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Watching Now goes full nerd for TV with recaps, breakdowns, easter eggs, and sometimes spoilers (with warnings) of your favorite shows.
Trailer Talk is Couch Soup’s trailer reaction and discussion podcast.
It's hereeeee! The first official look at Season 5 is here and... WOW! Well played, Netflix. Well played. My jaw is still on the floor. There is soooo much drama to unpack this season. I'm looking at you, Alfie and Mindy. What do you think about this new season?
Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth???!!! Rush Hour 4 is on the way, but are we more in Requel territory than sequel? Jackie is like 71 years old right now... I'm worried about him doing the crazy crap he pulls in these movies!
Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been revealed, and we’re finally getting an Assassin’s Creed game in Japan! Join Thomas Richards as he breaks down the trailer and theorizes about this upcoming game.
Speculation is abound regarding Toys for Bob’s mysterious logo appearing on their website. What could it mean? We’ll take you through our best guesses as we become more and more excited for the newly independent studio’s next project.
What is it about a game that makes us continue to come back to it? Is it because it’s story driven or just mindless fun? Dive in to see what four of our contributors think.
Ever wondered how a game can be a Minesweeper-like AND a Roguelite? Well, wonder no further! The stunningly animated, Let’s! Revolution! is finally on consoles. The King better be quaking in his boots because we’re coming for that throne!
Every year, there are new Holiday films, and Hallmark has a whole channel for them. But the best Holiday films were when GenX was young. Join Charlotte and fellow GenXers for their favorite holiday movies!
Every studio has its ups and downs, but there’s nothing people like more than to hate on one for its apparent “downfall”. Marvel is the latest greatest victim of this trend, and it got even stronger with the release of The Marvels. Let’s find out if this hate train is deserved or not.
Looking for a great whodunnit mystery? Check out Hayseed! A local church congregation's reverend is found dead. Was it a terrible accident or was it murder? The unfortunate fate of the reverend upsets a small Midwestern American town as the investigator tries to sift fact from fiction.
Another superhero origin story from DC is here, but is it any good? Join Thomas Richards as he shares his thoughts on the latest outing from DC, Blue Beetle.
After waiting eight years, Five Nights at Freddy’s is finally here, but was it worth the wait? Join Thomas Richards as he gives his thoughts on this long awaited video game movie adaptation.
Every year, there are new Holiday films, and Hallmark has a whole channel for them. But the best Holiday films were when GenX was young. Join Charlotte and fellow GenXers for their favorite holiday movies!
Every studio has its ups and downs, but there’s nothing people like more than to hate on one for its apparent “downfall”. Marvel is the latest greatest victim of this trend, and it got even stronger with the release of The Marvels. Let’s find out if this hate train is deserved or not.
Looking for a great whodunnit mystery? Check out Hayseed! A local church congregation's reverend is found dead. Was it a terrible accident or was it murder? The unfortunate fate of the reverend upsets a small Midwestern American town as the investigator tries to sift fact from fiction.
Another superhero origin story from DC is here, but is it any good? Join Thomas Richards as he shares his thoughts on the latest outing from DC, Blue Beetle.
After waiting eight years, Five Nights at Freddy’s is finally here, but was it worth the wait? Join Thomas Richards as he gives his thoughts on this long awaited video game movie adaptation.
His name is Bond. James Bond. And for 60 Years, and over 25 Movies, he has graced our screens as the longest running movie franchise of all time. Celebrate 60 Years of Bond with The Brothers Take as we discuss our process of ranking the 25 movies.
There are never enough freerunning games to scratch Tyler’s parkour itch, but he’s found a promising entry into the space that looks to be building on the games that came before it.
Michelle's review series continues tackling the controversial film Don't Worry Darling. Will it take a few bottoms-up to get through the film, or will Michelle be wanting more movie and wine?!
Incision is an early-access retro first person shooter with plenty of dithered gore. With a shoot-it-until-it-dies gameplay and industrial-inspired soundtrack, this is an experience that fans of Blood, Quake, and Dusk should enjoy.
Mike Drucker is a writer and comedian living in New York City where he works as the co-head writer and co-executive producer of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee and recently published a book about Silent Hill 2. Lily K sits down with Mike for an interview about his career, his favorite video games, and the book itself!
Meet Katelyn Johnson, a talented video game environmental artist who rose to the challenge and overcame doubt and fear to make her dreams come true and is currently working with Santa Monica Studio on the highly anticipated God of War game.
Fascinated by a series where humanity faces extinction and that the only hope is that there is a tomorrow, Gears of War enthusiast Jake Brown tells a tale of how a game unexpectedly brought him friendship, love, and a bright future.
This week, Stephanie Judge (Editor for Retro Replay) returns with Maria to talk about the new Ratchet and Clank game and Co-op games. Pagan and Steph give the points of view that they wanted to give from the latest Trailer Talk, but were not so able to share. Since they played Overcooked 2 on Retro Replay, we discuss that and the importance of Co-op games and our experiences with them.
This week we are watching not one... But Two trailers! That's right it's a battle of the musicals, Lin Manuel Miranda's IN THE HEIGHTS vs. Steven Spielberg's WEST SIDE STORY! These movies look pretty amazing! Let's break down these two film's choreography to editing to color design to costume design to sound design and more!
We are joined by Louie and Retro Replay's Stephanie Judge to discuss Resident Evil Village and “Naughtiness'' in video games. We have a discussion about playing games on various difficulties, especially horror games. Pagan and Steph elaborate on recording Trailer Talk for Retro Replay. To close, we “pull it out deeper” on sex in video games based on RRs recent episode where they played Leisure Suit Larry.
This week we are watching the RATCHET & CLANK RIFT APART trailer! This game looks pretty awesome! Let's break down the game's design to gameplay mechanics to color design to sound design and more!
This week, Pagan could not join us. However, Erika comes back to the show along with Jake Brown. Erika guest co-hosts with Dan while we get to know Jake and discuss his contributions to the Retro Replay website.
Final Space will End! Fantrexians are partying all over the universe! The announcement of the Final Space: the graphic novel is running wild all over the fandom.
With the third season of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime on the horizon, it’s time to get up to speed. Join Thomas Richards as he gives you all the info to be fully prepared for season 3 of this entertaining series.