The Weekly Stuff Podcast #160 – Movie Reviews, ReCore & Virginia Impressions, and Destiny: Rise of Iron Review

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.

On this week’s show, Jonathan reviews some recent movies in Oliver Stone’s Snowden and Clint Eastwood’s Sully – both excellent, if very different, takes on modern real-world subjects – while Sean dives into gaming’s past to recount his recent experience playing the Dreamcast classic Shenmue in its original Japanese. Jonathan offers his final, complicated thoughts on ReCore for the Xbox One, as well as an initial impression of the new indie game Virginia (more on that next week!). And finally, after going through some stray bits of news, Sean and Jonathan offer impressions on Destiny: Rise of Iron, the latest expansion for the shared-world shooter that just keeps getting better and better.

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The Weekly Stuff Podcast #159 – Kingsglaive, ReCore, PS4 Pro Analysis, and Gamecube 15th Anniversary Retrospective

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.

It’s another grab-bag style week as Sean and Jonathan talk about various bits of media – including Kingsglaive, the Final Fantasy XV tie-in movie, and ReCore, the new exclusive for Xbox One – before diving into some news and analyzing Sony’s recent unveiling of the PlayStation 4 Pro. Did their announcement truly clarify the confusion around this mysterious project, and what does this mean for the future of gaming? And for our final topic, we look back to gaming’s past by offering a retrospective of the Nintendo Gamecube, which celebrated its 15^th anniversary on September 14^th. What are our favorite games and memories from this weird little purple box?

Enjoy!

(Please note that the weird clicking sound we were experiencing earlier this year returned with a vengeance in this episode. I am so sorry for the problem – trust me, I’m just as annoyed by it as you are. We’re probably going to try some different software next week. For now, I find that the effect is less obnoxious when not listening with headphones, so if that’s an option for you, it’s one I’d recommend. Apologies again for the inconvenience.)

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The Weekly Stuff #158 - Grab Bag! News, Movie Reviews, Remembering Gene Wilder, Titanfall 2 Beta, and No Man's Sky Kerfuffles

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.

In one of the grab-baggiest grab-bag episodes we ever done, we recount two weeks of news and experience, starting with the death of Gene Wilder, a beloved actor who has certainly done plenty to shape both of our perceptions of cinema. Jonathan and Sean each talk about some video games they’ve been playing – including Hitman, Stardew Valley, and The Banner Saga – while Jonathan reviews some recent (and less-recent) movies, including Don’t Breathe, Southside with You, Hell or High Water, and The Nice Guys. For our first big topic, we break down the recent Titanfall 2 beta, which basically took a great foundation from Titanfall 1, threw it out the window, and replaced it with nothing but confusion and boredom. And after recapping some news, we finish the podcast with a second topic, in which we use the recent No Man’s Sky kerfuffles to discuss the media landscape at large.

Enjoy!

TIME CHART:

Intro: 0:00:00 – 0:05:05

Remembering Gene Wilder: 0:05:05 – 0:17:57

Jonathan talks Stardew Valley and Banner Saga: 0:17:57 – 0:34:15

Sean talks Hitman: 0:34:15 – 0:52:45

Jonathan talks movies (Don’t Breathe, Southside with You, Hell or High Water, and The Nice Guys): 0:52:45 – 1:24:19

Sean and Jonathan talk Nioh and Battlefield 1 Betas: 1:24:19 – 1:32:34

Titanfall 2 Beta Discussion: 1:32:34 – 2:27:52

News Round-up: 2:27:52 – 3:02:46

No Man’s Sky Kerfuffles: 3:02:46 – 3:34:52

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