Tom Chick, Christien Murawski, and Kelly Wand go see an artsy German movie and get in over their heads. You can fast forward past the chaos, confusion, and uncertainty about White Ribbon to our 3×3 at the 39-minute mark. We discuss our three greatest scenes in cars.
Next week: Fish Tank
R. Corey Elzey — you know him as Cubit — talks about Fallout 3 and why we love our apocalypses. We can’t help but also get in some Mass Effect 2 and Star Trek Online talk (by the way, I hope this isn’t a spoiler, but Cubit totally caved and picked up Star Trek Online).
Also, listen to win a free game on the platform of your choice. And congratulations to Morkilus for winning a crappy game yet to be determined.
Next week: Rorschach and Banjo Kazooie Nuts & Bolts
Tom Chick, Christien Murawski, and Kelly Wand on the 2009 Academy Award nominees. Who was nominated, who wasn’t nominated, and who would we each pick for the categories? What’s the difference between sound mixing and sound editing? Why was Avatar robbed of its nomination for best animated film? How much longer before we have to say “Academy Award winner” every time we say “Sandra Bullock”?
Tom Chick, Christien Murawski, and Kelly Wand shout at each other about the latest Mel Gibson movie, Edge of Darkness. If that’s not the sort of thing that you want to hear, fast forward to our 3×3 this week: the best uses of the F-word in a movie. Explicit content. Duh.
Next week: The White Ribbon
You know Steve Fulton as Jupiter Jones. Did you know he’s like an elf in that he works on toys in a professional capacity? Did you know that I once blew him off like the diva that I am? Did you know he’s a hard-core Rollercoaster Tycoon fan? Did you know he’s not going to let his daughters play Pikmin? You’ll know all this and more after listening to this week’s podcast.
Also, listen to win a free game on the platform of your choice. And congratulations to ElGuapo for winning a crappy game yet to be determined. Also also, apologies for previous prizes not going out yet. I have them all bundled up and they will be mailed today. Cross my heart!
Next week: Cubit and Fallout 3
Tom Chick, Christien Murawski, and Kelly Wand have been touched by an angel with an assault rifle. Join us for a discussion of Legion. Haven’t seen Legion yet? Don’t sweat it. We can’t really spoil something like this. But you can still fast forward to the 41-minute mark for this week’s 3×3: our favorite uses of voiceover in a movie.
Next week: Edge of Darkness
I’m not even going to type triggercut’s real name here. You just have to listen to hear it. It’s that awesome. From the awesomeness of a name that rhymes with Bornhostile, we talk a bit of music, a bit about the restaurant business, and then discuss the single best horror game of all time. And I’m not just saying that as a set-up for a Kanye West gag. I’m saying that because it’s totally true.
Also, listen to win a free bad surprise game on the platform of your choice. And congratulations to Drastic for for scoring a copy of Pure, a racing game everyone’s already forgotten.
Next week: Jupiter Jones and RollerCoaster Tycoon
Tom Chick, Christien Murawski, and Kelly Wand engage in a spoiler-laden discussion of Book of Eli. Listener discretion is advised due to harsh language, shouting, and amputee-related perversity. Haven’t seen Book of Eli yet? Then fast forward to the 53-minute mark for this week’s 3×3: movies that make great use of weather.
Next week: Legion
Gabe Lewis talks about why he’s bailing on Los Angeles. Then he talks Baldur’s Gate, even though he’s never finished it. What a poser! He even accuses me of online sexual deviancy. But there’s a seriously special treat at the one hour and twelve minute mark. If you listen to just three minutes of a podcast this year, make it the last three minutes of this one.
Also, listen to win a free game — it’ll be a surprise and it’ll probably suck! — on the platform of your choice. And congratulations to Deadbuffalo for getting stuck with, err, I mean for scoring a copy of Prototype.
Next week: triggercut and Fatal Frame
Tom Chick, Christien Murawski, and Kelly Wand aren’t really crazy about Youth in Revolt. One of us is even angry. It speaks volumes that we move on to this week’s 3×3 at the 37-minute mark. Meet us there if you haven’t seen Youth in Revolt and we’ll talk about our favorite gas station scenes. We come up with some doozies!
Next week: The Book of Eli
Hey, it’s Andrew Mayer talking about how social games will take over the world! And he’s not even saying that like it’s a bad thing! That’s why I recorded the first ten minutes with monkeys typing on typewriters in the background. At least that’s what the weird interference sounds like to me. It stops almost exactly at the ten minute mark. Sorry about that. I have fired my engineer.
Listen to win Prototype for the PC. Yep, Prototype. For the PC. It’s a really fun game. And congratulations to JPR for scoring a copy of Forza 3 for the Xbox 360.
Next week: Bill Dungsroman and The Path Gabe Lewis and Baldur’s Gate
Tom Chick, Christien Murawski, and Kelly Wand disagree about Terry Gilliam’s latest movie and how it does and doesn’t get around the fact that Heath Ledger died before it was finished. If you haven’t seen Imaginarium yet, meet us at the 47-minute mark to talk about movies that aren’t ruined by babies, who are notorious for ruining movies.
Next week: Youth in Revolt
If you get me, Christien Murawski, and Kelly Wand talking about as many as 30 movies, we’re going to be holding forth for a while. So you can either listen to the two-hour epic-length podcast in which we range back-and-forth over our overlapping top ten lists and beyond, or you can check the forum and just read the lists. We’re mostly spoiler free, but I do accidentally say some things about the ending of Inglorious Basterds. Oops.
Meet Jeff Pinard, or jpinard, or that guy with the frop bog. We eventually get around to talking about The Sims 3, but all that stuff is a lot less interesting than the cast of characters in Jeff’s life, which include the precocious matchmaker, the dispatcher with the sexy voice, the woman sheriff, the 65-year-old hardcore World of Warcraft player, the unkillable gaunt aunt straight out of the Dark Ages, and the enormous friendly female burrowed under the mud in his backyard.
Listen to win Forza 3 for the Xbox 360. And congratulations to Equis for scoring a copy of Solium Infernum. Equis! Coming soon to a PBEM game near you!
Next week: one of the forum’s various Andrew Mayers and Farmville
Tom Chick, Christien Murawski, and Kelly Wand deduce who’s to blame for Sherlock Holmes turning out the way it did.
If you haven’t seen Sherlock Holmes yet, meet us at the 57:50 mark to talk about movies that make good political points without hitting you over the head. This week’s 3×3 was so good we recorded it twice!
Next week: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus