In today’s episode our fallout MAN, Kevin Hartwig, joins us today to talk about the overrated classic Fallout New Vegas. Kevin tries to fight off my attempts to salt his love for this game while also making way too many Skyrim references.
Special Thanks to the fallout subreddit for providing me with all the salt for this episode.
This week we talk about a film that no one really saw: Matinee, starring John Goodman as a William Castle / Alfred Hitchcock hybrid who brings his B-movie “Mant!” to a small theater in Key West, Florida during the Cuban Missile Crisis. What ensues is a fun, if a bit subdued, romp through B-movie nostalgia featuring the usual Dante players as well as a fun performance from Cathy Moriarty – who you may or may not know as the villain from Casper (1995). There’s also a greaser who writes poetry who terrorizes the protagonists dressed up as an ant, and Goodman’s monologue about the “first monster movie” provides a wonderful thesis for the film.
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In general, reunions are pleasant affairs, with the estranged parties coming together and catching up on all that lost time. In the back of his mind, Drago Bernal had hoped reuniting with his son would follow that same formula and they could begin putting their complicated pasts behind them. Fat fucking chance.
This week on Venture Bros, A Venture Brothers Podcast Bryan Dressel, Graham “Princess Tinglepants” Mason, and Matt “Catclops” Dykes discuss the season seven episode “The Unicorn in Captivity.” Easily one of the better episodes of the season, “Unicorn” sees the Monarch joining a heist featuring some wild characters, and a particularly powerful invention that takes Rusty down an interesting path. Wub wub wub.
We continue our month of Joe Dante with a look at perhaps one of the zanier films in his filmography – Gremlins 2: The New Batch. There’s so much to love here, from the wonderful puppet design to the brilliant and comedic turn from Christopher Lee. Dante even got Chuck Jones to do the intro to the film, which should tell you everything else you need to know.
We also briefly discuss his film Small Soldiers and get into some of the hype surrounding that film. There’s a lot of discussion packed into this episode so be sure to keep your Mogwai hidden away in a cool, dry place (preferably with Rambo playing on a nearby TV) before settling down to listen to this week’s episode.
The prolonged engagement starts to turn in favor of the tiefling, but they aren’t free of the danger just yet. There’s still that rift to deal with as well as the fact that this galleon’s arrival was just too damned convenient.
Sam answers two separate people about friends who want dogs and maybe shouldn’t.
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This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Graham “Brown Widow” Mason, and Matt “Baron Underbite” Dykes discuss “The Bellicose Proxy.” The Monarch decides to join the big villain program and mentors St. Cloud as he arches Quizboy. We also get a deeper look into the mechanics of the Guild as well as its rival the Peril Partnership. We hope you brought rubbers, because a storm is coming.
It’s not Melee but my god is it beautiful. Carl from Nathaniel Bandy’s Channel joins us to talk Super Smash Brothers Ultimate. Carl talks about the good side of the community and why local tournaments are important for building a caring gaming community. We also pick our dream players for the last fighter pass. Spoiler alert: I demand ARMS gets some representation!
Special thanks to Monster energy drink for putting us in the game.
We’ve tweaked our podcast formula a bit and are proud to present to you the first episode of BEHIND THE HYPE which looks back through a filmmaker’s career to examine their early or more obscure works. Every month we’ll tackle a different filmmaker, covering at least four of their movies.
This month we’re delving into the career of Joe Dante with his first film Hollywood Boulevard, from 1976. We also briefly discuss the short “French Ventriloquist’s Dummy” from the 1987 film Amazon Women on the Moon.
