Ries Reviews: Recent Episodes
Ries Murphy
Ries Reviews is for anybody who admires a good story well told. Books. Films. Games. Television. Every other Monday at 9 AM PST.
In which Ries Reviews holds a round robin, tackling Netflix's Fear Street and Apple TVs Ted Lasso.
[00:00:00] Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
[00:00:55] Non-Spoiler Discussion
[00:16:46] Intermission Music: Noir Et Blanc Vie, by Rhythm Organizer
[00:18:41] Spoiler Discussion
[01:14:30] Exit Music: Deser Brawl, by Vans in Japan
In which Ries Reviews Disco Elysium: The Final Cut, from ZA/UM.
[00:00:00] Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
[00:00:55] Non-Spoiler Discussion
[00:37:00] Intermission Music: Drifting at 432 Hz, by Unicorn Heads
[00:40:30] Spoiler Discussion
[01:03:21] Exit Music: Outside the Box, Patrick Patrikios
In which Ries Reviews Rockstar's 2018 magnum opus, Red Dead Redemption II.
[00:00:00] Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
[00:00:55] Non-Spoiler Discussion
[00:29:21] Intermission Music: Cumbia City, An Jone
[00:31:17] Spoiler Discussion
[01:01:47] Exit Music: Six Seasons, Unicorn Heads
In which Ries Reviews Tenet, by Christopher Nolan.
[00:00] Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
[00:55] Non-Spoiler Discussion
[33:30] Exit Music: Allégro, by Emmit Fenn
In which Ries Reviews Abaddon's Gate, the third installment in The Expanse book series by James S.A. Corey.
[00:00] Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
[00:55] Non-Spoiler Discussion
[24:23] Intermission Music: Beyond, Patrick Patrikios
[26:35] Spoiler Discussion
[46:04] Exit Music: Where We Wanna Go, Patrick Patrikios
In which Ries Reviews Invincible, the new animated Amazon Prime original television series based on the comics by Robert Kirkman.
[00:00:00] Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
[00:00:55] Non-Spoiler Discussion
[00:26:11] Intermission Music: Fast and Run, by Nico Staf
[00:28:05] Spoiler Discussion
[01:05:24] Exit Music: New Day, by Patrick Patrikios
In which Ries Reviews The Whisper Man and The Shadows, two novels by Alex North.
[00:00] Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
[00:55] Spoiler Discussion
[45:12] Exit Music: Nighttime Stroll, E's Jammy Jams
In which Ries Reviews Cloud Atlas, a novel by David Mitchell.
[00:00] Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
[00:55] Spoiler Discussion
[33:52] Exit Music: Desert Brawl, Vans in Japan
In which Ries Reviews the first season of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier on Disney+.
[00:00:00] Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
[00:00:55] Disclaimer & Spoiler Free Review
[00:23:25] Intermission: Nevada City, by Huma-Huma
[00:25:50] Spoiler Discussion
[01:12:05] Exit Music: Court and Page, by Silent Partner
In which Ries Reviews Caliban's War, the second installment in the Expanse book series by James S.A. Corey.
[00:00] Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
[00:55] Spoiler-Free Review
[17:06] Intermission: RhythmOrganyzer, by Noir Et Blanc Vie
[18:47] Spoiler Discussion
[42:31] Exit Music: Savior Search, by DJ Freedem
In which Ries Reviews three Agent Pendergast novels by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child: Relic, The Cabinet of Curiosities, and Still Life with Crows. [Please note: this episode has strong language.]
[00:00:00] Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
[00:00:55] The Agent Pendergast Retrospective
[01:10:37] Exit Music: Stinson, by Reed Mathis
In which Ries Reviews tackles two seemingly unrelated books: The Martian, by Andy Weir, and Red Dragon, by Thomas Harris.
[00:00] Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
[00:55] Double Feature Discussion
[54:31] Exit Music: Sunshine, by Delicate Steve
In which Ries Reviews Disney's newest animated film, Raya and the Last Dragon.
[00:00] Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
[00:55] Non-Spoiler Review
[14:12] Intermission: Orient, by SefChol
[16:05] Spoiler Discussion
[42:44] Exit Music: Sunshine, by Delicate Steve
In which Ries Reviews the return of the MCU: WandaVision.
[00:00] Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
[00:55] Non-Spoiler Review
[12:40] Intermission: Shake, by Anno Domini Beats
[14:22] Spoiler Discussion
[42:18] Exit Music: Outside the Box, by Patrick Patrikios
In which Ries Reviews one of his favorite television series', The Expanse.
[00:00] Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
[00:55] Non-Spoiler Review
[18:24] Intermission: Space Lullaby, by Iaio
[20:50] Spoiler Discussion
[51:22] Exit Music: Space Coast, by Topher Mohr and Alex Elena
Track: Space Lullaby (feat. Clara Sorace) — Iaio [Audio Library Release]
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In which Ries presents his top ten books of all time.
[0:00:00] Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
[0:00:55] Introduction
[0:13:49] The Top Ten List
[0:55:25] Taking On Cargo, Taking Off Cargo
[1:03:02] Exit Music: Four More Weeks, Vans in Japan
In which Ries Reviews John Larison's western novel, Whiskey When We're Dry.
[00:00] Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
[00:55] Spoiler-Free Review
[10:47] Intermission Music: The Woods, by Silent Partner
[12:41] Spoiler Discussion
[43:12] Exit Music: Way Out West, by Twin Musicom
Way Out West by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/
In which Ries Reviews the 2021 YouTube original film, Life in a Day.
[00:00] Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
[00:55] Non-Spoiler Review
[15:54] Intermission Music: Simple, by Patrick Patrikios
[17:51] Full Spoiler Discussion
[33:31] Exit Music: Beyond, by Patrick Patrikios
In which Ries Reviews the second season of The Mandalorian on Disney+.
[00:00] Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
[00:55] Non-Spoiler Review
[14:28] Intermission Music: Nighttime Stroll, by E's Jammy Jams
[16:22] Full Spoiler Discussion
[51:34] Exit Music: Allégro, by Emmitt Fenn
In which Ries declares the 2020 Game of the Year.
Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
Intermission Music: Yah Yah, by Josh Pan
Exit Music: Solo Cello Passion. by Doug Maxwell
In which Ries Reviews the fourth entry into the Stormlight Archive, Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson.
Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
Exit Music: Vishnu, by Patrick Patrikios
In which Ries Reviews the fourth entry into the Stormlight Archive, Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson.
Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
Exit Music: Vishnu, by Patrick Patrikios
In which Ries Reviews Hades, by Supergiant Games.
Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
Intermission Music: Parting Glass - by Audionautix
Exit Music: One Down Dog - by Wes Hutchinson
Parting Glass by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Artist: http://audionautix.com/
In which Ries Reviews The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow.
Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
Intermission Music: Elegy, by Asher Fulero
Exit Music: Strange the Dreamer - Original music by Savfk (www.youtube.com/savfkmusic www.facebook.com/savfkmusic)
Special thanks to Savfk for this beautiful exit music!
Strange the Dreamer by Savfk (https://soundcloud.com/savfk) is licensed under ‘Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)’.
You can find more of his music on Facebook and YouTube.
In which Ries Reviews the 2020 HBO Max original series, Raised by Wolves.
Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
Intermission Music: In The Throes, Asher Fulero
Exit Music: Wander, by Emmit Fenn
In which Ries Reviews Damon Lindelof's TV series, The Leftovers.
Intro Music: Once Was by Kwon
Intermission Music: No. 5 The Day I Met Her, by Esther Abrami
Exit Music: Natasha's Fall, by the Whole Other
In which we explore how Ries Reviews will handle books, television and film in future episodes.
Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
Exit Music: Four More Weeks, by Vans in Japan
In which Ries (Re)Reviews one of his favorite games of the current console generation, God of War by Sony Santa Monica Studio.
Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
Intermission Music: Wolf Mother, by Loopop
Exit Music: Haunt, by Silent Partner
In which Ries Reviews Season 2 of Amazon's original series, The Boys.
Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
Intermission Music: Desert Brawl by Vans in Japan
Exit Music: Four More Weeks by Vans in Japan
Ries Reviews one of his favorite books of all time: Red Rising by Pierce Brown. First Entry in the Great Red Rising Re-Read.
Intro Music: Once Was - Kwon
Extro Music: We Ride! - Reed Mathis
In which Ries discusses the most controversial game of 2020, The Last of Us Part IIby NaughtyDog Studios.
Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
Exit Music: Violet Spirit, by Dan Henig
In which Ries reviews the most controversial game of 2020, The Last of Us Part II by NaughtyDog Studios.
Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
Exit Music: Hop Hip, by Kwon
In which we discuss the rubric I will be using for game reviews, as well as podcast structure.
Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
Exit Music: Sleeper, by Steve Adams
First episode. Meet Ries! Learn about the host and the vision for the podcast.
Intro Music: Once Was, by Kwon
Exit Music: RhythmOrganizer, by Noir Et Blanc Vie