Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie & TV Podcast

As previously announced, this will (probably) be the final episode of Cutscenes - so if you have supported the show in any small way over the past five years - thank you... we wouldn't be here without you. In our third and final episode of Season 5, we turn back the clock in Until Dawn. Hosted by Jacob McCourt, Katie Lesperance & Travis Colenutt. Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 0:45 The Tutorial 2:30 J...

In our second episode of Season 5, we hunt for ancient treasure again in Tomb Raider! Today, we are joined by Dan from The Greatest Story Ever Played ! You can follow him on Bluesky . Hosted by Jacob McCourt, Katie Lesperance & Travis Colenutt. Note: This episode was recorded during the summer of 2023. Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 1:05 Intro to Dan 2:50 The Tutorial 5:05 Alicia Vikander as Lara Crof...

In our first episode of Season 5, we chase for ancient gold in Uncharted! Hosted by Jacob McCourt, Katie Lesperance & Travis Colenutt. Note: This episode was recorded during the summer of 2023. Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 0:55 The Tutorial 3:10 Our History with Uncharted 6:30 Airplane Movie 9:10 Tom Holland 15:20 Stunts and Action 18:55 Villains 26:20 Victor Sullivan 29:10 Critical Hits 35:50 MinMa...

Hey y'all! We are finally doing it. Our three episode Season 5 hits weekly starting on July 17th. The season will comprise of episodes covering Uncharted, Tomb Raider (2018) and Until Dawn. We are not fully closing the door on the show, but there's a high likelihood that these will likely be the last episodes of Cutscenes . Our lives are all in wholly different places compared to 2021 when we laun...

In short, we are delaying Season 5 until the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike. If you're looking for a video game podcast to listen to in the meantime, please consider our other shows: Left Behind Game Club which is a video game book club podcast featuring Travis, Katie and Jacob Crossplay Conversations which is a topical video game podcast that Jacob just launched this month

In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we look for the light in episode 9 of our The Last of Us series! Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 0:55 Ashley! 5:25 Ellie's Whole Life is Lies 9:00 44 Minutes? 17:00 Joel's Decision 20:40 The Hospital Scene 26:20 Crying 28:20 Time Heals All Wounds 34:50 Fu...

In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we obsessed about Troy in episode 8 of our The Last of Us series! Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 0:45 Jacob Finally Gets To Talk Troy 5:00 They're Feeding Them People Right? 7:20 Meeting HBO David 13:45 High Quality TV Fire 14:50 That Final Scene 18:30 J...

In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we get left behind in episode 7 of our The Last of Us series! Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 2:30 Our History With The Left Behind DLC 4:50 Inside Fedra School 6:00 Jacob Loves Old Marketing 7:45 Mortal Kombat Vs DLC Arcade 11:10 Teens Hangin' At The Mal...

In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we meet our kin in episode 6 of our The Last of Us series! Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 2:10 We Find Dina In Jackson 5:10 Old Marrieds Are The MVPs? 9:00 Joel's Hurt And We're Conflicted 14:50 More Show/Game Differences 20:55 Joel Couldn't Teach Travis...

In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we endure and survive in episode 5 of our The Last of Us series! Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 00:00 Intro 1:20 Travis Has Edit Critiques 4:00 Meeting HBO's Sam and Henry 8:20 That Ending 10:40 Katie Explains Kids' Toys 12:45 Joel Runs A Day Care 13:35 Comics And...

In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, "Kansas City, here we come", in episode 4 of our The Last of Us series! Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 0:30 Please Hold My Hand 1:10 The Most Game-Like Episode 3:40 Bella Ramsay Stan Club 8:15 Begging For Your Life 11:10 Melanie Lynskey 12:55 T...

In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we discover true love in episode 3 of our The Last of Us series! Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 0:50 Perfect Television 3:45 Changes From The Game Story 8:00 Katie and Jacob Cry All The Tears 15:30 Give Nick Offerman All The Awards 25:35 Show Exposition/...

In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we do a gross kiss in episode two of our The Last of Us series. Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 0:40 A Gross Kiss 4:10 Jakarta: Katie Was Wrong 13:25 Banter: Jacob Was Wrong 16:15 The Hotel 20:00 Meeting Clickers 25:50 MinMax 38:30 Game Show: I'm a Fungi!...

In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we meet Joel and Ellie in episode one of our The Last of Us series. Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 0:45 Tutorial 1:50 Our Past Experience With TLOU 7:00 Beginning of Episode: Exposition Done Well 9:55 Meeting Joel, Tommy and Sarah 11:55 Greatest Start To...

In case you didn't hear it during our Game Awards 2022 Recap, we are returning with weekly recaps of HBO's The Last of Us every Thursday beginning on January 26th! On January 26th, you'll get two episodes about the first two episodes of the HBO drama. Make sure to follow us on Twitter (@cutscenes_pod) and Instagram (@cutscenes_pod) and hit the notification bell/follow/subscribe to our show on your...

In this special bonus show, we bring you our third annual Game Awards recap show! If you don't listen, know that Cutscenes is officially back with Season 4 starting January 26th, 2023! We will do weekly companion shows for HBO's The Last of Us! Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 0:40 What's nex...

In a special bonus episode, we return to the big stage and dive into the 2021 Game Awards. Hosted Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Special Guest: Luke Lewis (@lukelewis) and Claire Helmberger (@ClaireHelmberg1) of @lukewarmgames. Show Notes: 0:30 Housekeeping 4:00 General Impressions 9:00 We have some suggestions 12:15 Diving into the awards 22:45 Before Your Eyes messed us up 25:45 Game reveals and K...

In our sixth episode of Season 3, we hunt for ancient treasure in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001). Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt). Special Guest: Dan (@StoryEverPod) Show Notes: 2:40 The Tutorial: Our 60-second plot summary 4:40 Recalling video game Lara and “pointy chesticles” 9:10 Lara fights robots now?! 13:05 Gratuit...

In our fifth episode of Season 3, we chase zombies in the desert in Resident Evil: Extinction. Hosted by Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ), Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Special Guest: CtrlAltNoob ( @CtrlAltNoob ) Show Notes: 2:40 The tutorial (our 60-second plot summary) 4:30 They ignored the end of Resident Evil: Apocaplyse 6:45 The Umbrella gauntlet 10:...

In our fourth episode of Season 3, we vie for the high score in The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. Hosted by Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ), Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 1:20 The tutorial (our 60-second plot summary) 2:30 What did know about King of Kong before watching? 6:30 How about that Billy Mitchell? 15:30 What about sweet sweet...

In our third episode of Season 3, we take on Dracula's army in Castlevania Season 1. Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 1:20 The tutorial (our 60-second plot summary) 2:50 Our history with the Castlevania video game series 5:55 We start in Romania with a love story 10:10 Accumulating an army for a year 12...

In our second episode of Season 3, we make our way to California in The Wizard (1989). Hosted by Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ), Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 2:00 The tutorial (our 60-second plot summary) 3:00 Tying The Wizard to Boy Meets World 3:50 How the movie opens 12:40 Jenny Lewis, Home Alone and Rilo Kiley 13:45 The tone of this mov...

In our first episode of Season 3, we battle ghosts in Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001). Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Special Guest: Shane Chiasson ( @chiassoo ) Show Notes: 1:30 The tutorial (our 60-second plot summary) 4:15 Our experience with Final Fantasy 10:20 The graphics kind of hold up! 12:20 Set...

Introducing the Left Behind Game Club! It's a show produced by Jacob McCourt, Mike Ruffolo and Moe Murtadi and this episode features three familiar faces... the hosts of this show! We even talk about a video game that has a movie adaptation that we talked about on this show: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game. There's over 120 episodes in the feed, check out the show on your podcasting platform...

In this Season 2 bonus episode of Cutscenes, Kano wins in Mortal Kombat (2021). This extra-long episode was recorded live on Twitch on Wednesday, April 28th on Jacob's Twitch Channel. Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 1:30 The Tutorial (our 60-second plot summary) 5:40 The opening of this movie 9:55 How...