The Conundrum Cluster Podcast

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Thoughts on Kevin Costner’s disastrous/brilliant new mega-western TV/movie hybrid Horizon and the miniseries Lonesome Dove (1989). Here are all the podcast episodes available now (most are paywalled): Ep1: Redditors of the Reddit Moon (Paid) Ep2: Robocop: Rogue City review (Free) Ep3: "War to the Knife" takes...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Review of The Bikeriders (2024) by Jeff Nichols with thoughts on everything that makes me mad online. Here are all the podcast episodes available now (most are paywalled): Ep1: Redditors of the Reddit Moon (Paid) Ep2: Robocop: Rogue City review (Free) Ep3: "War to the Knife" takes a s**t on your stupid Civil...

In honor of July 4th, my review of Robert Middlekauf’s The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789. Here are all the podcast episodes available now (most are paywalled): Ep1: Redditors of the Reddit Moon (Paid) Ep2: Robocop: Rogue City review (Free) Ep3: "War to the Knife" takes a s**t on your stupid Civil War 2 fantasy (Free) Ep4: "The Glorious Cause" is the best book on the American R...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Thoughts on The Road Warrior (1981), post-Apartheid South Africa, American collapse, fantasy, stunt work, silent movies, and the apocalypse. There has been too much violence. Too much pain. None here are without sin. But I have an honorable compromise. Just give me $5. Upgrade to a paid subscription right now...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Thoughts on Mad Max (1979), The Road Warrior (1981), vigilantism in America, General Wrangel, and President Bukele. Here are all the podcast episodes available now (most are paywalled): Ep1: Redditors of the Reddit Moon (Paid) Ep2: Robocop: Rogue City review (Free) Ep3: "War to the Knife" takes a s**t on your...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Thoughts on Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, the Lost Age of Technology, and Martin Scorsese’s Silence (2016). Recent episodes: Ep38: ($0 free episode) Cyberpunk 2077 is the one game you need to play before the 2024 election (Free) Ep39: Should you watch Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga? (Paid) Here are all the podcas...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Thoughts on Furiosa (2024), the other Mad Max films, and downfall of the John Wick franchise. Here are all the podcast episodes available now (most are paywalled): Ep1: Redditors of the Reddit Moon (Paid) Ep2: Robocop: Rogue City review (Free) Ep3: "War to the Knife" takes a s**t on your stupid Civil War 2 fa...

Thoughts on the Greatest Game of All Time. Here are all the podcast episodes available now (most are paywalled): Ep1: Redditors of the Reddit Moon (Paid) Ep2: Robocop: Rogue City review (Free) Ep3: "War to the Knife" takes a s**t on your stupid Civil War 2 fantasy (Free) Ep4: "The Glorious Cause" is the best book on the American Revolution (that I've found) (Free) Ep5: Your opinion on The Killer (...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Review of the movie A Perfect World (1993) with reflection on ‘90s optimism, the 1994 Crime Bill, Boomercons, Clint Eastwood, the Waco Siege, and Ruby Ridge. Here are all the podcast episodes available now (most are paywalled): Most recent: Ep36: Why exactly has Fallout: New Vegas stuck around for so long? (P...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Retrospective on Fallout: New Vegas (2010), our Great American Novel. Earlier Fallout episodes: Ep33: The new Fallout TV show is really, really, bad (Paid) Ep35: The differences between Fallout 3 and Fallout 4 are a little too relevant to today's problems (Paid) Here are all the podcast episodes available now...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Extended discussion of why Fallout 3 is so good and how Fallout 4 managed to ruin the game’s formula by “improving” most aspects of it. Related episodes: Ep32: Canadians accidentally made a sci-fi movie about the Ukraine War in 1995 ( Paid ) Ep33: The new Fallout TV show is really, really, bad (Paid) Here are...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Review/analysis of “Forging the Thunderbolt” by Mildred Hanson Gillie. Full book available for free . Last week’s episode: Ep33: The new Fallout TV show is really, really, bad Here are all the podcast episodes available now (most are paywalled): Ep1: Redditors of the Reddit Moon (Paid) Ep2: Robocop: Rogue Cit...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Review of Fallout S1 (2024) with thoughts on the Fallout franchise overall and why everything you see these days feels like a costume party. Last week’s episode (relevant to this one): Ep32: Canadians accidentally made a sci-fi movie about the Ukraine War in 1995 (Paid) Here are all the podcast episodes avail...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Review of Screamers (1995) and thoughts on how to make a timeless 8/10. Here are all the podcast episodes available now (most are paywalled): Ep1: Redditors of the Reddit Moon (Paid) Ep2: Robocop: Rogue City review (Free) Ep3: "War to the Knife" takes a s**t on your stupid Civil War 2 fantasy (Free) Ep4: "The...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Review of Civil War (2024), in theaters now. Here are all the podcast episodes available now (most are paywalled): Ep1: Redditors of the Reddit Moon (Paid) Ep2: Robocop: Rogue City review (Free) Ep3: "War to the Knife" takes a s**t on your stupid Civil War 2 fantasy (Free) Ep4: "The Glorious Cause" is the bes...

Come to me. You will gain what you deserve. Your wish will soon come true. Come to me. Your path is ending. Come to me. Only one will be rewarded. Random highlight episodes: Ep7: This is the one (1) movie that you absolutely need to watch literally right now ( Paid) Ep13: If you don't force your family to watch this movie for Christmas, they will despise you ( Paid) Ep27: The new Road House movie...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com A very special health-centered episode for the great struggle ahead. Random highlight episodes: Ep4: "The Glorious Cause" is the best book on the American Revolution (that I've found) (Free) Ep14: Emergency surprise free Christmas review of the Prometheus Engineer chronicles (2012) ( Free) Ep27: The new Road...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Happy Easter! This episode features an extended digression on modern rightwing conspiracy culture. Dune 2 content: Ep23: Dune 2 was unironically really bad and you’re actually stupid if you enjoyed it (Free) Ep25: Returning to the scene of the crime against cinema, the Dune 2 rewatch episode (Paid) Ep26: I re...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com “I got married to an ugly woman. Don't ever do that. It just takes the energy right out of you. She left me, though. Found somebody even uglier than she was. That's life. Who can explain it?” Dune 2 content: Ep23: Dune 2 was unironically really bad and you’re actually stupid if you enjoyed it (Free) Ep25: Ret...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Re-re-examining Dune 2 on its two-week anniversary. Earlier reviews: Ep23: Dune 2 was unironically really bad and you’re actually stupid if you enjoyed it (Free) Ep25: Returning to the scene of the crime against cinema, the Dune 2 rewatch episode (Paid) Here are all the podcast episodes available now (most ar...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Re-examining Dune 2 on its one week anniversary. “I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere.” Here are all the podcast episodes available now (most are paywalled): Ep1: Redditors of the Reddit Moon (Paid) Ep2: Robocop: Rogue City review (Free) Ep3: "War to the Knife" takes...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com “You’ve never had your hands on a teat before?” “Not this big” Here are all the podcast episodes available now (most are paywalled):

*Wow!*Al Pacino! It's not Al any more, it's 'Dunk'!Dunk Accino? Don't mind if I do! What's my name? Dunkaccino! It's a whole new gameDunkaccino! You want creamy goodness, I'm your friendSay hello to my chocolate blendAttica, hoo-wah, latte liteThis whole trial is out of sightThey pulled me back in with hazelnut, tooCaramel swirl... I know it was youEveryone wants my DunkaccinoCan't get enough of m...

Come on you apes! Do you want to live forever? Also has thoughts on Twin Peaks, Robocop (1987), Total Recall (1990), The Proposition (2005), Napoleon (2024), and Far Cry 3 (which really wasn’t very good, 4 is the best game in the franchise by a significant margin, followed by 2 with Dylan’s Realism Mod). Here are all the podcast episodes available now (most are paywalled): Ep1: Redditors of the Re...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to enjoy Hunt: Showdown. The gameplay is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical physics most of the combat loop will go over a typical player’s head. There's also the story’s nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into the gameworld - the game...