Purely Academic with Jonathan Lack & Sean Chapman

Hosts Jonathan Lack and Sean Chapman look back at 2012, offering our picks for the best movies, video games, and TV Shows of a very entertaining year. And Sean babbles about a four-year old JRPG. A lot. Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with all our podcast projects at https://www.jonathanlack.com Subscribe to JAPANIMATION STATION, our podcast about the wide and wonderful worl...

Hosts Jonathan R. Lack and Sean Chapman review, analyze, and discuss the highly anticipated "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" from director Peter Jackson. We are both very positive on the film, albeit with some minor reservations. Listen to the show to learn more! Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with all our podcast projects at https://www.jonathanlack.com Subscr...

Hosts Jonathan Lack and Sean Chapman prepare for the release of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" by recording an audio commentary for the 1977 animated "Hobbit" movie by Rankin Bass! If you haven't seen this camp classic, now is the perfect time! Also discussed are recent film releases and "Far Cry 3." Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with all...

Hosts Jonathan Lack and Sean Chapman continue their trek through Middle Earth with an exhaustive look back at the "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy by director Peter Jackson. Exploring our memories of the movies, how the films adapt Tolkien's books, and how each character and performance stacks up, we give this epic trilogy the remembrance it deserves! Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews a...

Jonathan Lack and Sean Chapman prepare for the release of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" by diving into the literary world of J.R.R. Tolkien and Middle Earth. What makes "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" such enduring classics? What about the universe Tolkien created endures and excites readers decades past its inception? All this, plus discussions of &quo...

Jonathan and Sean offer their thoughts on the Call of Duty phenomenon by tracing the series from the start of its home console success with Call of Duty 2 up to the record breaking success of Black Ops II. Also discussed is recent film news, a breakdown of the final Twilight film, Wii U launch news, and Jonathan's guide to Thanksgiving film releases. Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up...

Hosts Jonathan Lack and Sean Chapman offer an in-depth, multi-part review of Halo 4, the new Halo game for Xbox 360. All spoilers are held to the end of the episode, so don't worry if you haven't finished Campaign yet! Also discussed, at the beginning of the show, is Red vs Blue Season 10 and its recent, excellent finale. Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with all our podcast...

In preparation for this week's launch of "Halo 4" on Xbox 360, Sean and Jonathan offer their thoughts on the upcoming game and take an in-depth look back at memories of prior games in the beloved sci-fi series. Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with all our podcast projects at https://www.jonathanlack.com Subscribe to JAPANIMATION STATION, our podcast about the wide...

Sean Chapman and Jonathan Lack devote half the show to a second discussion of Prometheus, now on Blu-Ray, and the first half bouncing around from an overview of the Assassin’s Creed video games, recent movie reviews, and our reaction to the news that Disney has purchased Lucasfilm and will be making more Star Wars films. What can we say? It has been a busy couple of weeks, and we wanted to cover i...

Jonathan Lack and Sean Chapman revisit the beloved "Indiana Jones" franchise, offering their in-depth analysis of each film in the original trilogy and briefly touching upon "Crystal Skull." Discussion of the new "Bond 50" Blu-Ray set and a preview of next week's installment round out the episode. Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with all our pod...

Jonathan Lack and Sean Chapman finish our coverage of the first portion of Doctor Who's seventh season by discussing "The Angels Take Manhattan," the final episode to feature long-time companions Amy and Rory! Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with all our podcast projects at https://www.jonathanlack.com Subscribe to JAPANIMATION STATION, our podcast about the wide a...

Sean and Jonathan discuss the fourth episode of Doctor Who Series 7, "The Power of Three," in great detail. In particular, we spend much time ranting about the final, awful line of the episode. The latest "Hobbit" trailer is also discussed. Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with all our podcast projects at https://www.jonathanlack.com Subscribe to JAPANIMAT...

Hosts Jonathan Lack and Sean Chapman cover a few mini-topics before jumping into a major, in-depth discussion of the highly impressive Half-Life "Black Mesa" mod, a remake of the original Half-Life game from the ground-up! At the end of the episode, we also review the latest Doctor Who, "A Town Called Mercy," in-depth. Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with...

This week's episode is a scattered one, with hosts Jonathan R. Lack and Sean Chapman covering a variety of topics, from an overview of the new "Terminator Anthology" Blu-Ray set to a discussion of this week's "Doctor Who," "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship." It's a fun and free-spirited episode, but we promise to have a real topic next week! Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews...

Jonathan Lack and Sean Chapman take an in-depth look at "Asylum of the Daleks," the first episode of Doctor Who's brand new seventh series. We cover character and plot details, make predictions, and give our overall thoughts on a pretty outstanding premiere. "Hobbit" news and updates on Denver's "Studio Ghibli" festival round out the episode. Read Jonathan Lack’s movi...

Jonathan Lack and Sean Chapman indulge their obsession of British sci-fi series "Doctor Who" by previewing its upcoming seventh series, premiering this Saturday on BBC America. Predictions! Retrospectives! Criticism! Praise! It's all here in our special Doctor Who kick-off! Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with all our podcast projects at https://www.jonathanlack.co...

Jonathan Lack and Sean Chapman offer a review of Nintendo's new handheld gaming console, the 3DS XL, along with thoughts on "New Super Mario Bros. 2" and other random topics. Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with all our podcast projects at https://www.jonathanlack.com Subscribe to JAPANIMATION STATION, our podcast about the wide and wonderful world of anime: https:...

With a massive film festival of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli's works coming to Denver, Colorado, hosts Jonathan Lack and Sean Chapman take a look at all the movies being screened. Which ones are the best? Which ones aren't as amazing? Which ones should you go out of your way to see? It's a cavalcade of classics on this week's episode. Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with...

We discuss Peter Jackson’s decision to make his Hobbit adaptation a trilogy. Does this move excite us? Is there any validity to all the fanboy wining on the internet? Then we review the tenth season of popular web series Red vs Blue. The landmark season has reached its halfway point, so we wanted to catch up and chime in on what has been a pretty phenomenal year for Rooster Teeth. Read Jonathan La...

Jonathan R. Lack and Sean Chapman host an in-depth discussion on the year's biggest film, "The Dark Knight Rises." We pick apart every character, plot point, and detail, analyzing the film to its fullest to provide the best insight possible. Also discussed are our hopes for the next Batman series, and reactions to the first "Man of Steel" teaser. Read Jonathan Lack’s movie revi...

Jonathan R. Lack and Sean Chapman count down the worst movies of all time. Which atrocious films made their lists? Which cinematic abominations stand among the worst of the worst? And will Sean ever get past the pain of watching "After Last Season?" Find out on this exciting episode! Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with all our podcast projects at https://www.jonat...

Hosts Jonathan R. Lack and Sean Chapman take an in-depth look at this month's superhero spectacular, "The Amazing Spider-Man." Marc Webb's reboot has proven commercially popular, but is it a critical success? We analyze every aspect of the film in great detail to find out! Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with all our podcast projects at https://www.jonathanlack.com...

Hosts Jonathan R. Lack and Sean Chapman take an exhaustive, in-depth look at Ridley Scott's "Prometheus," the sci-fi sensation that has set the internet ablaze. Nearly every moment of the film is analyzed, with each question and muddy plot point addressed in extreme detail. Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with all our podcast projects at https://www.jonathanlack.co...

Hosts Jonathan R. Lack and Sean Chapman take an in-depth look at the Sam Raimi "Spider-Man" trilogy in preparation for the franchise reboot, "The Amazing Spider-Man." Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with all our podcast projects at https://www.jonathanlack.com Subscribe to JAPANIMATION STATION, our podcast about the wide and wonderful world of anime: http...

Hosts Jonathan R. Lack and Sean Chapman conclude their countdown of their Top Ten favorite movies, with discussions of films like "The Empire Strikes Back," "The Godfather," "Back to the Future," and more! Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with all our podcast projects at https://www.jonathanlack.com Subscribe to JAPANIMATION STATION, our podcast...