On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter Fedczuk explores an ancient world with Moon Hunters while Chase Wassenar makes his way through a classic sad dad story with The First Tree after a brief detour through League of Enthusiastic Losers.
On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar wrap up their pre-Oscars deep dive with Banshees of Inisherin. Together, they discuss the film's strong acting performances, how its core themes connect to the Irish Civil War, and whether the film was more clever than good. They close with some predictions for the 2023 Oscars.
On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk heads into the wilderness to explore theHunter: Call of the Wild while Chase Wassenar befriends a dolphin to delve back into a classic from his childhood, NFL Street 2.
In today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar jump into German bunkers as they watch All Quiet on the Western Front. Together, they discuss the film's portrayal of World War I and how well it handles the source material before they debate the merits of the war film genre.
In today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk fears the fallout of his unpopular opinion of Undertale, while Chase Wassenar gushes about SteamWorld Heist to properly condemn SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech.
In today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar take a close look at Best Picture nominee Triangle of Sadness. Together, they discuss a film that is essentially three films in one, how the film nails its dark comedic tone, and whether the film's pacing undermines its potential.
In today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk takes down the Sinister Six in Marvel's Spider-Man, while Chase Wassenar takes a trip down memory lane (both literally and metaphorically) with Speed Dating for Ghosts before a quick shoutout to the Super Auto Pets/Slay the Spire/Pokemon mashup that is Super Auto Battlemon.
In today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar try to understand their harshly conflicting feelings about Tár, a film nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars with fierce fans and critics alike. Along the way, Walter tries to pinpoint where the movie lost him while Chase gets lost in Cate Blanchett's performance.
On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk delves into Borderlands' TTRPG-themed spinoff Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, while Chase Wassenar tries Mom Hid My Game before taking a proper look at the frustratingly fun Dicey Dungeons.
In today's episode of Final Cut, Chase Wassenar isn't able to watch their originally planned film in time, so Walter Fedczuk proposes the two watch Morbius instead. Both hosts come to regret this decision.
In today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk goes on a charming adventure in LEGO Builder's Journey, while Chase Wassenar puts his management skills to the test with Stacklands.
On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar put on their detective swim trunks as they analyze Glass Onion, the latest movie in the Knives Out series. Together, they discuss their favorite members of the supporting cast, how the film utilizes the Glass Onion metaphor, and how this film stacks up when compared to the original.
In today's special episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk break the rules and look back at games their co-host previously played. After a short-ish rant about Marvel Snap's frustrating card acquisition model, Walter scratches the surface of Max Gentleman: Sexy Business, while Chase gets painfully frustrated with To the Rescue before throwing himself into the mysterious Depanneur Nocturne.
In today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar turn their attention to a film with a concept that could only work with Nicolas Cage, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Together, they discuss Nick Cage's chemistry with Pedro Pascal, whether the film lives up to its starting premise, and why you should probably skip the first fifteen minutes if you check it out for yourself.
In today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk takes command of X-wings and TIE Fighters in Star Wars: Squadrons, while Chase Wassenar embraces the nonstop zaniness of Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip.
On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar take a deep dive into The Northman. Together, they discuss how the interesting connections and differences between it and its source material, how Robert Eggers' directorial style shines through the final product, and how the movie utilizes fate as a weapon against both Amleth and the viewer.
In today's special episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter Fedczuk takes a deep dive into Amazon's MMO New World, while Chase Wassenar and Kristen Pignuolo put their brewing, dating and card game skills to the test with Potionomics!
In this episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar look at the modern boxing movie classic Creed. Together, they discuss the film's parallels to the original Rocky film, how Creed handles its fight scenes, and the problematic element that arguably holds it back.
In today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter Fedczuk laments his gameplay frustrations with Weird West and twin-stick shooters, while Chase Wassenar goes down the Marvel Snap rabbit hole to find a game he loves and a pay model he hates.
In today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar turn their attention to Entergalactic, a tv special that's totally not a film based on Kid Cudi's latest album. Together, the two discuss the film's animation style, what it means to be a "vibe" film, and whether it does more than serve as a series of visually interesting music videos.
In today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk avoids his LoL tilt by playing Teamfight Tactics while Chase Wassenar takes a trip down memory lane with Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor.
In today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk gets revenge against Chase Wassenar as the two discuss Moonfall, a terrible film with an insane budget that wastes most of its time on things that do not matter. Together, they dissect what went wrong and whether the film is worth the time of "so bad it's good" movie lovers. Spoiler alert: it is not.
On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk embraces his inner cat with Stray, while Chase Wassenar delves into the beautiful world of Gris.
On today's episode of Final Cut, one of the foundational jokes of the Rough Drafts podcast is finally explored to its fullest.
On today's very special episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase Wassenar and Walter Fedczuk are joined once again by Kristen Pignuolo for an in-depth discussion on Cult of the Lamb. Together, they look at the game's blend of management and rougelike gameplay, the world building that drew them into the game, and whether Cult of the Lamb's charm is enough to overcome some frustrating technical difficulties.
On today’s episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar turn their attention to the film no one is talking about, 3,000 years of longing. Together, they discuss the on-screen chemistry between Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton, pick their favorite vignette from the film, and share the little details that helped the movie’s themes land successfully.
On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter Fedczuk takes a look at the new brawling battle royale Rumbleverse while Chase Wassenar shares his love of Legends of Runeterra.
In a very special episode of Final Cut, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk and Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar are joined by special guest Kristen Pignuolo to discuss the esports mockumentary Players. Together, they look at how closely the tv show adheres to the authentic League of Legends experience, the pros and cons of the season's pacing and structure, and the ending that caught our hosts completely by surprise. Then, Chase and Walter take a trip down memory lane and share their own esports memories as w...
In today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter Fedczuk shares his frustrations with Hardspace: Shipbreaker while Chase Wassenar shares his love for Teamfight Manager.
In today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar turn their attention to Bullet Train, an action film about fate and a particularly unlucky assassin. Together, they discuss the cast of colorful characters, the pros and cons of the film's stylistic choices, and a final sequence that makes for one hell of a ride.
