Canon Brawl

Jason is flying solo this week—well, sort of! With Kyle out of pocket, a very special guest host steps into the co-pilot seat: Autumn from the Season Sisters Pod ! This week, the dynamic duo is taking a hard left turn into cinematic chaos to completely break down and review the 2015 sci-fi comedy Pixels . From classic arcade invaders leveling cities to Adam Sandler saving the world with 80s video...

Jason is flying solo this week for a trip into spooky season! To celebrate Halloween, Jason is rolling out a hand-picked cross-media curation of 11 video games and horror films that capture the absolute best of dread, atmosphere, and survival. Whether he's talking relentless survival horror classics or cinematic adaptations that actually nail the vibe, this solo flight breaks down what makes e...

Welcome back to Canon Brawl! This week, we’re revving up our motorcycles, locking and loading, and heading straight back to where it all began—Raccoon City—for Paul W.S. Anderson's explosive send-off, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter . Join us as we follow Milla Jovovich’s Alice on one last hyper-edited, zombie-slaying ride to infiltrate The Hive and stop the Umbrella Corporation once and for...

Welcome back to Canon Brawl! This week, we’re strapping on our hidden blades, stepping into the Animus, and taking a Leap of Faith into Justin Kurzel's 2016 sci-fi action adaptation, Assassin's Creed . Join us as we follow Michael Fassbender’s Callum Lynch (and his 15th-century ancestor Aguilar) through the dusty rooftops of the Spanish Inquisition. We dig into the wildest moments of this...

Welcome back to Canon Brawl! This week, we’re strapping on our oversized shoulder armor, grabbing our spellbooks, and choosing our factions to revisit Azeroth in Duncan Jones' 2016 fantasy epic, Warcraft . Join us as we follow Travis Fimmel’s Anduin Lothar and Toby Kebbell’s Durotan through the fateful first encounter between humans and orcs. We dig into the wildest moments of this ambitious t...

Welcome back to Canon Brawl! This week, we’re shaving our heads, straightening our sharpest red ties, and dual-wielding our Silverballers to revisit Hitman in the 2015 soft-reboot Hitman: Agent 47 . Join us as we follow Rupert Friend’s genetically engineered super-assassin on a globetrotting mission to protect a young woman and stop a sinister mega-corporation from unlocking the secrets of the Age...

Welcome back to Canon Brawl! We’re escaping the foggy, ash-covered streets of Silent Hill and trading our survival flashlights for a roaring V8 engine! This week, we’re shifting into high gear with Scott Waugh’s 2014 high-octane, practical-stunt-heavy adaptation, Need for Speed . Join us as we ride shotgun with Aaron Paul’s Tobey Marshall on a frantic, cross-country revenge road trip to clear his...

Welcome back to Canon Brawl! We’re shaking off the T-virus and trading Umbrella’s underground facilities for the ash-covered streets of gaming's most cursed zip code! This week, we’re strapping on our 3D glasses for M.J. Bassett’s 2012 red-drenched, carnival-ride of a sequel, Silent Hill: Revelation 3D . Join us as we follow Adelaide Clemens' Heather Mason on a frantic road trip back to th...

Welcome back to Canon Brawl! We’re wiping the Arcadia deck off our boots and waking up in the heart of the Umbrella Corporation’s most mind-bending testing facility yet! This week, we’re strapping in for Paul W.S. Anderson’s 2012 globe-trotting, simulation-hopping fever dream, Resident Evil: Retribution . Join us as we follow Milla Jovovich's Alice as she shoots her way from Tokyo to Moscow, e...

Welcome back to another special bonus episode of Canon Brawl! We desperately needed a breather between the relentless CGI zombie action of Resident Evil: Afterlife and Resident Evil: Retribution , so we’re bringing back a favorite pallet-cleanser: 11:11 is back for round two! Once again, we're stepping away from our usual video game movie deep-dives for another intense cultural exchange. Kyle...

Welcome back to Canon Brawl! We're shaking the sand out of our boots from Prince of Persia and heading straight into a zombie-infested Los Angeles! This week, we're putting on our 3D glasses and diving into Paul W.S. Anderson's 2010 slow-motion spectacle, Resident Evil: Afterlife . Join us as we follow Milla Jovovich's Alice—and her army of ninja clones—as she takes the fight direc...

Welcome back to Canon Brawl! We're leaving the grim, corporate-run dystopia of the King of Iron Fist Tournament behind to brave the scorching heat of ancient Persia! This week, we're parkouring our way through Mike Newell's 2010 Disney blockbuster, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time . Join us as we follow Jake Gyllenhaal's surprisingly buff Prince Dastan and Gemma Arterton's s...

Welcome back to Canon Brawl! We're leaving the baffling revenge quest of Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li behind to enter the King of Iron Fist Tournament! This week, we're stepping into the ring to tackle Dwight H. Little's 2010 live-action adaptation of Tekken . Join us as we follow Jon Foo's Jin Kazama into the grim, corporate-run dystopia of Anvil City. We break down the s...

Welcome back to Canon Brawl! We're leaving the slow-motion snow and CGI demons of Max Payne behind to head somewhere a little more martial, but somehow even more baffling. This week, we are lacing up our fighting boots to tackle Andrzej Bartkowiak's 2009 cinematic misfire, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li. Join us as we follow Kristin Kreuk's Chun-Li on a globe-trotting quest for...

Welcome back to Canon Brawl! We're leaving the endless boat explosions and discount super-soldiers of Far Cry behind to head somewhere a little more grim, but no less ridiculous. This week, we are throwing on our leather trench coats to tackle John Moore's 2008 adaptation of the beloved Remedy shooter, Max Payne. Join us as we follow Max, a brooding, permanently scowling Marky Mark hell-be...

Welcome back to Canon Brawl! Let's get back to watching video game movies. We’re hanging up our swords and escaping the rubber-suited tree ninjas to head somewhere a little more tropical but no less ridiculous. This week, we are drinking from the Uwe Boll well ONE LAST TIME to tackle his 2008 adaptation of the beloved Crytek shooter, Far Cry . Join us as we follow Jack Carver, hired to escort...

Welcome to a very special bonus episode of Canon Brawl! We're taking a quick breather from our usual video game movie deep-dives to do a little cultural exchange. This week, we're putting our own tastes to the test with the ultimate media swap. Kyle's hitting Jason with a definitive list of 11 un-skippable video games he desperately needs to play, and Jason's retaliating with 11 mo...

Welcome back to Canon Brawl! Let's leave our tailored suits and barcode tattoos behind, we’re trading in modern espionage for swords, sorcery, and... Jason Statham throwing a boomerang. This week, we return to the Uwe Boll well as we unpack his absolutely baffling 2007 star-studded fantasy adaptation of the Dungeon Siege franchise, In the Name of the King . We follow the aptly named "Farm...

Welcome back to Canon Brawl! After surviving the unapologetic chaos of Postal , we’re trading in our Krotchy dolls for tailored suits, red ties, and barcode tattoos. This week, we ditch the stealth approach and go loud as we unpack Xavier Gens’ 2007 action-heavy adaptation of the beloved gaming franchise Hitman . We’re tracking Agent 47 (Timothy Olyphant, doing his absolute best with a freshly sha...

Welcome back to Canon Brawl! After a two-week detour—thanks to a sick-day clips episode, a massive three-hour Summer Game Fest spectacular, and a very real, very thinly-veiled attempt to avoid the inevitable—we are finally out of excuses. This week, we descend into the absolute chaos of Uwe Boll’s 2007 cinematic fever dream: Postal . We’re following the Postal (SCUT FARKUS) Dude as his spectacular...

Welcome back to Canon Brawl! We’re stepping out of the viewing room and hitting pause on our video game movie marathon this week. Why? Because a massive wave of gaming news just dropped, and we couldn't resist diving straight into the hype! Join Jason and Kyle for the ultimate recap as we tackle every single game revealed across all four major presentations at last week's Summer Game Fest. We’re g...

Welcome back to Canon Brawl! This week, Kyle had to call in sick, so we're trading our usual time in the viewing room for a special, way-too-early greatest hits compilation. Jason is flying solo in the host's chair, providing brand-new intros and interstitials to stitch together a highly curated collection of our most hilarious, off-the-rails moments. We’ve dug into the archives to pull out the ab...

Welcome back to Canon Brawl! This week we trade the ruined streets of Raccoon City for the sun-scorched, post-apocalyptic wasteland of the Mojave Desert to tackle the 2007 threequel: Resident Evil: Extinction . We’re following Alice as she joins forces with Claire Redfield’s heavily armed convoy of survivors, fighting their way through the sand-buried ruins of Las Vegas. We’re breaking down the mo...

Welcome back to Canon Brawl! We're watching every single video game movie ever made. This week we break down every scene on the sun-drenched, chaotic beaches of DOA Island for the 2006 fighting game movie adaptation: DOA: Dead or Alive . We’re following a fierce trio of fighters—Kasumi, Tina, and Christie—as they punch, kick, and backflip their way through a top-secret, invite-only martial art...

Welcome back to Canon Brawl! We're watching every single video game movie ever made. Step into the fog and listen for the air raid sirens as we descend into the terrifying, ash-covered streets of the 2006 survival horror movie adaptation: Silent Hill . We’re following Rose Da Silva on her desperate search for her missing daughter through a town trapped in purgatory. We’re breaking down Radha Mitch...