Rant and Bollox

Aliens? Amazonians? There's a lot of stuff to crack through this week, and we try our darndest to make it all makes sense. Results may vary.

Full Episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/rant-and-bollox/id1200503565?mt=2

'Prometheus' Commentary available now on iTunes, Youtube, 'Doctor Strange' on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-319697899/doctor-strange-commentary

TECH TALK

01:40 - Apple announce new Macs and iOS…18 cores!

27:28 - Umbrella Corp are here!

29:44 - Tech Bollox: Is alien life out there? (Part One probably)

1:08:51 - Last weeks question responses

MOVIES

1:12:24 - Doctor Strange on Netflix (listen to our commentary)

1:12:52 - Logan Lucky and Murder on the Orient Express Trailers

1:22:27 - Get Out was good

1:23:56 - The Mummy…will it be good or not?!?! Will the Dark Universe be good?!

1:27:24 - Wonder Woman One-Man Review

1:49:36 - Alien: Covenant Review (SPOILERS from the get go)

GAMING

2:39:54 - E3 Predictions…Alex is putting his neck out there! FIFA on Switch

2:46:45 - The strange history of Nintendo, sexy card time

2:50:04 - Xbox Scorpio rumours, Star Wars Battlefront 2, pricing

3:04:50 -No letters…but a Twitter poll and Omaze competition to meet Robert Downey Jnr., is nearly over…

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I'll do the fingering

Rumours, predictions, and random reviews this week as the summer gets into full swing. From Justice League changing directors to predictions of what will happen at E3, we also manage to faff about talking about Game of Thrones' imminent return and what will we do about cyborgs…real one's not the movie one…

'Prometheus' Commentary available now on iTunes, Youtube, 'Doctor Strange' on Soundcloud:https://soundcloud.com/user-319697899...

00:03 - Catching up on our decks and lucky numbers

03:44 - One of us saw Alien: Covenant, a quick reaction (Full review next week)

04:25 - Wonder Woman first reactions make us less worried

TECH TALK

10:00 - Apple rumours from their June conference

11:23 - …until INTEL announced a crazy powerful processor. Apple are a step behind again

19:59 - Will smart phones replace hard drives in laptops?

22:41 - Music streaming, Google enter the market against iTunes and Tidal

31:38 - Tech Bollox Question: When does a human being become a cyborg?

GAMING

53:29 - We are having a mini play-through of Injustice 2

54:00 - E3 rumours and leaks, FIFA and Super Smash Bros.

59:09 - FarCry 5 announced

1:01:25 - Wipeout: Omega is what we're really looking forward…plus our Indy 500 story

1:05:39 - Live Streaming E3 weekend on YouTube confirmed

1:06:05 - Star Trek Bridge Crew VR…if only we had friends

1:08:05 - Crazy Taxi is out as a free game on IOS and Android

1:10:01 - E3 Predictions and what we're looking forward to…tanks!

MOVIES

1:16:23 - Sherlock Season 4 talk (SPOILERS)

1:19:15 - Castlevania Trailer released for Netflix

1:20:40 - Amazon Studios have a new short film department

1:22:19 - Justice League movie will be completed by Joss Whedon

1:28:45 - Baywatch and Pirates flop critically

1:29:45 - The Mummy is…something?

1:34:33 - Alex saw John Wick 2 (SPOILERS)

1:37:44 - And Mulan; will the live-action Disney embrace the magic?

1:42:20 - Guardians of the Galaxy and Avatar ride at DisneyWorld opens

1:45:23 - Game of Thrones discussion on the new season (SPOILERS)

1:56:11 - Omaze competition

1:58:00 - No letters (*phew*)

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His Watch is done.

After one break we wanted and one break forced on us we have returned, and hopefully so will videos and other good stuff. For now our stuffy voices catch-up on the last couple of weeks of news. From seeing Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 to Batman VR we have a lot to get through.

SPOILERS for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2

Full Episode on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/r...

New 'Prometheus' Commentary available now on iTunes, Youtube, 'Doctor Strange' on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-319697899...

2:08 - Catching up: Joshua v. Klitschko was awesome

TECH TALK:

7:40 - Pirates pirated Pirates of the Caribbean 5

9:15 - 3D printing can now do glass

12:16 - Exo-skeletons...at the hardware store

13:18 - The global virus attack on Windows

16:52 - Tech Bollox: Smart Phone Addiction

GAMING

48:36 - Injustice 2 is out: Game night next week!

49:40 - Batman VR was great (SPOILERS)

55:38 - Battlegrounds survival game sounds great

59:45 - Uncharted movie casting just as Alex played the 4th game

FILM

1:13:13 - A bunch of stuff we have to rush through

1:14:09 - Judge Dredd TV show announced...no time, moving on!

1:15:20 - New Hellboy Reboot

1:16:16 - Star Trek Discovery...not looking forward to it

1:23:19 - Venom movie with Tom Hardy, a little character history...

1:29:54 - Our integrity!!!...but mostly Alex is an old man

1:34:10 - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 Spoiler Review

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I'M MARY POPPINS Y'ALL!

Catching up and looking ahead, from Avenger speculation and Kong, to war games facing off and a trip down Nintendo memory lane...and even more VR (yeah what a surprise for us!)

And another long uninformed, but fascinating, talk about the future

Listen on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/rant-and-bollox/id1200503565?mt=2

New 'Doctor Strange' Commentary available now on iTunes, Youtube and Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-319697899/doctor-strange-commentary

TECH TALK

01:50 - New Google Earth

06:30 - Neil Young getting XSTREAM FLAC, from LP to MP3

16:33 - Alien: Covenant: Ridley Scott creating a VR division for his movies;

19:13 - Uber get spanked by Apple

20:54 - Alex can't get the Heavyweight Boxing Fight. He will pay you money!

25:00 - Tribeca Film Festival starts showing VR movies

29:01 - Tech Bollox: What Rights Should Clones Have?

MOVIES

1:01:46 - Deadpool 2 release date announced…that's it

1:04:24 - Prison Break is back! [SPOILERS]

1:09:52 - Neary saw Beauty and the Beast [SPOILERS]

1:12:35 - …and he got around to Kong: Skull Island [SPOILERS]

1:19:29 - Alex saw some Legion

1:21:30 - First reviews of Guardians of the Galaxy 2 are in

1:22:23 - Avatar delayed…who cares?

1:24:38 - Fast and the Furious Rock spin-off - we love the Dwayne Johnson

1:32:50 - Avengers 4 rumours (death? Revenge? Return?!)

1:39:29 - Batgirl will be an unknown actress

1:41:16 - Too many superhero films for general audiences?

1:44:43 - Fahrenheit 451 + HBO = Happy Neary

1:47:19 - New -X-Files Events and Krypton Teaser

GAMING

1:49:22 - We played Alien:Isolation in VR and we were scared. Oh yes we were

1:51:28 - Call of Duty WWII Game, will it beat Battlefront?

1:59:11 - EA bundles on XBox and PC

2:03:30 - Nintendo Switch has new games!…but what are they thinking? Heading down memory lane...

2:11:33 - Our E3 Live Stream talk

2:15:46 - Omaze is still going

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Slowly the madness is creeping in, but until they take away our foam covered microphones we'll keep blabbering around. Thanks for listening. Or not. Be happy

By the Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth, and using our Winds of Watoomb, we blabber over the latest mind-bending movie from the Marvel machine, the Strangest doctor ever.

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Thanks for listening, and check back next week for a brand new podcast and commentary track next month.

Let us know your thoughts in the comments for sure, good and bad, and if you've any suggestions for upcoming films you want us to suffer through sent us a message. (thought we've got a load planned already!)

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Do you ever laugh?

Nothing happened this week except for the biggest movie of all time and Star Wars turning 40. Plus when will our cars be able to kill us? And Kong. And Injustice. And Siri doesn't like Neary.

It's a packed show. Get it off the shelves.

GAMING (first for a change)

02:29 - Nintendo breaks Alex's heart - Get it off the shelf!

06:48 - Star Wars Battlefront II Trailer looks better than the movie!

19:38 - Swords in VR would be great, and arrows

21:30 - Xbox Scorpio: We'll be Live Streaming our E3 reactions

22:43 - Injustice reveals another character - Darkseid cliff notes!

29:11 - Future game dynamics, only one life?

34:40 - "Premium Friends" - sounds weird, seems cool

38:03 - Zelda has sold more games than consoles…yup…makes no sense…

41:19 - Our future game nights - Wipeout is great "Don't blink"

TECH TALK

43:55 - Alex got people sick showing them VR

49:39 - Playstation VR Exclusives

50:00 - Burger King and Google

52:17 - Neary can't use Siri. The Bitch

54:04 - VR with Scorpio - Watching Movies with it

58:57 - Programming Morals into Machines: Autonomous Vehicles

1:19:38 - Siri ya bitch

MOVIES

1:20:00 - Brief reviews of Moana and John Wick Chapter 2, but first Fast and the Furious catch-up

1:22:59 - John Wick Chapter 2 SPOILERS

1:24:54 - Moana is brilliant, so is Logan

1:28:13 - Kong: Skull Island SPOILERS REVIEW

1:41:52 - The Hitman's Bodyguard Trailer looks cool

1:43:52 - Alex checks out the Legion pilot SPOILERS

1:48:46 - Fate of the Furious SPOILERS REVIEW

2:00:51 - Star Wars talk

2:01:30 - Carrie Fisher won't be Episode 9, how will they say goodbye?

2:05:36 - So…that teaser…

02:15:56 - No letters: But that OMAZE competition is still running for Star Wars

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We're more to talk about each week and there's even more on the horizon! Can't keep up with all the stuff, so thanks for listening and supporting us. Or just supporting us. Don't know how you do that without listening...but good for you!

It's the end of the world as we know it…and Thor feels fine. We've got some thoughts on what the trailer reveals, what the film still has to do, and of course a healthy dose of nonsense.

Plus updates on the Xbox Scorpio project, a battle of giants robots, leaks from Star Wars, game awards…how do we fit so much in? Because we know so very very little about all of it

Spoilers for Thor Ragnarok trailer (and maybe movie)

00:30 - Some more banter about VR. We have a plank!

TECH TALK

04:25 - The 90s are back…with Tamagotchi!

06:15 - Giant. Fighting. Robots. No joke.

08:39 - Snapchat + McDonalds = Snapplications

11:18 - Windows has an update…is it any good?

13:02 - …probably better than Apple's MacPro - comparing and contrasting the two

20:29 - Netflix with thumbs up?! I don't like change.

GAMING

22:33 - Bafta Gaming Awards winners and notable nominations

26:18 - The growth of the gaming industry vs. movies and where they will mix

31:09 - Project Scorpio specs released - what will E3 reveal?

37:47 - Is it a PS4 beater?

39:50 - Upcoming games getting us excited - Shadow of War

42:57 - Star Wars Battlefront II leak

51:08 - Fallout 4 to break open VR?

MOVIES

55:00 - Snapping through the news we don't care about - IT Trailer breaks records

59:08 - Casting from Potter-verse and Deadpool 2

1:00:25 - Justice League running time…long…real long…

1:04:20 - Carrie Fisher footage will appear in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

1:05:59 - Alex breaks out some crazy rumours - Shazam and Black Adam (Holy Moley!)

1:08:45 - Blair Witch Project (1999) alternative ending leaked

1:11:03 - Wolverine Logo has a hidden image inside it

1:12:02 - Thor Ragnarok Trailer discussion [SPOILERS]

1:27:38 - We've got a bloody letter! It's all about Game of Thrones

1:29:30 - Very cool new Omaze competition for charity. WIN trips to The Last Jedi premiere, a role in the new Han Solo film, T-shirts, helmets, lots of great stuff. And all for helping kids? Win-win situation right there!

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We're gearing up for a crazy summer, and with it shall come more videos. We apologize in advance! Thanks for hanging out with us.

Chock-full of chat this week with Legion, Super Hot VR gaming, Beauty and the Beast, IT tailer, Flash talk, and games on the horizon. Plus a bit of tech stuff and some DCEU goodness.

Bloody exhausting all this nonsense is!

***SPOILERS for IT (movie and book) and Legion***

Available on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/rant-and-bollox/id1200503565?mt=2

Our 'The Wolverine' Commentary Track is on Youtube and Soundcloud:

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TECH TALK:

02:05 - Neary gives a fact-free update on a coffee table thingy. Useless.

04:54 - Public Service Announcement: Don't get drunk in VR.

05:15 - April Fool's Day is just annoying

06:34 - Samsung 8 announcement...less explosive than we would've liked

08:43 - Paintable solar cells?

09:35 - Alex has a story about his eye exam

GAMING

13:28 - Batman VR on Playstation

14:54 - Ghost in the Shell mobile VR (and some thoughts on the movie we haven't seen)

17:06 - Walk the Plank in VR

19:31 - Alex spends his weekend on Super Hot: Officially his new favourite game!

27:49 - Titanfall 2 was surprisingly great

31:31 - More dreams of where VR games can go - a new social norm?

40:09 - Upcoming games on Playstation: Wipeout, Tekken...June is done

44:30 - Thoughts on what we'll do with 'Injustice'

45:18 - Neary goes on a Flash nerd tangent. Alex shouldn't have asked...

48:34 - Justice League trailer theory about Flash

MOVIES

49:41 - Beauty and the Beast review (no spoilers)

53:02 - IT trailer discussion [SPOILERS]

01:03:33 - Discussion on trailers in general

01:06:55 - Batgirl and Joss Whedon - will be go back into a studio machine? more ranting about DCEU

01:17:23 - Legion review

01:20:00 - Legion review [SPOILERS for show and comic]

01:34:23 - Expendables rumours and other nonsense

01:35:29 - Venom movie rumours too

01:39:20 - Some more thoughts about Justice League trailer

01:44:43 - No letters; so we chat about upcoming plans

...01:47:24 - a tiny spoiler discussion about The Walking Dead

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Back in the same room, and beset with loud noises everywhere but it was lots of fun. Send us your gaming, movie, and everything else ideas and requests! Thanks for checking us out.

Being the gent he is, Alex shared his brand new Oculus Rift, and we rush our way through some of the highlights. Short story - we love it and can't wait for some proper reports soon.

But Iron Fist is shit. So...yeah...swings and roundabouts innit?

Our 'The Wolverine' Commentary Track is on Youtube and Soundcloud:

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TECH TALK:

01:52 - First Impressions of the Oculus Rift...

05:16 - Superhot - You can be Neo!

17:26 - Movies in VR - 'Lost' (not that one)

21:45 - Where will it go?

29:32 - Uber flips over...what will future cars decide is safe? (i.e. will Uber kill school kids!?)

GAMING

32:40 - Not much his week, too much Oculus

33:00 - Alex kisses Playstation's ass...but they deserve it from the sounds of things

MOVIES

47:52 - Iron Fist...what are ya doing?!

50:50 - Justice League Trailer reaction (like everyone else)

55:48 - Will regular folks now the difference between JL and WW films?

57:57 - Alex goes on a disaster movie rampage

59:48 - Is Alex out of The Walking Dead????

1:01:40 - Love Actually 2 and Red Nose Day

1:03:28 - Win an Aston Martin and meet Daniel Craig (if you want) by entering the Omaze competition.

1:04:46 - Spider-Man Homecoming posters thoughts

1:06:02 - Cable casting rumours

1:11:48 - Alien: Covenant talk and our plans for Alien April Month

1:15:00 - No letters

Not only did we see Logan (spoilers), but Alex got his hands on Horizon Zero Dawn AND an Oculus Rift. Much to talk about and many plans afoot!

Remember: SPOILERS for Logan!

'The Wolverine' Commentary Track is now on Youtube and Soundcloud:

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TECH TALK:

01:10 - What did you say? We have an Oculus Rift? We have an Oculus Rift...

06:40 - We're planning on Alien: Isolation next month in VR

14:50 - What will future VR games be like?

25:00 - The influence of porn (seriously)

31:28 - VR takes a lot of power to run smooth

GAMING

35:40 - Nintendo Switch: a sold-out success...

38:10 - ...but do they need more games to survive?

41:41 - Alex's first impressions of Horizon Zero Dawn and his Playstation

MOVIES

47:00 - We both saw Logan...SPOILERS STRAIGHT OUT THE GATE

48:32 - SIDE SPOILERS: Alien: Covenant Trailer (forced to watch it!)

(53:23 - Alex sings the Alien theme)

54:37 - Wonder Woman Concerns: Will Gal Gadot be any good?

59:50 - Deadpool teaser

1:03:38 - Logan Review (for real now)

1:37:53 - Alex and The Walking Dead check-up...is he out?

1:39:32 - No letters