MGS: The Movie and Game Show

It's been three years since we watched Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, and ranked it as the pinnacle of the Disney Parks Cinematic Universe, with very little competition. Now, we revisit it as we prepare to rank, review, and recap all five Pirates films and two PS2 games.

It's time for the quarterly MGS games wrap-up, featuring a handful of fantastic indies and Senua's Saga: Hellblade II. 0:00 - Opening Chat, Deswitchptions 20:00 - MGS Indies Showcase (Little Kitty, Big City, Botany Manor, Harold Halibut, Planet of Lana, Tunic) 35:30 - Dredge 44:20 - Senua's Saga: Hellblade II 53:45 - Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree 59:00 - Fantasy Draft Update (not g...

Though we don't typically do sports on MGS, this special travel episode is all about football/soccer. In May, Dallin travelled to Vancouver to watch Vancouver Whitecaps FC host Inter Miami CF, with Lionel Messi as the headlining act. Except Messi was nowhere to be found, opting not to travel with the team for that game. Fortunately, Dallin also went to Atlanta for the opening match of the Copa...

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Star Wars Episode I, we're reading through the entire script together, front to back. This script includes expanded and supplementary materials incorporated from the film novelisation, comic books, and more. This is Part Five, the epic conclusion featuring the Battle of Naboo and a showdown between Jedi and Sith.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Star Wars Episode I, we're reading through the entire script together, front to back. This script includes expanded and supplementary materials incorporated from the film novelisation, comic books, and more. This is Part Four, in which Queen Amidala moves for a vote of no confidence in Chancellor Valorum and the Jedi Council examines Anakin's connection...

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Star Wars Episode I, we're reading through the entire script together, front to back. This script includes expanded and supplementary materials incorporated from the film novelisation, comic books, and more. This is Part Three, in which Anakin Skywalker competes in the Boonta Eve Classic, and Qui-Gon Jinn defends his retinue from an unexpected assault by Da...

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Star Wars Episode I, we're reading through the entire script together, front to back. This script includes expanded and supplementary materials incorporated from the film novelisation, comic books, and more. This is Part Two, in which Qui Gon, Padme, and Jar Jar venture forth to Tatooine to repair their ship, only to find more than they bargained for waitin...

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Star Wars Episode I, we're reading through the entire script together, front to back. This script includes expanded and supplementary materials incorporated from the film novelisation, comic books, and more. This is Part One, which ends with Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon, and crew rescuing Amidala from Naboo and escaping towards Tatooine.

We return to our PS2 review series with EA Redwood Shore's 2006 adaptation of The Godfather.

This week, we're talking about Late Night With the Devil, a new found-footage-style horror film that's been making waves for all the right, and some of the wrong, reasons. 0:00 - Intro Chat 2:55 - Introduction to Late Night With the Devil 18:49 - Plot Recap and Review

We had so much fun last week with Napoleon Dynamite that this week, we're reviewing and recapping Jared and Jerusha Hess' next film, Nacho Libre. 0:00 - Intro Chat 3:15 - Introduction to Nacho Libre 24:00 - Plot Recap

Napoleon Dynamite is 20 years old, and we're celebrating by looking back on a film that has aged remarkably well. If you're not into hearing a couple of guys do bad impressions of every character in a movie, this episode isn't for you. 0:00 - Opening chat (Potato bread and Irish things) 10:00 - Intro to Napoleon Dynamite 34:30 - Plot Recap and Review

Babe, wake up, a new video game adaptation just dropped. Let's talk about Amazon's Fallout.

This week we catch up and discuss the games we've been playing this year, including Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, and Sea of Stars. This episode also features the return of a fan-favourite segment. 0:00 - Opening Chat + Switch Game Descriptions (DeSwiptions) 27:00 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 1:03:30 - Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury 1:07:00 - A R...

We have finally reached the conclusion, and the pinnacle, of our Pinocchio review series. Nine Pinocchios in nine weeks. We've had one what was fruity, one or two what were robots, and now finally, we have one what was actually good. 0:00 - Opening Chat & Introduction 21:05 - Plot Recap & Review 1:15:35 - Rankings

You heard it here, the critics were wrong! At least a little bit. Disney's Pinocchio remake is not "good," but you'd think it was a crime against God and man with the lambasting it received from film critics. Turns out it's absolutely fine.

We continue our descent into hell by thoroughly examining "Fruity Pinocchio," Pauly Shore's fever dream interpretation of the little wooden boy that captured our hearts in 2022. 0:00 - Intro and chat 17:20 - Plot Recap 1:00:30 - Rankings

This week we're talking about Pinocchio 3000, a 2003 animated film starring Malcolm McDowell, Whoopi Goldberg, Howie Mandell, and a load of other people. This futuristic take on Pinocchio isn't "good" but is a welcome departure from the boring, formulaic Pinocchio films we've discussed. 0:00 - Intro and Chat 14:30 - Plot Recap 1:03:00 - Rankings

Next up in our Pinocchio Cinematic Universe review series is 2002's Pinocchio, a film with the incredible distinction of holding a 0% critic's approval on Rotten Tomatoes, making it the worst-reviewed film we have ever watched as part of this podcast. 0:00 - Intro, opening chat 2:15 - Introduction to the movie & impressions 30:00 - Plot recap 1:10:00 - Rankings Current Pinocchio Rankin...

We continue our review of a selection of Pinocchio films with Pinocchio's Revenge, a 1996 horror (?) film featuring the debut of Verne Troyer. We also discuss McDonald's for an extended period. 0:00 - Opening, Story Time 17:30 - Introducing Pinocchio's Revenge, Impressions 27:30 - Plot Recap 47:20 - McDonald's Intermission 55:00 - Plot Recap Part 2 1:25:00 - Rankings Current Pinocc...

We're taking a little break this week from the "regular" Pinocchio films to watch an episode of the 1994 animated Mega Man series, which neither of us had seen before. In this episode, Mega Man gets tricked into thinking that he's been turned into a real boy, just like the wooden puppet that nobody cares about.

This movie is a pure turd, honestly. Scott sent me a message saying that no god would allow this film to be made. 0:00 - Opening chat, Fantastic Four, X-Men 97 revival 7:45 - The Adventures of Pinocchio Intro and Impressions 22:30 - Plot Recap 1:15:00 - Rankings

We begin our review of the condensed Pinocchio Cinematic Universe with the animated film Pinocchio in Outer Space, which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7PP0zIoIqI A very strange place to begin this series, but not the worst thing we've ever seen. 0:00 - Opening Chat, Games Industry Nonsense and Unsustainability 9:30 - Pinocchio Review Introduction (why are we doing...

In this episode, we return once again to the world of film adaptations of video games, this time with 2023's Five Nights at Freddy's. Neither of us is overly familiar with the FNAF games, so this was a new experience for us. Wish it was a bit better, though. 0:00 - Opening Chat (Persona 3, Yakuza) 8:00 - Five Nights at Freddy's Introduction and Impressions 34:00 - Plot Recap 1:33:00 -...

An extended trailer for Death Stranding 2 was shown on January 31. We're watching along and reacting to it in this short episode