Rough Drafts Podcast

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/...

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar spend some time catching up on the state of League of Legends esports before turning their attention to two very different games. Walter hits the links with PGA Tour 21, while Chase rolls the dice with Astrea: Six Sided Oracles.

On today's special episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar are joined by special guest Kristen Pignuolo to discuss Jennifer Lopez's vanity project This Is Me...Now. Together, they discuss how the songs and choreography disappoint, how the film fails to honestly explore its source material, and why J Lo was always going to be a difficult protagonist to get behind.

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk open the show by discussing the pervasive VCS match-fixing scandal that has dominated recent League of Legends headlines. After that digression, Walter takes down fish and human hunters alike in Maneater, while Chase uses their last episode as an excuse to gush about the Great Ace Attorney Chronicles col...

On today's special episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar take a look at the delightfully terrible Madame Web. Together, they discuss why this movie exists (and whether it should exist in the first place), their favorite ridiculous moments, and whether or not they would recommend this objectively terrible film.

After a not-so-quick discussion on the ups and downs of NFL free agency, Walter Fedczuk surprises Chase Wassenar with his thoughts on Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, while Chase takes a quick detour to Donut County en route to his appointment with the Rhythm Doctor.

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar talk about Dune Part Two - the sequel to a film neither liked when Final Cut began - alongside friend of the pod and huge Dune fan Justin. Together, they discuss how the film compares to the books, what aspects were improved upon in the sequel compared to Part One, and why Walter still wasn't able to jump aboard the Dune hy...

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk opens with some predictions for AEW Revolution before diving into the tough but fair roguelike Have a Nice Death. Then, Chase Wassenar shares his excitement with Balatro while deeply confusing his co-host with the game's layered mechanics.

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar continue to sidestep the Oscars (after a brief aside from Chase on Anatomy of a Fall and American Fiction) to focus on films they've always wanted to show each other. This time, Chase introduces Walter to Sorry to Bother You, a deeply anti-capitalist film that takes some big swings with its ending, for better and for worse.

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter Fedczuk opens the episode with a breaking news story on an anti-trust lawsuit being brought against the Call of Duty League. From there, Walter puzzles his way through Escape Academy, while Chase navigates The Fabulous Fear Machine.

Our two cohosts couldn't agree on any Oscars films to watch this month, so after Chase Wassenar shares his thoughts on Past Lives and Poor Things, the two move on to Walter Fedczuk's pick for the month: the 1996 action film The Rock. Together, the two discuss where Nic Cage's performance ranks in his career pantheon, how Sean Connery improves every film he's in, and so, so many bri...

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners after a quick diversion to talk about pro LoL, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk takes a stroll through Adios, while Chase Wassenar shares his disappointment over Lewd Gym (no, really) and his love for Forward: Escape the Fold.

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar turn their attention to The Iron Claw, a film that covers one of the most tragic stories in pro wrestling history. Together, they discuss how the film captures the 80s wrestling aesthetic, the strength of the acting performances throughout the film, and how they feel about Chris Von Erich being cut from the film. They also brie...

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk continues his tour down gaming history by playing the original Quake and Doom titles. Meanwhile, Chase Wassenar learns he does not have what it takes to be a politician thanks to Suzerain.

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar continue their Japan-themed month with Hayao Miyazaki's latest film, The Boy and the Heron. Together, they discuss their favorite animation sequences in the film, where the film ranks on the grounded to whimsy scale, and why Chase struggles with certain Miyazaki films.