Rough Drafts Podcast

On today's very special episode of Final Cut, regular guest Kristen Pignuolo takes over the reigns of the podcast as she introduces Chase Wassenar and Walter Fedczuk to their first Alfred Hitchcock film, Rear Window. Together, they discuss how its cinematography builds on the film's core themes, how it juggles so many different side plots brilliantly, the strong acting performances, how the film's...

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar takes back his prior Class of 09 recommendation before he and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk delve into their favorite Fall habits. Then, Walter jumps back into a pillar of the roguelike genre Faster Than Light, while Chase finds himself disappointed by Hooked on You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim.

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar delve into Dreamworks' latest animated film, The Wild Robot. Together, they discuss how the film handles its AI themes to tell a very human story and their favorite performances while asking themselves why an animated film can't be nominated for Best Picture this year.

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar celebrates his fantasy football win over co-host Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk before diving into this week's games. Walter goes behind the camera lens to explore the loss of a loved one in The Star Named EOS, while Chase learns about the struggles of immigrating to a new place by cooking South Indian cuisine...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar breeze past a no-longer-relevant intro to discuss the latest box office bomb, The Killer's Game. Together, they discuss how the film mirrors classic 80s action movie tropes, why Killer's Game is the Punch-Out of films, and whether this film should have gone directly to streaming .

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk spend some time talking about their shared love of live music before jumping into this week's games. First, Walter delves into Assassin's Creed Mirage and finds himself underwhelmed. Then, Chase shares the highs and lows of his time with Neon White, the ultimate "jus...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Chase Wassenar takes over the podcast to show usual host Walter Fedczuk and special guest Kristen Pignuolo Akira Kurosawa's 1985 classic, Ran. Together, they discuss Kurosawa's mastery of color and cinematography, their favorite acting performances, and why one of them just can't get over the Shakespeare of it all.

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk are joined by friend of the pod Kristen Pignuolo to discuss a clear contender for game of the year, Vampire Therapist. Join them as they discuss how the game has made a positive impact on their mental health, their favorite moments for each of the main characters, and whether or...

Uh oh, Chase Wassenar convinced host Walter Fedczuk to watch the Borderlands film because he thought it'd be good material for the podcast. As you can imagine, this week's episode delves into how the movie doesn't work on any level, why it was doomed from the start, and who deserves the blame for this disaster of a film.

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk get some football talk in before looking at this week's games. Walter delved into League of Legends' bullet heaven game mode Swarm, while Chase had a much more relaxing journey through Coffee Talk 1 & 2.

On today's special episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar are joined by their good friend Devin to discuss Deadpool & Wolverine, a film that immediately broke box office records and still shows no signs of slowing down. Together, they discuss their nostalgia for the 20th Century Fox Days, how the humor in this film landed for each of them, and whether or not this gives the...

On today's special episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk share some drinking stories before taking a deep dive into Gentle Troll Entertainment's Tavern Talk. Together, they discuss some technical issues that hurt their experience, how the game's bartender mechanics help or hurt the game's pacing, and how their incre...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar are ready to ride with the newest disaster film, Twisters. Together, they discuss how this sequel builds on the original 1996 film, the strong chemistry between Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell, and whether the movie would have benefitted from more time spent on the supporting cast.

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk and Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar discuss the effectiveness of the new LoL fearless draft format. Then, Walter shares his thoughts on five more Steam Fest demos, while Chase offers some constructive criticism for Writer's Rush.

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar hit the road to discuss The Bikeriders. Together, they discuss the strong cast performances, the questionable choices around the film's framing, and whether or not the movie was able to accomplish what our co-hosts were hoping for.

On today's special episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk and Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar start by sharing their frustrations with Riot's recent LoL esports restructuring before getting into the meat of today's episode. Walter is back on his Steam Next Fest grind and has five new demos to share with everyone. Chase gets lost in the world of Eternum, a...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar ride their way into a podcast on Furiosa: A Mad Max Story. Together, they discuss how the film fits into the larger Mad Max franchise, how its chapter structure enhances the narrative, and how they processed some of the film's darker themes.

On today's special episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar are joined by friend of the pod Dani to discuss their most recent played games. First, Walter shares some personal insight on why he hasn't played enough Darkest Dungeon to talk about it on the show this week. Then, Chase and Dani turn their attention to Esports Godfather, an esports manageme...

On today's special episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar are joined by special guest and friend of the pod Dani to discuss The Fall Guy, a film that deserved a better box office showing than it had. Together, they discuss whether Emily Blunt is underrated, Ryan Gosling's career arc, how the film undercut its potential with bad marketing decisions, and why films like this...

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take one last look at MSI before moving on to their games of the week. This week, Walter climbs to the top of a mountain in Insurmountable, while Chase finds his rhythm throughout the Cook, Serve, Delicious trilogy.

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar open the show with a detailed breakdown of the newly announced Hall of Legends and why they find Riot's approach severely disappointing. Then, the two move on to discuss the Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and discuss whether being a "pleasant" experience is good enough to justify watching it.

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk open the show by discussing their recent bright spots before delving into their games of the week. Walter picks up his lightsaber to take on Star Wars Jedi: Survivor while Chase turns to some experimental indie games: Pick & Poke and .Forty Five.

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar check out Dev Patel's directorial debut Monkey Man and discuss which parts land, which punches get pulled, and what they hope to see in his next movie. Also, Chase praised Challengers while Walter condemns Civil War.

After bemoaning the Falcons terrible draft choices, Chase Wassenar is joined by Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk to discuss two games they both love. First, Walter delves into SMITE, an underrated MOBA with a new chapter coming soon. Then, Chase journeys into danger and existential horror with Slay The Princess.

On today's very special episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar are joined by friends of the pod Justin and Sky to discuss Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Together, they discuss the value of the human plotlines, why Mothra is the greatest kaiju of them all, and what is the "new empire" anyway? Check out Sky's fantasy fiction podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/...