The Weekly Stuff #154 - The Jason Bourne Trilogy Retrospective Spectacular!

With Jason Bourne, the new entry in the beloved action franchise starring Matt Damon and directed by Paul Greengrass, arriving in theatres this Friday, we thought now the best time to take a look back at the original Jason Bourne trilogy: The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, and The Bourne Ultimatum. These are some of the best, most innovative, and most influential films of the 2000s, an action trilogy that surpasses just about every other major Hollywood franchise of this era, and which seems even more prescient and ahead-of-its-time now than it did nine years ago, when the last film was released. We discuss each film in depth, diving into the story, characters, technical mastery, and fascinating historical context, in what is easily one of my favorite podcasts we’ve ever recorded.

The Weekly Stuff #153 - Comic-Con News Round-up, Ghostbusters, & Star Trek Beyond Review

In the first of two podcasts this week, we break down a bunch of news out of Comic-Con – including announcements and trailers from Marvel and DC – and Jonathan offers some thoughts on the new Ghostbusters movie (it’s great!) and the new PS4 JRPG, I am Setsuna (it’s also great!). Then, for our main topic, we review this weekend’s major new release, Star Trek Beyond, a strong return to form after the franchise went a little off the rails with Star Trek Into Darkness. 

Enjoy, and come back on Wednesday as we prepare for the release of Jason Bourne with a retrospective of the original Bourne trilogy! 

Time Chart: 

Intro: 0:00:00 – 0:04:15

Jonathan talks Ghostbusters: 0:04:15 – 0:16:21

Sean talks Godzilla: 0:16:21 – 0:20:10

Jonathan talks I am Setsuna: 0:20:10 – 0:34:08

Comic-Con News: 0:34:08 – 1:26:00

Star Trek Beyond: 1:26:00 – 2:02:18

The Weekly Stuff #152 - Reviewing 'Inside,' Talking Pokemon Go, and Celebrating Star Trek's 50th Anniversary

We’re back with a jam-packed episode, as Sean and I offer some thoughts on recent games like Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens, or games that are just new to us, like Dishonored, while Jonathan recounts his continued adventures re-watching all of Dragon Ball Z. Later, we try to get our heads around the unprecedented phenomenon that is Pokemon Go, and offer a spoiler-filled review and discussion of Playdead’s outstanding indie game Inside. And finally, with a new Star Trek film upon us and the franchise’s 50^th anniversary being marked this year, we offer a Star Trek retrospective, discussing our favorite things about the TV series before counting down all 12 theatrical films from worst to best.

The Weekly Stuff #151 – 2016 Mid-year Review Spectacular! (Fixed)

With six months of 2016 now behind us, it’s a good time to take stock of the year so far – and while it’s been a rough year for humanity in general, it’s been a pretty phenomenal year for video games, and in some ways, we’ve barely even gotten started! What have been our favorite games so far this year? Movies? TV shows? We talk about all of it, and look forward to what we’re most excited for in the back-half of the year. And before the main topic, Jonathan recounts his continued experiences rewatching Dragon Ball Z, his final thoughts on Kirby: Planet Robobot, and his review of Playdead’s stellar new indie masterpiece Inside for the Xbox One, while Sean has finally gone back to catch up with Dishonored on the PS4.