In Theaters Now – Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
So this isn’t a reboot or a remake, this is a sequel to the 1995 original Jumanji movie. Which is weird, because they ditch the entire conceit of the original […]
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Movie Mastery – The Santa Clause 1, 2, and 3
Merry Christmas, everyone. As a special holiday treat we are giving you a giant-sized gift in the form of us reviewing ALL THREE Santa Clause movies. Just a warning, we […]
Expounded Universe 17 – An Impossibly Beautiful Man Appears
Star Wars meets Dickens in the first chapter we’ve read that’s from the point of view of a five-year old. We’re truly committing to the Legends brand today as we […]
Extreme Vengeance – System Mastery 111
On today’s episode we discuss Extreme Vengeance, an RPG dedicated almost entirely to recreating the feel of gung-ho action movies (there is a sliver reserved for unrelentingly dragging Hulk Hogan). […]
Movie Mastery – Deck the Halls (2006)
It’s time for some seasonal fare with the first of our Bad Dads Christmas movie spectacular. Do these terrible dads not love Christmas enough? Do they love it too much? […]
Expounded Universe 16 – Her Ethereal Thiccness
Today we’ve got someone new to discuss, a character that has never been seen before in Expounded Universe history, and not only that, it’s a full chapter, just for him. […]
Expounded Universe 15 – Horrible Dogs
Welcome to season 2! No more Xizor. No more Dash Rendar. I know! It’s sad! But don’t worry, dear listeners, because some things never change. Like Leia being grossed out […]
Paranoia XP – System Mastery 110
A madcap dystopia that has more accompanying memes per square centimeter than anything short of Dungeon and Dragons itself. Is Paranoia worth braving the swamp of people at the store […]
In Theaters Now – Justice League
Beloved heroes will come together in a climactic story that will both shock and entertain you as you see the spectacle you’ve been waiting years for. That’s not until Avengers: […]
Expounded Universe 14 – Xizor Consequences
The victory lap of Shadows of the Empire begins. We bring a pile of stuff to the table, between the book’s exciting (note: not really) epilogue, a wonderful copy of […]
Expounded Universe 13 – But Why Start Doing the Smart Thing Now?
WE ARE DONE! This is it, the end of the story of Shadows of The Empire! Who lives? Who dies? What is it to harn? You’ll find out here in […]
Mermaid Adventures – System Mastery 109
Let’s talk about RPGs for kids. Or more accurately, one RPG that is basically for kids. It might be a little heavy on Ariels and light on editing, but Mermaid […]
Movie Mastery – The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)
You might have seen this as a kid and remember that it was a fun musical cartoon movie with characters jetting around the globe. It is that, yes, but it […]
Expounded Universe 12 – Benny and the Jerks
Our signature sultry audio has returned! On today’s episode, it’s the sewer level, Vader finally makes his move via a catty phone call, and Xizor is confused about his relationship […]
Dark Continent – System Mastery 108
Dark Continent is the RPG of … well venturing into Africa and killing a bunch of people. I mean that’s vaguely frowned upon (unless you are playing a Belgian), but […]
Expounded Universe 11 – Moonglow Over My Hammy
Let’s put the cards on the table regarding this episode. The sound sucks. There was a catastrophic sound failure during our recording a weekend or two ago that ate a […]
Movie Mastery – Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)
Just as this was torture to watch, so too must this episode be torture to listen to. Sadly the audio equipment malfunctioned on this one. Rather than just lose an […]
White Weentacular – Afterthought Special
Told you Afterthought would never die! We were so dejected when another project went off the rails, we decided to cool down with an Afterthought. Happy white ween! Please note […]
Werewolf the Apocalypse – System Mastery 107
Awoooooo White Ween continues! Awoooooooo! Today on System Mastery we introduce you to the colon-free world of Werewolf the Apocalypse. I mean, there’s some colons. Werewolves probably have colons. I […]
In Theaters Now – My Little Pony: The Movie
Can the magic of friendship overcome the oppressive totalitarian regime of the Storm King and his merchandising? Probably! Special guest James D’Amato from One Shot joins us in picking […]
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