Film & Gaming with Lachlan & The Colonel: Recent Episodes
Lachlan Hamilton & Patrick Muldrew
Lachlan and The Colonel discuss anything and everything to do with film and gaming. Avid aficionados, expect to hear heated debates and plenty of laughter.
Mario Tennis Aces, Shadow of the Colosseus, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Nintendo Labo, Antman and the Wasp, Superman all discussed.
This week, Lachlan & The Colonel delve deep into the Avengers: Infinity War trailer, as well as review Star Wars Battlefront 2.
Lachlan & The Colonel tackle what is probably one of the most serious topics ever covered in the history of the show.
Both Lachlan & The Colonel have finished the main story in Super Mario Odyssey, they share their thoughts. Justice League hits theatres next week! And On My Mind this week, are the console wars still happening?
It's Super Mario Odyssey day! We hope you're all enjoying the game! On this week's episode, we run through what you need to know before buying a new 4K HDR TV!
The Nintendo Switch received a big update, Sony are now publishing games for the Nintendo Switch, the Solo Han Solo movie received a title (spoilers: it's Solo), and Disney releases "Movies Anywhere".
Hiatus? What hiatus!? We're back! We launch into a disucssion on all the fall games that have been released or are being released, including the beta of Star Wars: Battlefront 2. Glad to be back in the pod! Oh, and Harvey Weinstein is a gross man.
On My Mind today, would you pay Disney $10/month to watch unlimited Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm movies and TV Shows? Also discussed, David Letterman is coming back to TV, Daniel Craig is returning to the role of James Bond, Hellblade is the sleeper hit of the year (?), Marvel's "Inhumans" cops a serve.
On today's episode, Lachlan & The Colonel provide a "review-in-progress" for Nintendo's Splatoon 2. Also, trailers galore out of San Diego Comic Con, including Stranger Things 2, Justoce League, Ready Player One and more!
So much news! D23, Disney's annual expo, happened between episodes, so we have all the latest on casting from Aladdin, Dumbo and The Lion King, plus Marvel and Star Wars news. Plus, TellTall Games have announced new seasons of three of their titles, and On My Mind this week, Matt Reeves will be starting from scratch on "The Batman". Oh yeah, and a tangent on Tesla!
In the news! Antman and The Wasp, Wonder Woman 2, GT Sport Release Date, Spider-Man on PS4, and MARIO KART IN VR!!!!
On Our Minds...what the XBox One X Bencmarks mean for the industry.
Lachlan & The Colonel discuss what we hope Beyond Good & Evil 2 will become, after such a promising showing at E3 2017, and recent reveal of a tech demo. Also on today's show, Playstation Plus and XBox Games with Gold games for July.
On this episode of Lachlan & The Colonel; Sega Forever, Han Solo movie loses its directors (but gains Ron Howard, so that's fun), Nintendo Switch gets updated, Pokemon Go is updated, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, and what does the future hold for the Uncharted series?
Lachlan & The Colonel continue their deconstruction of this year's E3 press conferences, with Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo on this episode. Highlights include the XBox One X, Super Mario Odyssey, Skyrim VR, and of course, Spiderman.
Lachlan & The Colonel deconstruct the EA, Ubisoft and Bethesda press conferences, with Star Wars Battlefront 2, Mario + Rabbids, Assassin's Creed Origins being highlights, with many more!
Lachlan & The Colonel are back with their E3 predictions! Fire up the SPECULATOR! Find out what we expect to see, and what we want to see!
Lachlan & The Colonel dive into the news with Far Cry 5's full trailer and release date, Warner Bros contemplating legal action over Universal's Dark Universe, Netflix's Get Down cancelled, and more to come, Playstation Plus June free games, and PS4 firmware update. Marvel Heroes Omega is On My Mind this week, with their free to play model perhaps a little overpriced. Lachlan reviews Injustice 2.
Resident Evil to be rebooted with 6 new movies...wait what? Also, Tom Holland cast as young Nathan Drake, Spiderman: Homecoming received several new trailers, Lego Marvel Superheroes 2 received a full trailer, and Marvel Heroes Omega is out now on PS4. And Red Dead Redemption 2 is delayed. Lachlan reviews Get Out.
We totally need a "New Trailers of the Week" theme song, given how often it happens. Also in this episode, Lego Marvel Superheroes 2, Nintendo Direct about ARMS, Minecraft on Switch, The Witcher on Netflix, Injustice 2, Farpoint, Prey, and Mass Effect news.
Black Lightning, The Gifted, Wonder Woman, The Defenders, Nintendo Switch and NBA Playgrounds. What do all these things have in common? They're all discussed on this episode of Lachlan & The Colonel. Please rate and review us to support the show.
We made it! Episode 100 marks an important milestone for us. We are joined for the first time by guests on this episode, as well as looking back over our last 100 episodes. We review Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy 2, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Not one to be missed!
Lachlan & The Colonel discuss what games Nintendo could include on the rumoured Classic SNES. Also discussed, the Battlefront 2 reveal trailer, The Last Jedi teaser trailer, SyFy's Krypton, Fate of the Furious' mammoth opening weekend, and GTA Online: Tiny Racers.
Nintendo released the Joy Cons in WHAT colour?? Also, more trailers! Battlefront 2, Thor: Ragnarok and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy all recived trailers. Drawn To Death received damning reviews. And, oh yeah, Nintendo held a direct. Lots of news!!
On this episode of Lachlan & The Colonel, Lachlan reviews the LEGO Batman Movie, and the Colonel plays games other than The Legend of Zelda! Also discussed, YouTube TV, Persona 5, Injustice 2, Snake Pass, and of course another Video Game 20 Questions.
Trailers galore! Justice League, Destiny 2, Telltale's Guardians of the Galaxy and War for the Planet of the Apes. Also, we discuss the future of Mass Effect and Bioware, and Lachla nsaw Beauty and the Beast.
Lachlan & The Colonel explore games that capture the feel of a genre exceptionally well. Also discussed, Mass Effect: Andromeda's average reviews, YouTube TV and Iron Fist's frosty reception.
Speaking of kinda funny, did you see that "Sonic Force" gameplay? Also discussed, Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (because...of course), Mass Effect: Andromeda, Ben Affleck + rehab, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe! Jam packed!
As our cryptic title might suggest, we delve into our first 7 days with the Nintendo Switch, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and we give our review of Logan!
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Given that we are only two weeks away from the launch of Nintendo Switch, Lachlan & The Colonel dissect the latest batch of news and leaks.
Lachlan & The Colonel debrief the RTX Sydney conference, and talk about their time with the Nintendo Switch. Also on this episode, Nioh, For Honor and Lara Croft GO!
Lachlan & The Colonel discuss Ben Affleck's departure from the directorial position of "The Batman", DC's office dramedy "Powerless", and say good bye to ABC's "Good Game".
This week on Lachlan & The Colonel, we "try" to delve into the leaked Microsoft Project Scorpio specs. Also, who is The Last Jedi in Star Wars Episode VIII?
Lachlan is back from his honeymoon, and The Colonel is just about to leave for his! Before he does, Lachlan & The Colonel team up to discuss the upcoming Nintendo Switch, and we come up with the official Top 7 Games of 2016 for Lachlan & The Colonel.
Lachlan & The Colonel reminisce on their holiday gaming memories. Also, NonMan's Sky received a massive update, and Watch Dogs 2 is discussed!
Lachlan and the Colonel lay out your Black Friday shopping plans for you on this episode. Go forth!
Lachlan & The Colonel have some news about Super Mario Run, Final Fantasy XV, Pokemon Sun & Moon and Steep! Also, Amazon Prime Video is available in Australia, just in time for The Grand Tour.
Lachlan & The Colonel hit record this week without a thorough episode plan, living life like rebels! What happened? Find out within!
Lachlan went to see Doctor Strange since the last episode, and the Dynamic Duo discuss their Top 5 Games they could play forever.
In what was mostly a slow news week, Lachlan & The Colonel take you on a journey through the games they've been playing, a TV related Apple announcement, and our hopes and caution for the Nintendo Switch.
Today might go down as one of the more epic days in terms of announcement trailers. We knew to expect Nintendo's video announcing the NX, which is now known as the Nintendo Switch, and we also knew Rockstar Games was releasing a trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2, but we had no idea that 20th Century Fox were planning on releasing the first trailer for Hugh Jackman's last outing as Wolverine, called "Logan". See? Epic.
It's the week before Playstation VR launches worldwide, and Lachlan & The Colonel have all the news you want to know!
Are you a fan of Supergirl? The Flash? Arrow? Agents of Shield? What about GHOSTRIDER!? Lachlan & The Colonel go over release dates for all these and more, as well as discuss Forza Horizon 3 and ReCore.
On this week's shorter slice of Lachlan & The Colonel, we delve into Sony's PS4 4.00 update, talk about the rumoured Legend of Zelda release date leak, and both The Last Guardian and South Park: The Fractured But Whole see delays.
Or...Sony shoots themselves in the foot. Whichever way you look at it, their Playstation Meeting 2016 conference was bad. Our thoughts are within!
Nintendo, Nintendo, Nintendo! Lachlan & The Colonel dissect Nintendo's 3DS Direct, which included ports of Super Mario Maker and Yoshi's Wooly World. Then, we create the top 10 games of This generations Nintendo games!
This week, on Lachlan & The Colonel, we discuss the leaked images of the PS4 Slim, and speculate about the Sony event on September 7. Also, Lachlan's thoughts on No Man's Sky, as well as his impression of Netflix's "Stranger Things", and Patrick's musings on Fable 2.
This week on Lachlan & The Colonel, the dynamic duo battle it out over which games make the cut for the top 20 games of this console generation so far. Did your favourite game make the cut?
On today's episode of Lachlan & The Colonel, No Man's Sky, Telltale's Batman, Xbox One S, Batman v Superman: Ultimate Edition, Suicide Squad...and more!
Lachlan & The Colonel go through Bethesda, EA, Ubisoft, Microsoft and Sony's press conferences from E3 2016!
We are very sorry it has been so long between episodes! We hope to make up for it with this offering, where we discuss our experiences with The Division, and our brief reviews of Batman v Superman and Deadpool.
Lachlan & The Colonel saw Star Wars: The Force Awakens at a midnight screening, and are now hear to review it! Spoilers are signalled as usual with the spoiler siren.
After an unannounced hiatus, Lachlan & The Colonel are back with a vengeance! We catch up on everything we've been up to in our month off, games that have been released, Paris Games Week, TV Shows and Movies that we've been checking out...it's all happening!
Our first movie commentary! We had a blast recording this, even if we had to spread it over two days due to many technical glitches. We hope you enjoy it, and hope you forgive us for the slight problems you'll hear :-)
Lachlan & The Colonel broadcast LIVE from EB Games Expo 2015! Games discussed are Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection, Fallout 4, Star Wars: Battlefront, Rise of the Tomb Raider. We also go into Nintendo's presence at the expo, and the gaming atmosphere!
Lachlan & The Colonel are heading off to Oz Comic Con, but not before we can squeeze in one more podcast! This episode, we talk about Adam Sandler's Pixels, Until Dawn, Super Mario Maker and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Oh yeah, and we get side tracked by Lachlan's new iPhone 6s Plus!
Lachlan & The Colonel are celebrating Mario's 30th anniversary all month. This episode, we talk about the slew of games being released in September, along with recounting a brief history of Mario's "super" video game chronology.
Lachlan & The Colonel sit down and catch up with everyone on this episode, to talk about the games they've been playing, movies they've been watching, and the news they've been hearing! Star Wars: Battlefront, Ant-Man, Pixar's Inside Out, Ori and the Blind Forest, Rocket League and Splatoon are all discussed!
In a special crossover podcast, Lachlan & The Colonel meet the MacMen! Lachlan, Patrick, Mike and Mitch discuss the recent court case that saw the owners of Dallas Buyer's Club seek damages from those that illegally downloaded copies of their film, and what this means for Australians that illegally download content.
Lachlan & The Colonel round up E3 2015 for you and keep you informed of how they went in their predictions! Join in for a whole lot of fun!
It's been a month since our last episode and a lot has happened! So we round up the news of the last little while which includes (but not limited to!) the season finale of Arrow, the penultimate episode of The Flash, Supergirl's new trailer, DC's Legends of Tomorrow trailer, Mario Kart 8 DLC, Splatoon, Zelda, No Man's Sky, Harry Shearer leaving the Simpsons!! You should probably just listen to the podcast :-)
Lachlan & The Colonel round up the week's news in entertainment, before launching into a discussion on Star Wars. Are Disney handling this franchise with care?
Netflix launched in Australia last week. Lachlan & The Colonel discuss the streaming platform's effect on other content providers in Australia, such as Foxtel and free to air networks.
What is going on? We leave you alone for one week and the whole place goes crazy! There is so much news to talk about we can only list it here in bullet point fashion! Netflix launched in Australia and New Zealand The X-Files are returning...WITH original cast! Nintendo back flipped and are making games for mobile! Jeremy Clarkson punched his producer and got sacked! *Mario Party 10 was released with new amiibo!
No one told Lachlan & The Colonel that there was going to be so much news this week! Join the dynamic duo as they wrap up everything that has happened in the last week, including Harrison Ford's crash landing, Leonard Nimoy's passing, Grand Theft Auto V Heists finally coming, and so much more!
Lachlan & The Colonel tackle the big stories from the last week and a half, including the biggest story of all, Spiderman returning to Marvel (kind of). Also, Greg Miller and Colin Moriarty have left IGN, along with Podcast Beyond, but was that a smart move?
Lachlan & The Colonel review Birdman, starring Michael Keaton and Edward Norton. Also, discussions on Big Hero 6, the Superbowl, and our first ever literary segment!
In what was otherwise a slow news week, Lachlan & The Colonel dissect Nintendo's latest announcements, and talk about how they've been spending their summer break!
The title says it all folks, find out what Lachlan & The Colonel's Game of the Year for 2014 is. Also, news on Marvel's Agent Carter and Ant-Man!
Lachlan & The Colonel talk about mid-season finales, responsible reporting of current affairs, gaming we're looking forward to, and we have listener mail! An epic ep!
Catch up with Lachlan & The Colonel this week as they talk movies, TV and gaming in one epic episode. Among the discussions are the new trailers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Jurassic World, The Newsroom Season 3, House of Cards, Netflix launching in Australia, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, the new Nintendo 3DS, and much, much more!
Lachlan & The Colonel run down all of the gaming goodness you'll have to be choosing between this month (and next month). Listen to our Top Picks!
After wrapping up DC's massive movie slate announcement, Lachlan & The Colonel go into review mode for Gone Girl, starring Ben Affleck. Marvel announced their movie slate just hours after the dynamic duo had finished recording - news from that will come on the next episode.
The Colonel returns from Europe engaged to be married, a year older, and with a nerd haul no less! We also discuss Kevin Smith's TUSK, the great offerings of Gotham, Arrow, The Flash and Agents of SHIELD on TV, and talk about Alien: Isolation, Shadow of Mordor and Driveclub.
The second part in our "Sins" series, we recount some of the best films we've never seen! What will be at the top of our list?
Lachlan & The Colonel own up on this special episode, and admit to their gaming sins. These are a list of games that they feel guilty for NOT playing. What's on their list? Listen now!
Lachlan & The Colonel played Destiny, and discussed it! A brief discussion on the iPhone 6, Apple Pay and Apple Watch followed. But first, the news!
Lachlan & The Colonel review an upcoming Sony Pictures Classics film, Whiplash...after rounding up this week's top film and TV news!
Nintendo's "New" 3DS, a new Saint's Row game, the swatting phenomenon, Playstation network hacked, Mario Kart 8 DLC, Amazon buys Twitch...it's all happening! Hear it first from Lachlan & The Colonel!
This episode is full of Gamescom 2014 announcements! Rise Of The Tomb Raider exclusivity, white Xbox Ones, Tearaway on PS4, Drive Club gameplay, it's all here on Lachlan & The Colonel!
On this episode of Lachlan & The Colonel, the duo give their farewell to Robin Williams, remembering some of their favourite memories of the comedic legend. Also discussed is Marvel's latest instalment, Guardians Of The Galaxy. Did they dig it? Find out within!
Jam packed into this episode is a review of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, thoughts on some indie game titles such as Valiant Hearts, Entwined and Rogue Legacy. Also, we talk about our Game of the Year contenders so far. Join us!
Lachlan & The Colonel round up all of San Diego Comic Con's big announcements into one podcast! Hear DC news about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Arrow, The Flash, Gotham, Constantine, Marvel news about Ant-Man, The Avengers: Age Of Ultron, Guardians Of The Galaxy, and other news like Interstellar, Tusk, Horns, and so much more!
Holy Guacamele Batman! Lachlan & The Colonel present themselves in their 33rd episode. Expect a potpourri in this week’s instalment - a great jumping on point for any new comers!
E3 has come and gone but Lachlan & The Colonel are here to give their unique take on all of the announcements from Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo.
Episode 31 signals a new episode of gaming goodness with Lachlan & The Colonel. We've been playing TONS of Mario Kart 8! Hear our thoughts on Ubisoft's Watch Dogs, and find out what to expect to hear from this week's E3 madness.
Lachlan & The Colonel tackle the X-Men...the movie that is; Days Of Future Past. Pretty self-explanatory here. Spoiler free section up top with the spoiler siren sounding going into spoilersville!
Lachlan & The Colonel talk through the season finales of Arrow and Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Also discussed is news of a new Star Wars spinoff film, Edgar Wright leaving Ant-Man, and excitement for X-Men: Days of Future Past!
Whether it be Kevin Spacey featured in the upcoming Call Of Duty game, Atari games buried in New Mexico, Mario Golf, Bravely Default, Mercenary Kings...Lachlan & The Colonel have it all for you!
Lachlan & Colonel tackle the age old question - should YOU buy next gen? Have a listen to what the dynamic duo have to say on the matter and take matters into your own hands!
Lachlan & The Colonel have gone well and truly nuts! How have we managed to fit this much stuff into just one podcast!? Hear the boys discuss South Park: The Stick Of Truth, Infamous: Second Son, Don Bradman Cricket 2014, Super Mario 3D World, all the free stuff on Playstation Plus, plus so much more!!
Lachlan & The Colonel spill the beans (in the second half!) on all that went down in Marvel's latest cinematic adventure. Also discussed is how those events affect Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. TV program.
The dynamic duo have lost their marbles! How have they fit so much content into a podcast just under an hour long? In this week's episode, expect to hear about Netflix, House Of Cards, How I Met Your Mother, Arrow, Gotham, Marvel's Agents Of Shield, Heroes Reborn and Dallas Buyer's Club.
Lachlan & The Colonel are back with another podlicious episode of gaming goodness. The Colonel has bought a Nintendo 3DS and gives his impressions, Lachlan has platinum fever and gives Knack another go! Plus, hear all about Sony's VR attempt, Project Morpheus, among many other things!
Lachlan & The Colonel get portable and discuss the short history of mobile gaming. From Nokia's first mobile phone that included Snake, to today's iPhones and other smartphones, hear their most memorable moments in mobile gaming.
Lachlan traded in almost his entire DVD collection for a Wii U. He and The Colonel discuss Super Mario 3D World. The dynamic duo talk Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze release, Mario Kart 8 gets a release date, and Gameboy Advance games are coming to the Wii U. Titanfall Beta has also been released. Also, Bioshock Infinite is a free download for Playstation Plus members. More inside!
After a brief hiatus, Lachlan & The Colonel return with reviews of Saving Mr Banks, Her, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and we farewell Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Lachlan discusses the Moonlight Cinema experience too.
Episode 19 sees Lachlan & The Colonel discuss the films they saw during their brief hiatus. Also discussed (at length) is what you can expect to see in 2014 as far as Hollywood goes. Be prepared for the best and worst!
Lachlan & The Colonel return in 2014 with an episode chock full of gaming news. Want to know what they've been up to in their break? Or what they're looking forward to in 2014? Have a listen for all things Xbox One, Playstation 4, Gran Turismo 6, LEGO Marvel Superheroes and more!
Lachlan & The Colonel give their first impressions of Sony and Microsoft's next gen consoles. Hear what they have to say about the Playstation 4 (PS4) and Xbox One (XBONE) before you go out to buy yours!
After a brief hiatus, Lachlan & The Colonel return with their picks for best games of the Playstation 3, as well as games that they were most disappointed with. This comes just as the PS4 is being released in North America. The Colonel also gives some of his picks for Xbox 360, as the Xbox One is due to be released this week!
Lachlan & The Colonel present a jam packed episode of TV, movies AND gaming! Last week we forgot to mention Band of Brothers and Game Of Thrones in our TV Episode; we saw Marvel's newest movie in their Avengers universe, Thor: The Dark World; we discover that Playstation 4 owners will need to subscribe to Playstation Plus before they can play online; and Lachlan briefly reviews Batman: Arkham Origins.
In Episode 14, Lachlan & The Colonel talk all about the rise of TV in the last decade. Hear the two discuss shows such as The Sopranos, Mad Men, Alias, Lost, House Of Cards, The Newsroom, Heroes, 24, West Wing, The Wire, Treme, and of course Breaking Bad.
Lachlan & The Colonel review Ron Howard's latest film, RUSH, starring Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl. We also discuss some gaming news, in particular Watchdogs, Batman: Arkham Origins, GTA Online, The Force Unleashed.
After days of glitchy connectivity issues with Rockstar's launch of GTA Online, Lachlan & The Colonel finally logged on and are able to revew the massive world. The two also review the console version of Blizzard's highly anticipated Diablo III.
Lachlan & The Colonel return to the cinema this week as they review Sandra Bullock and George Clooney's new space thriller, Gravity. Lachlan also gives his review of Runner Runner, starring Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake.
On our milestone tenth episode, Lachlan & The Colonel give their review of Grand Theft Auto V. Not much more to say than that - did they like it? Find out!
This week on Lachlan & The Colonel, Lachlan and Pat discuss Elysium, starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster, and also review Jobs, starring Ashton Kutcher as the Apple CEO.
Lachlan & The Colonel go back in time this week to explore every iteration of the hugely successful Grand Theft Auto franchise, just in time for the release of GTA V. Find out how Rockstar came from humble beginnings to one of the most successful game developers of all time.
Lachlan & The Colonel immerse themselves, and you(!), into the world of the Oculus Rift. We round up some news about GTA V, Diablo 3 on consoles, Sony's new PS VITA, and Apple's iPhone 5S (and 5C) announcement rumour roundup.
Lachlan & The Colonel review Overkill's Payday 2 and talk about Nintendo's announcement of their 2DS handheld system.
Your friendly neighbourhood hosts, Lachlan & The Colonel, have their say on Ben Affleck's casting as the new Batman, to appear against Superman in Man of Steel 2; Sony and Microsoft both made big announcements at Gamescom this week, regarding Playstation and XBox. Hear what Lachlan & The Colonel think about PS4 and XBox One launch titles! Also discussed, Disney's Infinity, Payday 2 and more!
Lachlan & The Colonel round up Injustice on PS3 and iOS, discuss Rockstar's latest teaser of Grand Theft Auto 5's online multiplayer, and review XCOM: Enemy Unknown on PS3, PC/Mac AND iOS.
Lachlan & The Colonel discuss the legitimacy and rise of the movie reboot movement. They weigh up the pros and cons of the all too often Hollywood blockbuster reboots, and go into detail about X-Men, Superman, Batman, Spiderman, and plenty more.
Lachlan and the Colonel discuss the man that is Kevin Smith. Movie maker, podcaster, TV show host, stand up comedian, more.
Lachlan and The Colonel discuss Marvel's latest offering, "The Wolverine" and delve into Naughty Dog's post-apocolyptic PS3 hit, "The Last Of Us".