Games on Film

Things get hairy and scary for Harry and Rory with this 'whodunnit with teeth', an adaptation of the VR social deduction multiplayer game. Forest ranger Finn (Sam Richardson) moves to a small snowbound town, but when a corpse shows up and a dog gets snatched, it's soon clear that there's more than a new pipeline and an incoming storm for the locals to worry about. As accusations fly amongst the eccentric residents, who or what could be responsible? Our hosts fling around their own thoughts and feelings on the film and werewolf logic and lore, but did they take a lycan to Werewolves Within?

This podcast contains SPOILERS for Werewolves Within (2021), from 33:15.

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With the release of The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, Harry and Rory are joined by translator Anthony Figueroa to discuss the trials and tribulations of localisation, before cross-examining the live-action adaptation of the first Phoenix Wright game aka Gyakuten Saiban, from director Takashi Miike. Does the movie do justice to the courtroom comedy and drama of the games? Or is an 'OBJECTION!' called for?

This podcast contains SPOILERS for Ace Attorney (2012).

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It's 40 years since Donkey Kong made its debut, so Harry and Rory mark the anniversary of the iconic arcade classic with the first documentary to feature on the podcast. Join them as they enter the murky world of competitive retro gaming, pitting hot sauce salesman and world record holder Billy Mitchell against newcomer Steve Wiebe to determine who is the King of Kong. Expect controversies, conspiracies, and Twin Galaxies, but is truth really stranger - or funnier - than fiction? Plus, an update on the ongoing saga since the film's release.

This podcast contains SPOILERS for The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007).

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Harry and Rory go ballistic watching infamous action flick Ecks vs. Sever, pitting Antonio Banderas and Lucy Liu against each other in the worst reviewed film in the history of Rotten Tomatoes. But how did such a poorly-received box-office bomb spawn two critically-acclaimed first-person-shooters on the Game Boy Advance, the first of which was released a year before the film itself even debuted? Find out more on this grenade-launching, nanobot-smuggling, backstory-baffling episode!

This podcast contains SPOILERS for Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002).

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Harry and Rory dial in to an 80s cold war classic for an episode of WarGames on Film. High school hacker Matthew Broderick unwittingly kickstarts potential nuclear armageddon when a game of Global Thermonuclear War with a super-computer turns out to be more than just a simulation. Our hosts discuss the film's mix of teen shenanigans and apocalyptic dread, plus its more recent spin-offs, the prominent role it plays in novel Ready Player One, and other 1983 blockbuster Superman III.

This podcast contains SPOILERS for WarGames (1983).

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Harry and Rory make their return to the world of Castlevania to see what's up in Wallachia in seasons three and four of the Netflix series. New threats emerge, old foes reappear, and a bunch of familiar thesps, including Bill Nighy, Jason Isaacs and Malcolm McDowell, join the cast. But as our heroes Trevor, Sypha and Alucard reach what may be the end of their story, will (bloody) tears be shed?

This podcast contains SPOILERS for Castlevania Seasons One to Four (2017 - 2021).

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It has begun...again! The long-awaited reboot of Mortal Kombat arrives, bringing with it the promise of more fatalities and gore than ever before. Fresh face Cole Young discovers he has been chosen to defend Earthrealm against the forces of Outworld, with fan favourite fighters on both sides, and the centuries-old rivalry between Scorpion and Sub-Zero at its centre. But how will the film itself fare against past adaptations and current iterations of the game series? Plus, a look at official (and unofficial) spin-offs in the Games on Film Book Club!

This podcast contains SPOILERS for Mortal Kombat (2021).

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It's the end of an era, as Harry and Rory reach the sixth and final film in the Paul W. S. Anderson / Milla Jovovich survival horror series. Recaps, revelations and retcons abound as Alice returns to Raccoon City to stop Umbrella once and for all. The truth behind her past, the Red Queen and the T-virus outbreak will all become clear - sort of - but will she be in time to save humanity's last remaining survivors? Plus, our hosts reveal their final Resident Evil movie rankings!

This podcast contains SPOILERS for Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016).

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Harry and Rory count down to the launch of Mass Effect: Legendary Edition by watching and discussing an animated chapter of the epic saga. But first, Harry details his own experiences playing through the original trilogy, as well as the controversy surrounding the third game's ending and its legacy. Then it's on to Paragon Lost, as Freddie Prinze Jr's space marine leads a squadron into a do or die mission against alien foes - but difficult choices lie ahead. Will he make the right decision when the moment comes, and will the film be better or worse for it?

This podcast contains SPOILERS for the Mass Effect trilogy and Mass Effect: Paragon Lost (2012).

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The witching hour (and a half) is upon Harry and Rory, as they watch and discuss the anime adaptation of the first Bayonetta video game. Rory shares his experiences getting to grips with the beloved hack-and-slash-em-up, before they examine whether the story and action translate successfully to feature film form. The titular witch has magical hair and guns on her heels, though when she finds herself at the centre of a war being waged between demons and angels, the fate of all existence rests on our shoulders. But is Bayonetta: Bloody Fate bloody good or bloody awful?

This podcast contains SPOILERS for Bayonetta: Bloody Fate (2013).

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