This week Tim finally gets to gush about how amazing Monster Hunter: World is.  We also talk about a very interesting week’s worth of news and trailers.  But again, mostly Monster Hunter.  What weapon did you pick to start? What’s your favorite monster so far? Let us know in the comments below or on social media!

Movies

Pacific Rim: Uprising Trailer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BAhwgjMvnM&feature=youtu.be

Andre The Giant Official Trailer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_jTeuajas0

Video Games

Monster Hunter World

Dragon Ball Fighter Z

News

https://www.epicgames.com/paragon/en-US/news/paragon-to-close-on-april-26

https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/313335/Stardew_Valley_was_the_mostdownloaded_Switch_title_in_2017.php

https://kotaku.com/bioware-doubles-down-on-anthem-as-pressure-mounts-1822380989

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/dragon-ball-fighterz-pc-is-an-amazing-port-and-runs-incredibly-well-4k-pc-screenshots/

http://variety.com/2018/film/news/john-cena-duke-nukem-movie-1202673127/

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2018/01/bill-ted-face-music-writer-reveals-bodacious-plot-details-sequel/

https://twitter.com/MichaelJaiWhite/status/955893753058906112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.rawgit.com%2Fs9e%2Fs9e.github.io%2Fmaster%2Fiframe%2Ftwitter.min.html%23955893753058906112

https://qz.com/1188058/netflix-explains-why-badly-reviewed-bright-killed-with-viewers/

http://ew.com/tv/2018/01/26/game-thrones-final-season-april-2019/

 

Star Wars remixes by Dyalla Swain https://soundcloud.com/dyallas

This week we have our big year end retrospective for 2017.  We talk about what we liked, what we hated, and what we’re looking forward to in the coming year.  And we have a special guest to boot!!  Big thanks to Chris for being on the show and sharing his thoughts on this year in media.  Let us know what you liked… and didn’t in the comments below or on social media.

TV

Stranger Things Season 2

It’s Always Sunny

Game of Thrones Season 7

GLOW

Silicon Valley Season 4

Battlestar Galactica

People of Earth

American Vandal

Master of None Season 2

Mindhunter

Black Mirror Season 4

Marvel’s The Punisher

Ozark

The Get Down Part 2

Movies

Star Wars Episode VIII – The Last Jedi

Guardians of the Galaxy 2

John Wick Chapter 2

Blade Runner 2049

Dunkirk

Baby Driver

Thor: Ragnarok

Logan

Bright

Games

Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild

Super Mario Odyssey

Persona 5

Superhot VR

Stardew Valley On Switch

Puyo Puyo Tetris

Tekken 7

Nidhogg 2

Sonic Mania

Everybody’s Golf

Middle Earth Shadow of War

Horizon Zero Dawn

Dreadnought (Beta)

Crowfall (Alpha)

They Are Billions (Early Access)

Fuck-Ups

Mass Effect Andromeda

Star Wars – Battlefront II

Marvel vs Capcom Infinite

The Dark Tower

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

 

Star Wars remixes by Dyalla Swain https://soundcloud.com/dyallas

This week we talk about all sorts of monster-type things, including aquatic monster romance, Godzilla, Monster Hunter, and more!  Come join us for the Cynics Media Cast and don’t forget to like and subscribe to Cynics Media.

Movies

The Shape of Water

Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters

https://nerdist.com/godzilla-planet-of-the-monsters-trailer-netflix-release-date/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=63&v=B-3do2pM4pM

Video Games

Monster Hunter Stories

TV

Black Mirror Season 4

Altered Carbon Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex9mcCs3dhE&feature=youtu.be

News

James Franco accepts Golden Globe for Best Actor – Musical or Comedy – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_81Peb7Atc4

http://fandom.wikia.com/articles/solo-star-wars-no-trailer (May 25th)

http://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3477377/ridley-scott-confirms-alien-franchises-uncertainty-disneys-acquisition-fox/

http://variety.com/2018/film/awards/john-williams-could-set-oscar-record-1202658996/

https://blog.vive.com/us/2018/01/08/htc-vive-raises-bar-premium-vr-new-vive-pro-upgrade-wireless-vive-adaptor/

https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/7/16862054/nvidia-4k-hdr-gaming-monitors-bfgds-g-sync-ces-2018

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/john-wick-tv-series-works-at-starz-keanu-reeves-attached-1074315

After a holiday break, we’re back!… and with plenty of things to talk about including more thoughts on Star Wars, a myriad of new movies Jeff saw, and all of the games that Tim played over the break, and our thoughts on the Intel fiasco. Tune in and enjoy!

Movies

Lady Bird

The Disaster Artist

Downsizing

Darkest Hour

Bright

Star Wars Episode VIII

Video Games

They Are Billions

Horizon: Zero Dawn

Super Hot VR

Drunken Bar Fight

Brawlout

Picross S

Tekken 7

TV

Unsolved Mysteries

News

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/02/intel_cpu_design_flaw/

https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/forums/news/announcements/132642-epic-services-stability-update

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qZksorJAuY (Hardware Unboxed)

https://twitter.com/tomqe/status/947497713695834113

http://shoryuken.com/2018/01/05/hideaki-itsuno-of-rival-schools-capcom-vs-snk-2-i-am-making-a-great-game-so-please-expect-it/

https://twitter.com/monsterhunter/status/948584768303607809

http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/01/05/ces-2018-htc-hints-at-new-vive-announcement-next-week

https://www.pedestrian.tv/gaming/star-citizen-raises-kickstarter-money-games-combined/

http://www.lg.com/us/experience-tvs/oled-tv/oled-vs-led

This week we don’t have much to talk about other than the 2 ton elephant in the room, Star Wars Episode VIII.  Tune in to hear our thoughts on this and more, and let us know what you think in the comments section! We’d love to hear from you fantastic listeners out there.

Movies

Star Wars Episode 8: The Last Jedi

Ready Player One Trailer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSp1dM2Vj48&feature=youtu.be

Spectre

Video Games

Dragon Ball Fighter Z Trailer – https://youtu.be/-gcYZOvkLIQ

TV

Mr. Robot Season 3

News

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/12/putting-nintendo-switchs-10-million-sales-in-context/

http://www.slashfilm.com/the-disaster-artist-writers-interview/

http://variety.com/2017/biz/news/disney-fox-merger-deal-52-4-billion-merger-1202631242/

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/12/disney-21st-century-fox/548492/

https://www.cbr.com/kingsman-3-confirmed-director-matthew-vaughn-returning/

This week we discuss the myriad of trailers that came out while we were away.  We also talk about the VGAs and the seemingly endless stream of movies and shows being produced by Netflix.

Movies

Avengers: Infinity War Official Trailer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZfuNTqbHE8

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Trailer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn9mMeWcgoM

Jurassic World Jurassic Values – https://youtu.be/CofZ7xjGyI8

Video Games

Death Stranding – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuUQCpCpsk4

Souls

Xenoblade 2

Breath of the wild

VGAs

From Software

SC6

Bayonetta 3

Death Stranding

Fade to Silence – THQ Nordic

Witch fire

A Way Out

Dream

GTFO

TV

Dark

Godless (Michelle Dockery, Jeff Daniels, Scoot McNairy)

Altered Carbon Trailer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8PsZki6NGU

Trailer Park Boys

News

http://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/old-mans-war/269565/netflix-to-produce-sci-fi-novel-old-mans-war-as-a-movie

https://www.vg247.com/2017/12/09/soulcalibur-6s-new-reversal-edge-battle-system-lets-you-continuously-defend-against-an-opponent/

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2017/12/lucasfilm-start-production-obi-wan-kenobi-star-wars-spinoff-january-2019/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ryan-reynolds-star-pokemon-movie-detective-pikachu-1065206

http://deadline.com/2017/12/quentin-tarantino-star-trek-r-rating-mark-l-smith-the-revenant-drew-pearce-lindsay-beer-jj-abrams-1202222161/

http://www.slashfilm.com/baby-driver-sequel-2/

It seems like every week we talk about loot box’s in games and this one is no different.  In fact this might be the most egregious case of this to date, to the point where it may end up effecting the games industry as a whole.  We also hit Justice League and PAX Unplugged! Join us and let us know what you think in the comments below and email in any questions you might have.

Movies

Justice League

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Video Games

Endless Space 2

Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Master Mode

TV

The Punisher

News

https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2017/11/24/ea-is-now-ironically-stuck-with-60-battlefront-2-and-no-good-way-to-re-monetize-it/amp/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2017/11/25/destiny-2-has-been-secretly-reducing-xp-gains-and-is-stopping-after-fans-caught-on/#42a62b526a76

https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/7eyt90/here_is_what_is_really_going_on_with_xp_in/?st=jagzsumj&sh=188194b6

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/the-disaster-artist-james-dave-franco-the-room-film-tommy-wiseau-greg-sestero-remake-cameos-seth-a8069206.html

http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3447724/shin-godzilla-sequel-cannot-made-2020/

 

Star Wars remixes by Dyalla Swain https://soundcloud.com/dyallas

We talk about some new things, like Cults and Wrestling, but mostly we talk about Thor and Hulk in their new buddy cop film.  Let us know what you think, or don’t, but enjoy the Cynics Media Cast nonetheless.

Movies

* Thor: Ragnarok

* The Hateful Eight

* Wind River

Video Games

* Super Mario Odyssey

* Stardew Valley

TV

* The Wire

* 30 for 30: Nature Boy

* Scientology: The Aftermath

* Fist of the North Star

News

* http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/11/09/death-stranding-del-toro-expects-kojima-to-show-him-gameplay-soon

* https://www.wsj.com/articles/nintendos-game-plan-to-level-up-switch-production-1510291065

* http://www.starwars.com/news/rian-johnson-writer-director-of-star-wars-the-last-jedi-to-create-all-new-star-wars-trilogy?cmp=smc%7C1147744441

 

Star Wars remixes by Dyalla Swain https://soundcloud.com/dyallas

This week we talk about Super Mario and how he’s holding up these days, some pretty bad movies, and the fantastic new season of Stranger Things.  Join us and revel in the splendor of the Cynics Media Cast.

Movies

Swiss Army Man

Geostorm

Video Games

Super Mario Odyssey

TV

Stranger Things 2

Fist of the North Star

News

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/10/24/16533008/nintendo-switch-gamecube-controller-support-update

https://www.engadget.com/2017/10/23/dragon-ball-fighter-z-pc-consoles-january-26th/

http://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3466673/expanding-2500-screens-opening-scene-officially-released/

http://deadline.com/2017/10/stranger-things-star-charlie-heaton-banned-from-us-entry-because-of-drugs-1202196575/

https://www.thewrap.com/gerard-butlers-geostorm-lose-much-100-million/

http://mmoculture.com/2017/10/playerunknowns-battlegrounds-chinese-government-might-ban-battle-royale-games/

 

Star Wars remixes by Dyalla Swain https://soundcloud.com/dyallas

This week we are both kind of sick, but we tough it out anyway.  There’s not much to talk about in the calm before the storm that is Super Mario Odyssey and Stranger Things Season 2 on the same day, but we manage to scrounge up some things nonetheless.  Join us for another rousing episode of the Cynics Media Cast!

Video Games

Stardew Valley

Rocket League

TV

Mr. Robot

The Wire

News

http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/10/17/sony-to-publish-nintendo-switch-games-under-new-label-unties

https://www.engadget.com/2017/10/16/analogue-super-nt-mini-snes-console/