zombie/”infected” genre brought a propulsive energy and all the feels to a horror category that most people (including Nicole) had thought was played out. Join us as Nicole, David, and Brett talk about this high-speed human … Continue reading 59: Train to Busan
THQ Nordic, publishers of the recent Darksiders III and the remaster of Titan Quest, recently had the idea to host an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on the infamous image board 8chan, known for its issues with child pornographers and white supremacists. Before that, an investigative report from Lynzee Loveridge at Anime News Network uncovered a long history of sexual harassment and abuse of other … Continue reading The Difficulty With Separating the Art From the Artist (And the Company)
THE END OF A QUARTER As we move further into 2019, it’s apparent that March has the heavy hitters to keep it on track with the stellar turnout of January and February. We’ve got the latest sequel in the Devil May Cry series, the newest experience from Hidetaka Miyazaki, and Nintendo’s belated Yoshi’s Crafted World on the docket, among other curious titles. However, as positive as I may sound, … Continue reading Ten Games to Look For in March 2019
In this Movie-Go-Round Future Classics, David brought us our latest nominee for a Future Classic: 2012’s Looper. This noir sci-fi thriller plays with time travel and the concept of communicating with yourself, both across time and in person. We dig deep, discussing the problems of time travel and how movies solve them, the performances by Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis playing the same man at different ages, … Continue reading 58: Looper
In this Movie-Go-Round bonus episode, Brett, David, and Nicole guested on a special version of the Rumor Flies podcast to discuss the Netflix and Hulu Fyre Festival documentaries. We thought this wonderful discussion with Greg Tilton – a previous guest on our show during Pay the Ghost – would be a fun bonus to the feed! Enjoy this analysis of the Fyre Fest and be sure to … Continue reading Bonus: Everything’s on Fyre! (With Rumor Flies)
In this Movie-Go-Round Netflix Roulette, the wheel came up with the Hong Kong film Phantom of the Theatre. This variation of the Phantom of the Opera included dead acrobats and an inventive method of murder instead of singing. David, Brett, and Nicole watched this somewhat draggy tale about a director, an ingénue with a mysterious past, and an overly elaborate scheme for revenge. Come join us as … Continue reading 57: Phantom of the Theatre
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