Movie Review
https://open.spotify.com/episode/621grJ8S5Qcpqr9tS9FQ3S?si=NMHqu4XrRBWLx1cjlWR0JA There is definitely a case to be made that Inside Out is Pixar's best film in the last 16 years, and yes that includes Toy Story 3. That sets a pretty high bar for Inside Out 2 which, while it
Movie News
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4nYHwDLYm9Q1kpGPZmNfnB?si=s8LvymQ3Qc-NC2OJwsO35A So it's time for a little history lesson. In 1938, the United States Department of Justice sued the major movie studios (Paramount, MGM, 20th Century Fox, Warner Brothers, and RKO Pictures) for unfair business practices after a lengthy investigation by
Movie Review
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UFaqoAEtPtL2PdkP1NKXV?si=fD1MOYdZT7euJr2JIYeo6w Bad Boys: Ride or Die as a movie exists in a strange space. Beyond the fact that it should be named Bad Boys For Life (the title of the 3rd movie), there are aspects of the film that place it among some
Streaming Review
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5fT0jIh7BejdEOcHCOh9dW?si=rI3d-6doSzu8mHLLrdLFmw The Acolyte is a pretty interesting expansion of the Star Wars canon because it doubles down on one of the most important and most blatantly misunderstood aspect of the prequel trilogy. The Jedi are borderline incompetent and more invested in protecting their
Video Game Review
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4rxijStEr5m2AfHHRBBiun?si=SuDUZnFaQ5izpfticeKYVg With Gen III drawing to a close, the Nintendo DS being only a couple of years old, and the power of the Pokémon IP being a proven sales leader, the idea to release a number of smaller spin-off titles that really showcased
Movie News
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2gG4Paa510NyTdTP2GHr0v We've been gone for a bit but we are back and here are some of the biggest stories we missed while we were gone: This Week In Podcasts * Tuesday on Beware of Spoilers, we dive into the back catalog for a review
YouTube Series
Episode 2 of Adam's Nuzlocke of a randomized version of Pokemon Red is now live! Join in as he traverses the Veridian Forest, faces Brock, and heads out for Mt. Moon!
Video Game Review
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2WryVNqLIbMBiSD2tkQvap?si=DVPz1s17RE-gjv7tmnAFhQ Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is one of my personal favorite games of all time. The remake didn't have to do much to keep that status so this is definitely a top-tier game on the Nintendo Switch, even if it
Streaming Review
https://open.spotify.com/episode/53WkbQO7VWKDfbYiCWL11w?si=V1ob_SBpTvmGFDH1Zhcvgg The greatest success of My Adventures With Superman has been taking the existing mythos and putting it through a new and exciting lens to create a new experience. There's a non-zero chance I said this exact thing in the
Movie Review
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2B6Dq3FwdnQu2R6XzNHfFV?si=YTwWKWmxSmqhj7AeZqyF8A I seem to recall leaving this movie and being a little disappointed. It does fall into the category of "perfectly serviceable early in the year films that is forgotten about by the end of the year" but, in the moment,
Video Game Review
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1eEMSlSj9OuomxQdsdqfZl?si=A8xdrTscRoCdfu8-DH0OYQ Pokémon Ranger was the first Pokemon game to make full use of the new hardware that the Nintendo DS offered. It changed up the mechanics for catching to use the touch screen and changed the general gameplay loop with it. Is it
Podcast Episode
So no Thirty Minute Reviews this week due to the holiday but I just wanted to put up a quick update about what episodes are coming this week. * Tuesday 5/28 (The Backlog Files): Pokemon Ranger (2006) * Tuesday 5/28 (Beware of Spoilers): My Adventures With Superman Season 2 Episodes
