Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie & TV Podcast

We are coming back later this year for Season 3. Listen to this quick pod to hear about shows/guests for Season 3! We also have a bonus episode coming in the next few days on Mortal Kombat (2021). Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Make sure to follow us on Twitter at (@cutscenes_pod) and Instagram (@cutscenes_pod) a...

In our tenth and final episode of Season 2, we blast away space demons in Doom (2005). Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Special Guest: Mat Elfring ( @ImMatElfring ) from the Wrestle Buddies Podcast Show Notes: 1:05 Intro to Mat Elfring 2:35 The Tutorial (our 60-second plot summary) 3:40 What's our personal historie...

In the ninth episode of Season 2, we gotta catch em' all in Pokemon: Detective Pikachu. Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Special Guest: DJ Stormageddon ( @DJ_Stormageddon ) Show Notes: 2:00 DJ Stormageddon 3:30 The Tutorial (our 60-second plot summary) 5:30 What's our personal history with Pokemon 9:40 Where this m...

In the eighth episode of Season 2, we finish this in part of four of The Witcher series. In this episode, we cover episodes 7 & 8. Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 0:50 Where did we leave off after Episode 6 of The Witcher? How is Episode 7 set up? 4:40 All of our characters are now coming together...

In the seventh episode of Season 2, we fight our nemesis, Nemesis in Resident Evil: Apocalypse. Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Special Guest: CtrlAltNoob ( @CtrlAltNoob ) Show Notes: 0:50 Intro to CtrlAltNoob 2:15 The Tutorial (our 60-second plot summary) 4:10 Noob walks us through her Resident Evil history 5:50...

In the sixth episode of Season 2, we fight djinns and dragons in part 3 of our The Witcher series. In this episode, we cover episodes 5 & 6. Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 0:40 Where did we leave off after Episode 4 of The Witcher? 1:50 Yennifer's magical boners 6:00 Geralt can't sleep, so let's f...

In the fifth episode of Season 2, we fight video game baddies from the eighties in Pixels. Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 1:15 The Tutorial (our 60-second plot summary) 3:10 Jacob pops off about Pixels 7:40 The movie opens with Cheap Trick, so it'll be great, right? 11:00 Paul Blart: U.S. President 13...

In the fourth episode of Season 2, we declare the law of surprise in part 2 of our The Witcher series. In this episode, we cover episodes 3 & 4. Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 0:50 Where did we leave off after Episode 2 of The Witcher? 2:50 The start of Episode 3 with Geralt 9:50 What about Ciri?...

In the third episode of Season 2, we drink drugs in Max Payne. Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 1:15 The Tutorial (our 60-second plot summary) 2:25 What's your experience with Max Payne? 5:05 The movie starts with a sad sad boy 9:20 Filmed in Toronto, lookin' fab 17:15 Aesir Corporation, feather tattoos...

In the second episode of Season 2, we begin Geralt of Rivia's quest in The Witcher. In this episode, we cover episodes 1 & 2. Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 1:40 The Tutorial (our 60-second plot summary) 3:00 What did we know about The Witcher before we started? 6:00 At the start of episode 1, we...

In the first episode of Season 2, we play the game in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over! Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Special Guest: Jessica Fantauzzo Show Notes: 1:20 The Tutorial (our 60-second plot summary) 2:40 What's our experience with Spy Kids? 7:30 How the movie opens 14:25 Juni meets three new "friends&quot...

In our final bonus episode of Season 1, we take a break from video game movies by talking about the Oscars of video games: The 2020 Game Awards. Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 0:40 We announce the date for the start of Season 2: February 4th, 2021. 1:30 What were our general impressions of The Game Aw...

In this bonus episode of Season 1, we release our pilot and chase the Apple of Eden in Assassin's Creed. Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 1:00 The Tutorial 3:10 Modern Day vs. The Past in Assassin's Creed 7:55 We love Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard 9:30 Character development 11:10 Seeing the An...

Just a short update! We are coming back in early 2021 with Season 2 and we have a bonus episode coming next week! Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt). Make sure to follow us on Twitter at (@cutscenes_pod) and Instagram (@cutscenes_pod) and hit the notification bell/follow/subscribe to our show on your podcast app of choice t...

In our seventh and last episode of Season 1, we gotta go fast in Sonic the Hedgehog. Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 1:00 The Tutorial (our 60-second plot summary) 2:25 Let's talk about the first design of this character ( the IGN video we referred to ) 5:10 Owl Mom? Echidnas? What? 8:40 Sonic arrives...

In our sixth episode of Season 1, the team travels interdimensionally in Super Mario Bros.! Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 1:10 The Tutorial (our 60-second plot summary) 2:25 The setup of Super Mario Bros. (1993) begins 65 million years ago 5:10 Jacob shares that this movie is technically a Walt Disne...

In our fifth episode of Season 1, the team jumps between video game worlds in Wreck-It Ralph! Note: This episode initially had a copy of Grandma's Boy in the feed, which has now been fixed, thank you for letting us, Maria! Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 1:10 The Tutorial (our 60-second plot summary) 2...

In our fourth episode of Season 1, the team fights their way through the male-dominated video game industry in Grandma's Boy. Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 1:10 The Tutorial (our 60-second plot summary) 2:20 We begin to talk about how this movie sucks 4:50 This movie does not work in 2020 9:45 Taking...

In our third episode of Season 1, the team fights their way through zombie hordes in Resident Evil. Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 1:05 The Tutorial (our 60 second plot summary) 2:25 What are our personal histories with Resident Evil? 7:40 How does Resident Evil open? 11:30 We dive into the hive! 16:1...

In our second episode of Season 1, the team fights their way through Outworld's best in Mortal Kombat. Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 1:05 The Tutorial (our 60 second plot summary) 2:10 Our familiarity with the Mortal Kombat series 4:10 The opening of the film 9:10 We discuss the movie's set budgets a...

In our first episode of Season 1, we confront seven evil exes in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt). Show Notes: 1:10 The Tutorial 2:15 What's our personal history with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World 3:10 The cast in this film is absolutely wild 5:40 Scott Pilgrim: The Comic 9:10 Recognizing locati...

Welcome to Cutscenes! A show by Jacob McCourt, Katie Lesperance and Travis Colenutt at the intersection of video games and movies. The first season launches on Thursday, August 20th, 2020 with seven episodes covering the following movies: Mortal Kombat Super Mario Bros. Grandma's Boy Sonic the Hedgehog Resident Evil Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Wreck-It Ralph Get ready for high energy discussions,...