In this week's big summer catch-up episode, I discuss my recent trip to Austin, Texas for Rooster Teeth’s annual RTX convention, while Sean talks about his time playing J-Stars Victory Vs. Plus for the PS4. We then jump into some movie discussion, chatting about films ranging from Ant-Man to Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F.’ And in the end, we even follow up on an article I wrote in May about the alarming number of problems cropping up more and more in modern theatres, and how it’s sapping much o...
Aug 20, 2015•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 176
Given our recent, unexpected hiatus, we wound up missing the releases of several major summer movies we meant to cover in depth. So while this is coming a little later than planned, we have recorded a ‘summer movie catch-up’ episode, in which we share our thoughts on all the films we have been meaning to talk about. I give some quick thoughts on Spy and Jurassic World – one of which I find to be perhaps the most overrated film I’ve seen in years – before Sean and I launch into longer, more in-de...
Jun 22, 2015•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 175
E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, is underway this week in Los Angeles, bringing with it a flurry of news from all corners of the gaming industry. As we do every year, we have devoted an entire episode to the show, breaking down press briefings from Sony, Microsoft, Bethesda, Nintendo, and more, analyzing all the big announcements, and discussing which games have us the most excited to play in 2015 and beyond. Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with all our podcast proje...
Jun 18, 2015•2 hr 59 min•Ep. 174
It's a busy episode this week as we tackle lots of recent movie news - ranging from major Star Wars trailers and announcements, to the reveal of Jared Leto's delightfully idiotic Joker design - before diving into a full review of the first season of Netflix's "Daredevil." It's an exciting show that more than lives up to the legacy of the existing cinematic universe, and there's lots to dive into as we explore the world of Hell's Kitchen. Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date wit...
Apr 26, 2015•2 hr 56 min•Ep. 173
This time last year, we reviewed the first of the new four-part film adaptation of our all-time favorite video game, Persona 3. Now, the second film in the series has finally reached Blu-Ray, and we go in-depth to explore why "Persona 3 The Movie #2 - Midsummer Knight's Dream" is an absolutely astounding film. Also discussed are Sean's final thoughts on "Bloodborne," our take on the upcoming revival of "The X-Files," an impromptu rant about the general awfulness of Telltale games, and more! Read...
Apr 11, 2015•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 172
In another ‘grab-bag’ style episode, Sean and Jonathan run the gamut from discussing the recent James Bond Spectre trailer, Trever Noah taking over from Jon Stewart as host of the The Daily Show, recent updates to the PlayStation 4, and all the major announcements from Wednesday’s Nintendo Direct stream. Then, for our main topics, Sean reviews Bloodborne, the new sensation for the PS4, while Jonathan talks Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth after finally finishing it and gives his thoughts on th...
Apr 02, 2015•2 hr 35 min•Ep. 171
On this week's belated installment of The Weekly Stuff Podcast, Sean and Jonathan swap some funny stories, dive into an assortment of recent film and gaming news - including the much-anticipated Persona 5 trailer and the announcement of Marvel's new Spider-Man movie - and offer opinions on two recent video games in Dragon Ball Xenoverse and Hotline Miami 2. It's a fun, freewheeling episode that should get us back on track for the weeks and months ahead! Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and sta...
Mar 16, 2015•2 hr 39 min•Ep. 170
It’s been a little over a year since the respective launches of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One – topics we’ve covered in depth over the life of this podcast – and with that in mind, and coming off what was a pretty rough year for video games overall, we check in with the state of this new generation of home consoles (including Nintendo’s Wii U) to discuss where things have improved, where they’ve stayed the same, and what needs to continue changing as we march forward with 2015. Some follow-up f...
Jan 26, 2015•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 169
On the first episode of the new year, we look back at 2014 to count down our Top 10 Favorite Video Games of the past year. Was this a disappointing year for gaming, or did it have some unexpected gems? We talk about all this and more, before transitioning into a discussion of the third and final 'Hobbit' film, and how Peter Jackson's new trilogy functions as a whole. Finally, we once again talk Doctor Who with our thoughts on 2014's Christmas Special. Enjoy! Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews an...
Jan 20, 2015•3 hr 47 min•Ep. 168
Jonathan counts down the Top 10 Films of 2014 on this special bonus mini-episode of The Weekly Stuff Podcast. Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with all our podcast projects at https://www.jonathanlack.com Subscribe to JAPANIMATION STATION, our podcast about the wide and wonderful world of anime: https://japanimationstation.com Read Jonathan’s book 200 Reviews in Paperback or on Kindle – https://a.co/d/bLx53vK Subscribe to our YouTube channels! Japanimation Station: https://...
Dec 19, 2014•19 min•Ep. 162
On a belated, busy episode of the Weekly Stuff Podcast, we discuss lots of topics from the month of November, including our reactions to recent video games like Persona Q, Far Cry 4, Dragon Age: Inquisition, and Halo: The Master Chief Collection. We also discuss some recent movies and movie trailers - including the much-hyped teaser trailer for Star Wars Episode VII - and finally, talk about the disturbing trend of 'broken' games at launch throughout the last month. Enjoy! Read Jonathan Lack’s m...
Nov 30, 2014•2 hr 39 min•Ep. 167
With the eighth series of Doctor Who having wrapped up with its finale episode, "Death in Heaven," we take an in-depth look at the final episodes of the season, before transitioning into our overall thoughts on the series as a whole. This was a year with a whole lot of great content, but did it work on the whole? Other topics discussed include Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, upcoming video games, and Marvel's ambitious Phase Three movie plans. Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to da...
Nov 08, 2014•2 hr 32 min•Ep. 166
On the landmark 100th episode of The Weekly Stuff Podcast, we celebrate our centennial recording by counting down our Top 100 Stuff! What does that mean? It's a surprise. Listen to find out. Also discussed are Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Marvel and DC's respective film plans, and finally, some in-depth reviews of the latest four episodes of Doctor Who Series 8. Complete with another Persona theme song, this is an episode that encapsulates a little bit of e...
Oct 19, 2014•3 hr 22 min•Ep. 165
This week’s episode is rather short – we covered so much material last time, there wasn’t a lot left over – as we review the latest episode of Doctor Who, “Time Heist,” along with some other odds and ends, including the recently released demo for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. Does the classic Smash Bros. formula really translate to a portable system? And even if it does, is that really sufficient explanation for why Jonathan can’t stop playing it? Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and sta...
Sep 21, 2014•43 min•Ep. 164
Bungie's Destiny is one of the biggest game releases of the year, and also one of the most divisive. We share all our thoughts on this ambitious, innovative shooter, before moving on to our weekly discussion of Doctor Who with the season's fourth episode, "Listen." Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with all our podcast projects at https://www.jonathanlack.com Subscribe to JAPANIMATION STATION, our podcast about the wide and wonderful world of anime: https://japanimationstati...
Sep 18, 2014•2 hr 28 min•Ep. 163
It's a calm before the storm kind of week here on the show, with Bungie's Destiny right around the corner – a topic we are most excited to dive headfirst into – so we take it slow this time with thoughts on this week's big PS4 releases – the brand new, and fantastic, Velocity 2X, alongside the oft-recycled, but always enjoyable Minecraft (with accompanying vitriolic rant from Sean, one of the few people immune to the game’s simple charms) – and, as always, a review of the most recent Doctor Who ...
Sep 07, 2014•54 min•Ep. 161
The new season of Doctor Who is moving full steam ahead, and as always, we talk about the latest episode – “Into the Dalek” – in great detail at the end of the episode. But there were plenty of other topics to cover this week, from gaming’s depressingly misogynist week, to Nintendo’s big, confusing New 3DS announcement, to DC’s reported policy of outlawing humor in superhero films. All this, plus stories of Sean and Jonathan playing Diablo III co-op and brief reviews of recent arthouse films rou...
Sep 01, 2014•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 160
Continuing a longstanding tradition on the podcast, Sean and Jonathan offer an in-depth review and discussion of the new episode of Doctor Who, "Deep Breath." It's a hugely important episode, as the first story to feature Peter Capaldi as the new Doctor, but is it any good? Has Steven Moffat gotten over his worst instincts as a writer? And will Clara ever have an even partially consistent character? Listen to find out. Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with all our podcast p...
Aug 24, 2014•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 159
With Peter Capaldi's 12th Doctor incoming on the new season of Doctor Who, we spend an episode discussing our favorite TV show by revisiting other Doctor introduction episodes over the life of the series - namely, the 3rd Doctor story "Spearhead from Space," "The Twin Dilemma" from the 6th Doctor, "The Christmas Invasion" for the 10th Doctor, and "The Eleventh Hour" for the 11th. Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with all our podcast projects at https://www.jonathanlack.com ...
Aug 21, 2014•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 158
It's a very busy episode, as we catch up on several weeks worth of film and gaming news, including all the biggest announcements out of Gamescom 2014, offer our thoughts on Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, and, of course, pay our respects to the late, great Robin Williams. Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with all our podcast projects at https://www.jonathanlack.com Subscribe to JAPANIMATION STATION, our podcast about the wide and wonderful world of anime: https://japanima...
Aug 14, 2014•2 hr 38 min•Ep. 157
It's a rather loose, relaxed episode this week, as Sean and Jonathan break down some movie and gaming news, discuss what recent games they've been playing, and have a discussion about Bungie's 'Destiny' console beta. Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with all our podcast projects at https://www.jonathanlack.com Subscribe to JAPANIMATION STATION, our podcast about the wide and wonderful world of anime: https://japanimationstation.com Read Jonathan’s book 200 Reviews in Paperb...
Jul 26, 2014•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 156
After an unfortunate two-week break, we have returned with a jam-packed episode, in which we cover a wide array of topics, from sharing thoughts on Doug Liman’s Edge of Tomorrow, to discussing the sorry state of PC gaming platform Steam, to breaking down various bits of movie, gaming, and TV news – Doctor Who returns August 23rd! – and a whole lot more. But the central topic is a look back at the year 2014 has been so far in the realms of film, gaming, and television, with Sean and myself offeri...
Jul 11, 2014•2 hr 28 min•Ep. 155
Having broken down all the biggest E3 news and announcements last week, we return this week for some final E3 wrap-up, including our reactions to the first-look Alpha for Bungie's new game Destiny. Also discussed are Warner Bros’ supposed plans for an ambitious (and foolhardy) DC cinematic universe, and some final thoughts on Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs. Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with all our podcast projects at https://www.jonathanlack.com Subscribe to JAPANIMATION STATION...
Jun 20, 2014•2 hr 12 min•Ep. 154
With E3 well underway and all the major companies having delivered their annual press conferences - Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, Sony, and Nintendo - we pick apart all the major news, announcements, and developments from the conference thus far, analyzing what this all means for the new video games consoles, and for the industry as a whole. Enjoy! Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with all our podcast projects at https://www.jonathanlack.com Subscribe to JAPANIMATION STATION, our...
Jun 11, 2014•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 153
In what might be the busiest episode we have ever recorded, Sean and Jonathan catch up on two weeks worth of news – including the saga of Marvel’s Ant-Man following the departure of director Edgar Wright, and the announcement of the hilariously awful title for Warner Bros’ Batman/Superman movie – in addition to four major discussion topics: A preview of next week’s E3 conference, a quick review of Mario Kart 8 for the Wii U, a longer review of Watch Dogs for the PlayStation 4, and an in-depth di...
Jun 06, 2014•3 hr 14 min•Ep. 152
As listeners probably know by now, our favorite video game of all time here at the Weekly Stuff is Persona 3, and with the first installment in the game's multi-part film adaptation having just hit home video, we wanted to offer an in-depth review of the movie. "Spring of Birth" is definitely a different beast than either of us expected, and it makes for an interesting, lively discussion. Also covered is the film's Blu-Ray release packaging and extras, so those on the fence about buying can have...
May 22, 2014•59 min•Ep. 151
With Gareth Edwards' "Godzilla" reboot film now in theatres and doing major box office numbers, we offer an in-depth discussion of the film, with hosts Sean - a lifelong Godzilla fan - and Jonathan - mostly familiar with the original 1954 'Gojira' - bringing two very different perspectives to the table. Recent Halo news and some other video game discussion rounds out the episode. Enjoy! Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with all our podcast projects at https://www.jonathanla...
May 21, 2014•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 150
"The Amazing Spider-Man 2" is one of the worst films we here at The Weekly Stuff have ever seen, so on this week's episode, we tear the film apart in a long-form, in-depth review, discussing all the ways the movie fails simply as a piece of filmmaking, along with exploring how the film fundamentally misunderstands Peter Parker/Spider-Man as a character. Also discussed, at the top of the show, are some recent video games and video game news. Enjoy! Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up t...
May 13, 2014•3 hr 15 min•Ep. 149
On this week's busy episode of The Weekly Stuff, we count down our Top 10 favorite comic-book superhero movies of all time, in recognition of the sheer number of superhero movies coming out this summer. Before the main topic, though, we cover a wide swath of recent news - from Star Wars casting to Hobbit name changes - Sean discusses a video he made with the new PS4 editing tools, and Jonathan offers some belated thoughts on Titanfall for the Xbox 360. Enjoy! Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews a...
May 02, 2014•3 hr 3 min•Ep. 148
Sean and Jonathan offer an in-depth review and discussion of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, along with some thoughts on the departure of Martin O'Donnell from Bungie, recent PS4 developments, and Sony's strange plans for a Sinister Six movie. Enjoy! Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with all our podcast projects at https://www.jonathanlack.com Subscribe to JAPANIMATION STATION, our podcast about the wide and wonderful world of anime: https://japanimationstation.com Rea...
Apr 18, 2014•2 hr 16 min•Ep. 147
