Horrortoberfest ’20 Day 5 – The Banana Splits Movie (2019)
The original Banana Splits show from the late 60’s isn’t exactly something you would assume would get a horror movie remake. It’s a psychedelic send-up of shows like The Monkees […]
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Horrrotoberfest ’20 Day 4 – Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)
Just like so many people my age, I grew up with the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark books. Hearing that they were going to make a movie out […]
Horrortoberfest ’20 Day 3 – Midsommar (2019)
This is another one of the films I had been looking forward to seeing since it came out and got such great reviews. Anyone that listens to the podcast, […]
Horrortoberfest ’20 Day 2 – Color Out of Space (2019)
Since I usually do a theme week at the start of a week, I’m using these first couple days this time to watch some films I had been meaning to […]
Movie Mastery – The Whispering Man (2019)
Welcome to Day 1 of Horrortoberfest 2020, the year that’s already scary enough that doing this is actually a relief. Get ready for a big heaping helping of nothing as […]
Expounded Universe 146 – The Mon Mothman Prophecies
Just when Han is about to get out the Maw, Luke and Lando are dragging us back in! Meanwhile, how come Leia doesn’t have a staff? She apparently has an […]
Expounded Universe 145 – Xux to be You
Two stereotypes for the price of one! It’s time to meet Qwi Xux, a sexy anime scientist who… doesn’t see the moral concerns in building devastating superweapons yet. Luke and […]
Rifts World Book 3: England – System Mastery 183
Ooh look, a supplement! People love it when we do the supplements, right? We sort of needed a break for a bit while Jef navigates some medical shenanigans, so we […]
Movie Mastery – The Shaggy D.A. (1976)
The sequel to the movie that came out almost 20 years before this because “Hollywood has run out of ideas” is nothing new. Whacky hijinks abound in this comedy with […]
Expounded Universe 144 – Miss Daala if You’re Natasi
Fully half the book before we met Daala, but boy oh boy does she ever make an impression (on herself). We’ll have a lot to say about her and her […]
Itras By – System Mastery 182
[/audio] Check out this wild game! No, literally, go check it out! This is a wild read of improv-driven story focused diceless gaming set in a surrealism-infused Norwegian dream city […]
Movie Mastery – The Punisher (1989)
At the same time that Batman was set to make his dark entrance onto the big screen; Marvel was looking to put up their own brooding man with no super […]
Expounded Universe 143 – Look Maw, No Hans
Okay first of all this is chapters 15-17. Jef is easily confused. Han, Chewie and Kyp mount a daring escape while Leia keeps track of Luke’s new Jedi candidates, and […]
Expounded Universe 142 – Bespin Rawwks
The time has come to meet Jedi candidate number two! Streen is a classic “psychic trying to find quiet in a world full of noisy thinkers” archetype, and to get […]
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying 1st Edition – System Mastery 181
Small but vicious dog, right? You remember that? It’s that joke that’s in here? Anyhow hi there, how ya doin’? Wanna talk about a 1989 game that seems like it […]
Movie Mastery – Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD (1998)
Before Samuel L. Jackson came along and made the character into the badass we know today; David Hasselhoff made the character into a weird Boomer Dad fantasy featuring some truly […]
Expounded Universe 141 – Blob and Weave
Lando is off on a quest to investigate a gambler. He will have to go to a gambling place where there is gambling. Hey, what do we know about this […]
System Mastery Special – Things We Hate About D&D – Part 2
Hey whoops this was only ever free on our Patreon. Should be here too. Now it is. Hooray! The balance is complete and finally I can diminish, and go into […]
Robotech – System Mastery 180
Yeah, we needed a break again. Jesus, Wraeththu. So for now, let’s dive into dependable old Palladium. Two scoops of whoops in every book! Robotech is one of the early […]
Movie Mastery – Hulk (2003)
Before Ruffalo. Before Norton. After Ferrigno. There was Bana. In the role he was hired to play: A very boring scientist that turns into Shrek and fights his dad who […]
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