The Weekly Stuff Podcast #132 - Discussing Steven Moffat's Doctor Who Departure

It’s time for another episode of The Weekly Stuff Podcast with Jonathan Lack & Sean Chapman, a weekly audio show that explores the worlds of film, television, and video games. You can subscribe for free in iTunes by following this link.

What could have been a slow week was quickly re-energized with the surprising, game-changing announcement that, come the end of next year’s tenth series, Steven Moffat will be stepping down as showrunner of Doctor Who, to be replaced by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall in 2018. Given how much we love Doctor Who, and how closely we’ve followed Moffat’s run over the course of this podcast, this announcement was more than worthy of a deep-dive discussion. With Sean’s thoughts on Rebel Galaxy, some reflections on Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me from Jonathan, and more head-scratching at decisions related to the DC Cinematic Universe, that’s more than enough to turn a slow week into a busy podcast full of interesting topics.

Enjoy!

  

Download and Stream 'The Weekly Stuff' Episode #132 as an MP3

Subscribe for free to 'The Weekly Stuff' in iTunes!

Follow ‘The Weekly Stuff’ on Tumblr!

If you have questions, comments, or concerns about The Weekly Stuff, or would like to write in to the podcast to have your questions read on the show, please e-mail dinochow@jonathanlack.com.

The Weekly Stuff with Jonathan Lack & Sean Chapman is a weekly audio podcast, and if you subscribe in iTunes, episodes will be delivered automatically and for free as soon as they are released. If you visit www.jonathanlack.com, we also have streaming and downloadable versions of new and archival episodes for your listening pleasure.

The Weekly Stuff Podcast #131 - Remembering David Bowie & Alan Rickman, and 2016 Video Games Preview

It’s time for another episode of The Weekly Stuff Podcast with Jonathan Lack & Sean Chapman, a weekly audio show that explores the worlds of film, television, and video games. You can subscribe for free in iTunes by following this link.

This week’s episode starts with some sad reflections, as we look back on the lives and work of the late David Bowie and Alan Rickman, two artists who had incredible influences on our lives. After that, we move on to slightly more frivolous topics, discussing The Revenant, Oscar nominations, and Jonathan’s take on The Witcher III (Sean’s 2015 game-of-the-year, and Jonathan’s new why-didn’t-I-play-this-game-in-2015-of-the-year). And finally, for our main topic, we do our annual year-in-preview, looking at all the (known) video games coming out (or possibly coming out) in 2016, from Uncharted 4 to Final Fantasy XV to, of course, Persona 5. There’s a lot to look forward to in the coming months, even if 2016 has gotten off to a very sad start.

Enjoy!

  

Download and Stream 'The Weekly Stuff' Episode #131 as an MP3

Subscribe for free to 'The Weekly Stuff' in iTunes!

Follow ‘The Weekly Stuff’ on Tumblr!

If you have questions, comments, or concerns about The Weekly Stuff, or would like to write in to the podcast to have your questions read on the show, please e-mail dinochow@jonathanlack.com.

The Weekly Stuff with Jonathan Lack & Sean Chapman is a weekly audio podcast, and if you subscribe in iTunes, episodes will be delivered automatically and for free as soon as they are released. If you visit www.jonathanlack.com, we also have streaming and downloadable versions of new and archival episodes for your listening pleasure.

"Spotlight," "Mad Max" win top honors in 2015 Denver Film Critics Society Awards

Last week, I shared my picks for nominations in the 2015 Denver Film Critics Society Awards, of which I am a voting member, and then the actual nominations themselves when they came out on Tuesday. Today, the Society has announced its winners, and it’s a really strong batch overall, led by Spotlight for Best Picture but with the love spread evenly over a bunch of great titles, reflecting what a rich year for film this was. There are some wonky spots, but overall, I like this group of winners a lot, and I once again enjoyed participating in the process greatly.

Continue reading after the jump for the complete list of winners, along with some brief commentary on each category…

The Weekly Stuff Podcast #130 - 2015 Year-in-review Spectacular! The Top 10 TV Shows, Films, and Video Games of 2015

It’s time for another episode of The Weekly Stuff Podcast with Jonathan Lack & Sean Chapman, a weekly audio show that explores the worlds of film, television, and video games. You can subscribe for free in iTunes by following this link.

With our winter break catch-up out of the way in the new year’s first episode, it’s time to look back on the year that was 2015, with our annual year-in-review spectacular! It’s top ten lists galore this week, as I count down the Top 10 TV Shows and Top 20 Films of 2015, while Sean counts down the Top 10 Video Games (and I chime in with a less-definitive Top 5), including a lengthily discussion of the landmark masterpiece The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. 2015 was a year that snuck up on both of us, and there was more than enough great, powerful art to talk about on this week’s retrospective show.

Enjoy!

  

Download and Stream 'The Weekly Stuff' Episode #130 as an MP3

Subscribe for free to 'The Weekly Stuff' in iTunes!

Follow ‘The Weekly Stuff’ on Tumblr!

If you have questions, comments, or concerns about The Weekly Stuff, or would like to write in to the podcast to have your questions read on the show, please e-mail dinochow@jonathanlack.com.

The Weekly Stuff with Jonathan Lack & Sean Chapman is a weekly audio podcast, and if you subscribe in iTunes, episodes will be delivered automatically and for free as soon as they are released. If you visit www.jonathanlack.com, we also have streaming and downloadable versions of new and archival episodes for your listening pleasure.