Rough Drafts Podcast

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar continue their Japan-themed month with Hayao Miyazaki's latest film, The Boy and the Heron. Together, they discuss their favorite animation sequences in the film, where the film ranks on the grounded to whimsy scale, and why Chase struggles with certain Miyazaki films.

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter Fedczuk celebrates Half-Life's 25th anniversary by playing it in its original form, while Chase Wassenar delves into the very dark comedy of Class of '09.

Watch the scene Chase shared (content warning: police violence. quality warning: Chase forgot to record the audio at one point and never went back to fix it): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L3phi-29QDiMi4F_wsuas9GzQW5pRDQ1/view?usp=sharing

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar start the new year looking at Godzilla Minus One. Together, they discuss what the film gets right that Western fans often miss, how the human and monster stories synergize well, and whether the film sticks the landing with its ending.

On today's special New Years episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase Wassenar and Walter Fedczuk revisit games the other co-host played throughout the year. Walter connects with the story of Thirsty Suitors, while Chase delves into the beautiful world of Beyond the Frame: the Finest Scenery.

On this special holiday episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar are joined by special guest Justin Bunka to discuss John Woo's Silent Night. Together, they discuss how the lack of dialogue affects the film, how the film's pacing holds it back, and how the final scene amplifies the messaging issues found throughout the film.

On today's special episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk goes undercover to navigate the police state in Orwell and Orwell: Ignorance is Strength. Meanwhile, Chase Wassenar is joined by Kristen Pignuolo to discuss Doomsday Paradise, a game that adds card game combat to the Monster Prom formula to great effect.

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar turn their attention to the early 1800s with Ridley Scott's Napoleon. Together, they share their favorite iconic one liners from the film, bemoan some of the pacing choices made, and question what the heart of the film should have been if it was going to live up to its potential.

In today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk heads back into the woods to finally finish Firewatch and its compelling narrative, while Chase Wassenar gets on his skateboard to battle through complicated relationship trauma in Thirsty Suitors.

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar take a look at David Fincher's latest film, The Killer. Together, they discuss how the film deconstructs our typical movie hitman tropes, how nice it is to have Michael Fassbender back, and how the movie neatly marries its action and themes.

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk takes his own trip into Inscryption and is disappointed by what he finds. Meanwhile, Chase Wassenar delves into the auto battler/card game roguelike hybrid Hadean Tactics and how it balances both genres.