The FilmGamer Podcast: Recent Episodes
William Robertson Hume
Box Office Records, Letterboxd Diaries and preparations for the 50th Annual Toronto International Film Festival.
State of the North American Box Office and my film diary on Letterboxd.
Brief on my awful film experience in Waterloo despite a perfect IMAX movie and the horror movie that made me cry.
Discussing:
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (Sniper Series)
Atomfall on PS4 & Xbox One
Rainbow Six | Siege (the best revenge)
Letterboxd Diaries: (The Best Dirty Harry Sequel, The Core)
The Box Office Reckoning of Stitchin' Impossible
- Final Destination overview in Box Office Context
- My Letterboxd Diary features Pedro Pascal
- The Last of Us decent fans
March 7-9 Box Office Analysis with a focus on Mickey 17's Box Office and financial modelling.
Letterboxd diaries on Wicked, Better Man and others
Xbox Gaming co-pilot.
Review of the 97th Annual Academy Awards, Box Office Report and the FilmGamer letterboxd diaries.
A review of the 10x Oscar including Best Picture nominated film The Brutalist co-written and directed by Brady Corbet.
A review of the Box-Office and my film diary.
Nosferatu, Heretic, and The Exorcism.
Plus more Black Ops and PlayStation non-deals.
On November the Fifth, Wednesday morning, America woke from the shattered memories of the American Dream.
Topics -
Joe Rogan Vice President J.D. Vance Interview
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories for Nintendo Wii
Conclave Movie: Is it Woke?
November 8-11 Box Office
Heretic
Will & Harper, The Quest, Strange Darling
Dirty Harry, Clint Eastwood and The Deadpool
Killer Heat, Kill, The Outlaw Josey Wales
Netflix Office Gets Raided for Taxes
TikTok shuts down offices in Canada
Why Getting Movie Tickets from Cereal Boxes sucks now
Paying for fake news
Among the Box Office Analysis and Letterbox'd reports, I bring you what Hollywood misunderstands about 'The Joe Rogan Experience' and even his own fans. It is not meant to be taken seriously.Hollywood Analysis - Financial ReportingThe coming Elections and movies all rolled into one.It's gonna be a great big Election week!
Joe Rogan's interview with Donald Trump reveals how Washington, D.C., and Hollywood work similarly. Unsurprisingly, it's all about choosing people.
94 Year Old Clint Eastwood's latest movie Juror No. 2 is reviewing well.
Is The Box Office Reign of the Superhero coming to an end?
Hallowe'en Letterboxd
Finally re-meeting Doom Eternal
Ahead of All Saints Day.
Fall Box Office Review
Quick Reviews of Anora, We Live in Time, Saturday Night, The Substance, Shell, Else, Dead Mail, Escape from the 21st Century, Rebel Ridge, Backdraft, Trap, Longlegs, Nighthawks, The Swearing Jar, Hold Your Breath, San Andreas, Wolfs, Inside Out 2, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Maxxxine, The Crow, Borderlands, Blink Twice, Afraid, Subservience, Borderlands, Fly Me to the Moon, 1992, Chef, The Life of Chuck, It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This, The Fire Inside, The Friend, Backdraft, and The Party's Over.
Plus a diss to the makers of Black Myth: Wukong
Following the Paramount Global Skydance merger cooling off where will these media conglomerates go to grow or will they cannibalize themselves?If Kamala Harris succeeds Joe Biden will Lina Khan's excellent reign of the FCC continue to hold corporations to account? Or will a more Monopoly friendly chair follow?
WARNING: The following program contains mature themes that may not be suitable for all audiences.
My Sister and I decided to go to the theatre to see the much-talked-about Blake Lively drama 'It Ends With Us' starring her and Justin Baldoni, directed by Justin and Produced by her, and for the most part, we found it to be compelling drama. Mostly.
Alien: Romulus and its franchise history
Movies Reviewed:
The Union
The Instigators
M (1951)
Jackpot!
Furiosa (again)
Twister
It Ends With Us was a monster hit at the box office despite being overtaken by Deadpool, was Deadpool a monster in overtaking the making of the film? What's at the heart of the drama in making It Ends With Us? Is the actor/ producer Blake Lively at fault? How about director/ star Justin Baldoni? How is the crossover promotion with Deadpool going? Has it gone too far or is it just what Hollywood needed? This all could be the same old Hollywood story going back to All the President's Men believe it or not. Listen to a screenwriter/ gossip girl's perspective.
This was the biggest week in U.S. Political History and America saw Twisters. How are we doing?
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Trump's Assassination Attempt and Aftermath
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Joe Biden stepping down Kamala Harris stepping in
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J.D. Vance & The Republican National Convention
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Twisters Review & Box Office Performance
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Emmy Nominations
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Is it all connected?
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The Fermi Paradox
Lee Isaac Chung directs from a script from the Revenant screenwriter Mark l Smith, and a story from Top Gun Maverick Director Joseph Kosinski which disappointed my father and I when we watched the film in theaters opening day at the Landmark Cinema. The movie is distributed by universal pictures Canada and distributed internationally by Warner Brothers pictures, it is a co-production between the two major studios and executive produced by Steven Spielberg through his company Amblin Entertainment.
I delve into Season 3 of The Bear and what I think 7 episodes in while reckoning with having COVID for the first time.Box Office Review of June 28-30 weekend.Box Office for
Inside Out 2's Box Office Success Continues
Fake Online Personas and Political Punditry
Letterbox'd Reviews
The Devil's Advocate, Rolling Thunder, In the Land of Saints and Sinners and Knockaround Guys
Politics and Failed Politics of Modern Culture Wars and Critiques against Joe Biden and Donald Trump
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Inside Out 2 made a killing at the Box Office but will it change anything?
Thoughts on the Eli Roth-produced Chilean disaster exploitation film Aftershock
Nintendo finally reveals Metroid Prime 4 at an E3 adjacent video conference.
I break it down.
Will and Eric debate the best sitcom of all time Friends versus the office to find out which one is better.
Recount the historically low box office
Review The First Omen
Review Star Wars Prequels 1 and 2
We break down Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga at the Box Office along with Chris Pratt's film career.Talk about the 2004 film Sleepover co-starring Steve Carell, Brie Larson and of course Alexa Vega, and why I'm giving it four stars on Letterbox'd while I give one ⭐ to the Oscar winning Best Documentary Short The Last Repair Shop.Finally an update to my streaming setup with Fallout: New Vegas and my personal petty Twitter War with Dave Lee.
During The Box Office week of IF, Will ponders what modern reviews actually tell us about the movies we watch (nothing).Why The Strangers was the best film he saw this week Where the industry needs to get cheapWhat his streaming Setup is and the dilemma he faces.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Box OfficeMicrosoft Studio ClosuresMost Anticipated Summer Treats (Top 10 Most Anticipated Summer Movies and Video Games)
Season 3 Episode 22 #29The Fall Guy - Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Channing Tatum and the Ridiculousness of Hollywood Contracts.
How did British Author Alex Garland end up directing a 50 million dollar R rated independent Action film about America fighting for its own soul? How did an independent film studio that doesn't own John Wick or The Hunger Games or have a streaming service afford to make such a risky modern day film that turns America into a literal battleground state? Find out here.A read through of the FilmGamer.com/ article of the same name.
My Ranking of all The Academy Award winners for Best Picture from #24 down to the main number eleven. We love movies.
I go through my review of Fallout the TV series giving my thoughts as a gamer then as a film nerd I count down all 49 of the A24 Films that I have seen over the last decade in honor of Civil War releasing. The recent list has set Twitter and TikTok aflame. #1 Will surprise you.
RipleyFalloutSwitching streaming services and why. CinemaCon. Joker 2 - Reel Rejects why I hate trailer reactionsCannibalization of cultureThe great television shows I haven't watched. Thank you to DeSousa's for ongoing encouragement.Sugar with Colin Farrell.
Hope Everybody had a Happy Easter Weekend!
Whether it is Film Streaming, Game Streaming or Television Streaming no matter how stable technology gets, the life surrounding the viewing experience remains unpredictable.
Here's Today's Rundown:
Amazon Prime Movies - Road House's success, failures and a Cultural Correction on Ricky Stanicky
Box Office for Easter Weekend Brings Us Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Ready Player One's 6th Anniversary, new fan cam music video just dropped:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc85crIiTa0
Why DVD won the format war vs. Blu-ray and UHD
Affordable Space Adventures is a lost Arcade gem for the Nintendo Wii-U
Raising the Next Generation of Gamers
Computer Tech that is more future-proof than you think
Go with God and trust your gut. Give yourself credit.
Ghostbusters Frozen Empire Tops the Box OfficeMy Letterbox'd and YouTube PagesHalo Season 2 Ends with a different set of problemsLego Marvel Superheroes is a Video Game Hidden GemReviews are RelativeGiving Away Your Script in Hopes of SellingAdam Sandler is the highest paid actor in HollywoodVideo Games need to scale down, here's howMovies I May or May Not Be Looking Forward To
Land of Bad brushed into theaters and then made a quick trip to video on Demand but this is a technologically shiny meat and potatoes military action movie with good cast and direction.James Cameron 4k movie transfers People are more interested in The Zone of Interest I guess than they were before.Why I still haven't switched to Generation 9 consoles with the PS5, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch.
Review of the Oscars hosted for the 4th time by Jimmy Kimmel.The Jokes, Award winners PoliticsPresentersOverall show
Dune Part Two Review linksKung Fu Panda 4 debuts among other filmsPS5 Pro Fall RumoursHow console companies use strategies to save money and all sorts of other things in this week's episode.
A thorough analysis of the weekend box office looking at the last weekend of February 2024, what films are performing and how well, commercially and economically especially in regards to how they are regarded by critics and audiences.
The Zone of Interest ReviewBorderlandsDune 2 ReviewsSony Disney Partnership 28 Days LaterWB Variety Story: Tom Cruise, Joker 2, Leo DiCaprio, PTA, possible saleNintendo Direct: Xbox Games on PlayStationStar Wars Battlefront Classic RemasterVirgin Mobile Phone Bill Dispute
Will n' Eric review the fascinating Best Picture nominee 'The Zone of Interest' from former music video director and now 2x Academy Award nominee Jonathan Glazer. Was this movie beguiling or boring and how can you rate it?
Also, what are the likely Best Picture winners and crucially who should win? Stay till the end.
We review the first four episodes of Amazon Prime Video's Mr. & Mrs. & Mrs. Smith TV series as well as examine Donald Glover's career and what he will do next.
First film in theatres for 2024 is Poor Things starring Emma Stone expanding just in time for Oscar season.
From Searchlight, Yorgos Lanthimos adapts the novel following up the success of his Oscar-winning film 'The Favourite' and reteaming with Emma Stone for another nomination.
Willem Dafoe and Mark Ruffalo were there. Will the movie land with us or on Oscar voters lists? Listen to find out what we each rate it out of 10.
The POETs cast a look over to the future of A.I. with companion bots like Aitana López and what the future holds for machine learning large-language models such as Chat GPT, generative AI and copyrights.
Murph and Will meet to discuss Murph's movie idea that he's had cooking for ten years; Sea of Stars, an epic fantasy adventure akin to Lord of the Rings & His Dark Materials about the exploration of our connection to the sea of stars; specifically the Zodiac and how each of us carry our signs with us to write our destiny.
What's the deal with Game shows? What are your favourites, what are your memories? Is the Golden age of game shows over? How about the silver or platinum age? Let us know in the comments or on our Facebook and Social Media pages.
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First Date jitters, bad first dates, the POETs share their dating experiences, good and bad, mostly bad and we get an origin story for two of our members Maegan and Murph how the other met and what they really thought of each other while dating.
JWes Secord hosts with Murph, Will and the lovely Miss Maegan meeting in the basement of The POETs headquarters to talk about video game storytelling, immersion, and unique gameplay experiences.
The POETs is a YouTube channel with over 9000 subscribers that FilmGamer joined in June 2023 as an actor, camera man, writer, director, and sketch artist. They have worked on many documentary and narrative shorts together and bond over their love for video games.
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Mentioned in this episode: MatPat, Five Nights at Freddy, What Remains of Edith Finch developed by Giant Sparrow and published by Annapurna Interactive, Steam, Xbox Game Pass, fish factory, storytelling in video games, GMTK, Game Maker's Toolkit, Mark Brown, YouTube, The Cosmonaut Variety Hour, The Game Theorists, Watch and Complain, Gabes Basement, Wii-U, Gamecube, Super Smash Brothers for Wii-U, Super Smash Brothers Ultimate, Super Smash Brothers Brawl, Super Smash Brothers Melee, Super Smash Bros. 3DS, Metroid, Metroid: Other M, Team Ninja, Mass Effect, Andromeda, John Riccitiello, EA, Unity Technologies, Reddit, N64, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, The Last of Us, Sunset Overdrive, Ratchet and Clank, Ratchet & Clank, Nintendo
Review of David Fincher's new film The Killer starring Michael Fassbender out on Netflix November 10th. Here's an early review courtesy of Kingston's The Screening Room movie palace, reviewed by Me & Eric.
@ 00:00 Preamble
@ 06:39 Q: Fairness of comparing two different films like Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon to David Fincher's The Killer, Oppenheimer and Barbie.
@ 19:34 After the film SPOILERS start
7.4/10 positive review that's right in the wheelhouse of David Fincher and all fans want from him.
Will n' Eric go to see Martin Scorsese's new epic 'Killers of the Flower Moon' at Landmark Cinemas 10 Kingston on opening night. Preview: first halfReview starts @ 29:08
A Scholar and a Film Nerd each discuss their relationship to the ring of power, their thoughts on the new Amazon Prime Video series out September 2nd, And answer logistical questions about the history and lore of middle earth.
It's ostensibly about Vampires, but in another way it's about the reunification of Europe.
Orange County and The Portrait of a Lady on Fire are the first two movies in our TFG Grand Prix.
It's Nat Faxon vs. Chevy Chase in Orange County. AndThe Baby vs. The Row Men in Portrait of a Lady on Fire.
One of Nick's Favourite Characters. The This F'n guy in a movie. Usually a character actor spot often unnecessary sub-antagonist who is the Karen of all our lives.
We centrally discuss the influence of David Lynch as we pick apart and try to solve the mystery of Twin Peaks.
We discuss the last film I loved to have come out, whether it is feminist, does it really matter, and does it hold up? We also discuss given this week's San Francisco yellow smog covering the various parallel's to Modern day America as we look back on everything this film touches and its influences.
Initially this episode was supposed to be about Steven Spielberg's The Lost World. Instead that bookends the episode while Nick shares his experience of being drugged at a bar and the personal fallout.
- Discussion of BASEBALL and the Kevin Costner baseball trilogy: Field of Dreams, Bull Durham, For Love of the Game
- Sports Corruption
- Sports movies
- The Filmmaking climate