The Say Report

Forced to find a new topic this week after Devon discovered the hideous creature lurking behind the mask that was the marketing machines of “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” your Say Reporters deliver an episode that seeks to solve the mysteries of current entertainment trends and their direct connection to the current moods of society after spending the last three years in a global pandemic. 

After sharing some of our meatball mistakes and briefly addressing SAG-AFTRA going on strike along with the WGA, we present without any further ado our spoiler filled, no holds barred, final review of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. 

This week’s episode is just what it says on the tin as the first hour or so is dedicated to Sejohn’s desire to finally immerse himself in the world of Street Fighter with Capcom’s latest release “Street Fighter 6” and how preexisting relationships with the series impacted and influenced Devon’s time spend with the world tour mode after borrowing a copy of the game from a friend. After that we turn...

This Say Report starts in a bit of a weird place because one of your host companions is also in a weird place. Luckily shining the light on some of the darker things that happened over the last week is enough to stave off a discussion on their feelings and more importantly a full on Melissa Etheridge Karaoke meltdown.  Bonus after discussing all of those depressing things like the degenerative sta...

In this very special episode of The Say Report, your host companions join together to celebrate the 20 year anniversary of the film that proved that comic book films had franchise viability in the new millennium…  “X2.”

In this “super-sized” episode of The Say Report we touch on the continuing developments from the ongoing writer’s strike, the exciting news that Nintendo shared with us regarding the release of future Mario games, Disney’s poorly timed use of AI generated artwork, and celebrate Grimace’s birthday!  It’s an episode that looks at both the highs and lows of not only our own lives but the world at lar...

After watching “Anger Management” for our other podcast (The Adam Sandler Cinematic Universe). Devon became obsessed with solving the mystery of screenwriter David Dorfman and in this Time Capsule episode of The Say Report that is exactly what your host-companions set out to do... DaVinci Code style. 

This week’s episode we need to talk about some serious things that are happening in both the virtual world of the Internet that we as podcasters and content creators occupy but also the real world as we are seeing some of the real world complications the Canadian wildfires are having on the East Coast. Its not all gloom and doom though, once we get through as a method of cleansing our palates we j...

This episode we cover those events that occured in May 2023 while we were busy celebrating Brendan Fraser which primarily includes the Writers Strike and the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.  It’s a lovely return to form for Devon and Sejohn and from your Say Reporters while it might not all be good news it certainly feels good to be back to the usual discussions about everyth...

We could think of no better way to end 2023’s celebration of Brendan Fraser History Month than with an examination of some recent history and his Oscar winning turn in “The Whale” Along the way we discuss our relationships to the stageplay the film is based on, director Darren Aronofsky’s earlier works, and our own feelings about some of the controversies that have been surround the film and its c...

This month things get very special while we’re celebrating the 30th anniversary of a film that has undeniably had a lasting effect on the medium of cinema… Richard Linklater’s “Dazed and Confused”  Whether that means your host companions think that the film should be revered or reviled is a whole other story and a mystery we hope to be able to solve by the end of the episode.  Episode Artwork by D...

After his performance in “The Whale” Brendan Fraser now breathes the rarified air of an Oscar winner, but in 1996 he was in a film where he was already sharing air with future Oscar winners like himself when he briefly appeared in Rich Wilkes “Glory Daze.” Not only does this tie nicely into our sister podcast exploring the Rich Wilkes penned “Airheads,” but it also explores the effects a middling...

Continuing our celebration of Brendan Fraser History Month we take a look at the 1994 film “With Honors” the tale of a Harvard Senior who thinks he knows everything and the bum that is able to teach him how wrong he is in that line of thinking.  Then we rejoin our Quizmaster General to discuss the second episode in the Brendan Fraser Scrubs Trilogy: “My Hero” and then try to prove to Will that we...

This week in our continued celebration of Brendan Fraser we discuss the 2013 film “Hair Brained” where he portrays late bloomer Leo Searly a 41-year-old college student who befriends and guides 13-year-old genius prodigy Eli Pettifore on his quest for vengeance against Harvard after their rejection, Before that though we have a discussion about new flavors and varietals of Mountain Dew and address...

It’s Brendan Fraser History Month again and we are starting the festivities with the first film he appeared in to not only receive multiple Oscar nominations but also win one of the awards as well… “Gods and Monsters” Then once that discussion has finished and Devon has introduced his new "Two Brendan's Theory" we commence The Brendan Fraser Quiz of Brendan Fraser 2 where Quizmaster General Will F...

This very special episode sees the culmination of our discussion and celebration of the original American Pie Trilogy as we finally get to discuss you host-companions favorite entry in the series “American Wedding” as it celebrates its 20th Anniversary. Will the film still hold up after all these years or will filtering it through the lens of 2023 reveal all of the sticky, seedy, details that were...

This episode the latest Nintendo Indie World Showcase and Broken Lizard’s latest film fuel a discussion about the differences between independent projects and “indie” projects in both the video game and cinematic realms. Before that thoughts are shared on “Ori and the Blind Forest,” “Death’s Door,” and the uncertain future of television

The subject of this episode is the past week that was experienced by host-companion Devon where pretty much everything that could go wrong, did go wrong, and how he was able to keep smiling and rise above, Sejohn is inspired by this microcosm of bad luck to discuss the various microcosms that he has observed post the COVID-19 pandemic and how they have been shaped and formed by our current technol...

We kick off this latest episode by sharing our reaction to having a episode banned on YouTube for content related reasons and how it made us examine the work we are currently doing and how it compares to our work from 2021. Then Sejohn gets to share his thoughts about Peter Molyneux and kickstarted video games which ends in a beautiful segue to discuss the new “Super Mario Bros. Movie” and how we...

This week’s episode Devon gets to share all the movies and television shows he got to experience recently which prompts a wonderful discussion about the best style of episode distribution for streaming entertainment. Meanwhile, Sejohn is hoarding all of his movie excitement for the release of The Super Mario Bros. Movie this week so he has been passing the time experiencing some older video game o...

For our 50th Very Special Episode we look at a movie that helped build the friendship of your two host-companions while also acting as a cautionary tale not only for how not to adapt a video game to the silver screen but also how not to make a movie... the 1993 piece of cinematic history "Super Mario Bros." Listen as we share our personal journeys with the film. Celebrate the performances of Bob H...

It seems lately that everybody has become a bit disillusioned with Pop Culture which is why this episode is partially dedicated to solving that mystery. Additionally, Devon spent the bulk of his time with the fourth installments in the John Wick and Resident Evil franchises and is excited to share his thoughts and feelings on both.  Before that though Sejohn attempts the insane task of doing an un...

This week’s episode of The Say Report was recorded a bit later than usual and that plus the gut punch of Lance Reddick's passing has your host-companions the tiniest bit thrown off.  Especially Devon, who perhaps ends up talking a bit TOO much about the shows he has been enjoying on NBC/Universal's streaming platform, but Sejohn is also right there to share his experience with “Ant-Man and the Was...

We kick off the episode proper with another thrilling segment of “Pop Goes My Heart” where Sejohn tries out new and exotic sodas, which in turn has Devon sharing some delayed feelings about some changes in the soda pop market and Sejohn having a realization about one of the major players in the Cola Wars. Then we discuss a few pieces of media that have aged like a slice of processed cheese left on...

This week we inform the audience and ask for their consent as we dive back into Grim Guardians’ world of sexualizing underaged girls and how the creators of River City Girls treat their canonically eighteen year old characters.  Then we take a glimpse into the modern world of Toys  and how Target and Wal-Mart have begun to target the lucrative demographic of adult collectors while remaining mired...