Grumpy Young Men

This week we’re going back 21 years to the glorious year of 1996, when Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson made their first film: Bottle Rocket. Henry absolutely loves it, and Samuel likes the first and third act. That’s about it. (How’s an asshole like Samuel get such a great kitchen?)

Also, why we hate the audio quality the past two weeks.

Today we are finalizing our video game ranking list, and closing the book on our review review series. We discuss one of the best multi-player games in recent memory, a captivating idle game, some early access gems, and also we try to correct out accents. (We fail.)

Here is the finalized list:

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Minecraft

Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker

Overwatch

League of Legends

The Swapper

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Transistor

Luigi’s Mansion

Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Rock Band

Super Mario Sunshine

Superhot

Fire Emblem Awakening 

Portal

Subnautica 

New Super Mario Bros. 

Pokemon Ruby

Metroid Prime

Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story 

Jackbox Party Pack 2

Batman: Arkham Asylum

Mario Kart 8

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

The Room

Lego Star Wars

Ninjatown 

Trimps

Hearthstone 

Star Fox: Command

Fire Emblem Heroes

Mushroom Men

Sonic Adventure 2 Battle

Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games

(Apologies about Samuel’s audio in the first four minutes. His microphone decided to freak out on us, but again, it’s only for the first four minutes.)

This week we discuss Quentin Tarantino’s finest, Pulp Fiction. We recap the plot, go over the fascinating cast of characters, and wonder just what the hell was going on in the pawn shop. Good lord.

Also, why we hate Soylent.

Today we bring you the latest in our Review Review series, this time about video games. We talk about men who are mushrooms, crafters and miners, and leagues for the legends. Also, why are Nintendo games so dang good?

Here’s the list so far:

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Minecraft

The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker

League of Legends

The Swapper

Luigi’s Mansion

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Rock Band

Super Mario Sunshine

Fire Emblem: Awakening 

Portal

New Super Mario Bros. 

Metroid Prime

Bowser’s Inside Story 

Batman: Arkham Asylum

Mario Kart 8

Lego Star Wars

Ninjatown 

Hearthstone 

Mushroom Men

Sonic Adventure 2 Battle

This week we are talking about one of the most mixed movies in recent memory, Avatar. Is it the brilliant sci-fi epic of this generation? Or is it a forgettable CGI romp with generic themes? Tune in to find out!

Also, why we hate memories. 

Today we are covering two of our personal favorite directors: Quentin Tarantino and Wes Anderson. See, Samuel loves the Quentin, but can’t stand Wes. Meanwhile Henry loves Wes, but can’t stand Quentin. So we discuss each director as well as pitch their top three movies that the other host would like. Mass hilarity and movie recommending ensues.

Also, why we hate getting rear ended. 

This week we talk about one of the greatest war movies ever made, Saving Private Ryan. We talk about the coldhearted nature of war in this movie, the surprising amount of random cameos, and how much of a coward Upham is. Mickey Mouse!

Also, why we hate what happened in Las Vegas. 

Today we are continuing our ranking of every single book we’ve reviewed. Some are good, some are great, most of them are terrible. And Samuel really really doesn’t like picture books.

(Also, this was recorded before we reviewed Frankenstein, so that’s why it’s not on there.)

Here’s the now complete list (spoilers): 

The Bartimaeus Trilogy 

The Hobbit 

The Lord of the Rings 

The Book Thief

Wolf in White Van

Gone

BZRK

Gregor the Overlander

Universal Harvester 

The Great Gatsby 

The Inheritance Cycle

Okay for Now 

Variant 

Rot & Ruin

True Grit

I am a genius of unspeakable evil 

The Hunger Games 

Insignia 

Deltora Quest

The Invention of Hugo Cabret 

The Chronicles of Narnia 

Ender's Game

The Giver

Percy Jackson

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 

Artemis Fowl

Lunatics 

Everlost 

The Maze Runner 

Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer 

Lost in the River of Grass

The Name of This Book Is Secret

Unstoppable 

After the Bomb 

Ungifted 

This week we’re reviewing a classic tale, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. We discuss the lack of “Frankenstein tropes,” the beautiful language and writing style, and just how tragic of a character Victor Frankenstein is.

Also, why we hate phone fanatics. 

Today we continue our Review Review series, where we take a look at all the stuff we’ve reviewed in the past and rank order it for no reason at all. And this time, we’re taking a look at books. There are robotics teams! Nuclear fallouts! Demons! Cats and dogs living together!

Here’s the list thus far (spoilers!)

The Bartimaeus Trilogy 

The Hobbit

The Book Thief 

Wolf in White Van

Gone

Gregor the Overlander

The Great Gatsby

Variant 

Rot & Ruin

True Grit

The Hunger Games

Insignia

Ender’s Game

Percy Jackson

Lunatics

Everlost

Lost in the River of Grass

The Name of This Book Is Secret 

Unstoppable

After the Bomb

Ungifted