Category Archives: Movies

2010

by Alex Martin in Games, Movies522 days ago

In this episode — recorded before Saturday’s Spike Video Game Awards — Chris, Sam, Tina, Alice, and her Otamatone start with last week’s odd news. But only after tales of last year’s VGAs, and last month’s 1Up staff trip to New York City. The first topic they analyse is Activision’s insistence, despite terrible sales of Tony Hawk Shred, that the pro skater is still relevant. Kratos’ cameo in the next Mortal Kombat reminds Chris of how excited he is for the fighter. And Japanese horror game Ikenie...

CastMedium Podcast 061- 11.24.10

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Movies, Tech, TV541 days ago

A few podcast shout-outs start the show and then it’s on into games with Black Friday deals. Jon is the sale master, so go ahead and follow him on twitter to make sure you don’t miss any of the holiday action. A quick mention of Civilization V on Mac leads into a discussion about Steam’s various services, including SteamCloud and SteamWorks. OnLive also gets some more time this week since I gave the service a spin– seriously, it’s good. In tech, Netflix has finally introduced a streaming only plan for $7.99, and iOS...

Filmspotting #326: 127 Hours / Top 5 Manic Pixie Dream Girls / Nathan Rabin

by Jon Cole in Movies543 days ago

Adam and Matty go on a long hike with James Franco this week with their review of Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours. Adam manages to capture the bulk of the review with a simple statement saying that a viewer’s impressions will hinge almost entirely on their opinion of Franco’s performance and Boyle’s frenetic filming style. That being said, both Filmspotting guys were very impressed by both, with Matty specifically pointing out the very deliberately shot scenes where every dramatic stab was effectively paired with events unfolding...

Filmspotting #325: Fair Game / Top 5 Penn Performances

by Jon Cole in Movies551 days ago

Filmspotting tackles Fair Game this week, a thriller starring Naomi Watts and Sean Penn telling the story of Valerie Plame. Right off the bat, it’s very clear that the strongest element of the film is the acting of the two premiere actors and the directing of Doug Liman (who also directed Filmspotting favorite The Bourne Identity). However, since the film is based on Plame’s memoir, Matty takes issue with the one-sided approach to the issue while Adam praises the domestic nature of the conflict. Listener’s Choice transcends the...

Filmspotting #324: Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest / Top 5 Trilogies

by Jon Cole in Movies558 days ago

Hold onto your hats Filmspotting fans, this week’s show is a good one. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest is the subject of this week’s review, the third film in the “Millennium Trilogy“. Unfortunately, the second film in the trilogy seems to have been the interesting rising action, leaving the climax of the series to the very beginning of the Hornet’s Nest with the remainder being devoted to boring court cases that boil down to melodramatic falling action. Listener feedback brings in some thoughts about Hollywood...

Filmspotting #323: Hereafter / Top 5 Double Features

by Jon Cole in Movies564 days ago

Movies dealing with death are tough to pull off without seeming too hokey or heavyhanded, which is evidenced with the terrible performance of The Lovely Bones earlier this year. Fortunately, Matty thinks that Hereafter is a better executed in this way through the strong script by Peter Morgan. Adam isn’t nearly as sold on the film, mostly because of the clunky approach to actually explaining the concept of afterlife. The guys can both agree that Clint Eastwood doesn’t take any risks with the camera and doesn’t do a great job making...

The /Filmcast Ep. 121 – Paranormal Activity 2

by Peter Barta in Movies568 days ago

C. Robert Cargill joins The /Filmcast this week to review Paranormal Activity 2. He starts the show by discussing Community, praising its clever writing and imploring people to continue watching. Dave recently watched [REC] and [REC2], and really enjoyed them quite a bit. Devindra saw Back to the Future in theaters (unsurprisingly great) and has been watching Caprica. Adam rounds out the first segment as he recently saw Wet Hot American Summer and Vampire’s Kiss (news flash: Nic Cage is crazy). The big news of the week is that Darren...

at1UP: 10/26/2010

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Misc, Movies, TV569 days ago

So, it is the last episode of at1UP for a while after the recent layoffs that included Jade. Mike also reveals that 1UP will be moving to a smaller office space in December, so it is pretty clear that 1UP is going through some serious changes. On to this week’s episode, the whole at1UP gang (past and present) is in the house and the show starts with talk of Mike and Travis contributing to a Kirby quilt project. Then it is on to a call-in from Shirk Week’s on Matt Shirk. Alan has a few problems with Costume Quest, Travis defends Castlevania,...

The Oddcast – 10/22/2010

by Alex Martin in Games, Movies573 days ago

After wishing the departed Sharkey well, the surviving crew plus Alice Liang get to the week’s game news. Remakes of Space Channel 5 Part 2, Sega Bass Fishing, God of War 1 and 2, and Konami’s X-Men arcade game prompt Chris to ask why people are excited at this recycling. THQ have opened their new Montreal Studio, with Assassin’s Creed creative director Patrice Desilets at the helm. Level 5 and Capcom are co-developing a Professor Layton-Phoenix Wright cross-over for the 3DS. They wonder what EA are getting from their acquisition...

The /Filmcast Ep. 120 – Never Let Me Go

by Peter Barta in Movies574 days ago

This week’s /Filmcast features Peter Sciretta (the man behind slashfilm.com) and a lengthy show. Peter starts things off, with some heavy praise for the first 2 episodes of AMC’s upcoming show – The Walking Dead. He also recently saw Back to the Future in the theater, and surprise surprise, it’s still great. David forgoes recent film/tv watching and recommends the broadway musical Wicked. Adam saw Jackass 3D, and the guys spend a surprising amount of time and energy discussing the film – apparently it had some...

at1UP: 10/20/2010

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Movies, TV575 days ago

This week’s cast starts with a follow-up to last weeks special podcast and then moves on to Capcom’s announcement of Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright for 3DS. Details surrounding the game are still scarce, but the idea strikes the crew as a concession to the fan community for the lack of these character in other Capcom vs. games. Travis and Jade have been digging into Fallout New Vegas, and they share a few thoughts about their initial time with it. Mike shares some frustrations about the new Unreal Engine powered Lucha Libre and...

Mobcast 75: Glitches, Gamer Representations, Defining “Indie,” and a Quiz!

by Alex Martin in Games, Movies, TV577 days ago

Area 5′s Matt Chandronait and Press Pause’s Carlos Rodela join Bitmob’s Aaron Thomas and Brett Bates. Before getting into the meat of the podcast, Matt talks about Area 5′s pricing experiment for CO-OP. The first topic is female avatars. It’s not just about looking at something pretty for these guys, as they’re tired of male action-heroes, and want to explore other roles. Aaron usually picks a man, though, whenever there’s a gameplay difference. Carlos talks about some of the fun bugs he’s experienced...

CastMedium Podcast 056 – 10.19.10

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Movies, Tech, TV577 days ago

The week’s podcast news starts with the final episode of Retronauts. In games, Super Meat Boy is first up, and it looks like the perfect game for long time gamers– who are also masochists. Also, we are impressed at the announcement that Steam has hit the 30 million user mark. Apple is holding a Mac-centric event tomorrow so we speculate a bit on what we expect to see, and Netflix is finally a worthwhile choice on PS3 and Wii after going disc-free. Media Consumption Corner: Red, Stargate SG-1 – Jon Terriers, Top Gear – Erik Follow...

Filmspotting #321: You Will Meet… / Edward Burns / Top 5 Woody Allen Scenes

by Jon Cole in Movies578 days ago

Matty Robinson is out this week and in his place is actor/filmmaker Edward Burns, joining Adam Kempanaar to talk about Woody Allen’s latest film You Will Meet a Tall, Dark Stranger. Adam starts things off by building a hierarchy of post-90′s Allen films and asking Ed where exactly this one falls on the scale. While it clearly isn’t a masterpiece, there are a lot of aspects that lands Allen’s latest in the middle of the scale. The humor is effective and the characters are generally pretty interesting, though You Will Meet...

The /Filmcast Ep. 119 – Let Me In

by Peter Barta in Movies580 days ago

Vincenzo Natali joins The /Filmcast this week for a review of the movie Let Me In. To start things off, Devindra has been watching Terriers (the FX show), and asks the listeners to watch it and encourage a second season. Dave saw 127 Hours and really enjoyed it, and Adam was impressed with the unconventional style of Ryan Reynolds new film Buried. Adam also saw The Human Centipede – it was terrible. In news this week, video games and movies mix as the guys debate the potential success of the upcoming Uncharted movie, and the rumored...

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