Story Secrets

In this episode of The Break, I review the movie 'Tenet' by Christopher Nolan, I watch and review the trailer for Tales of the Empire and I share the one thing that is missing in the story trailer for the game Star Wars: Outlaws.

In the premium part of the show, available to my patrons, I talk about Acceptance and Commitment Coaching, I discuss vacuming droids and I share my first impressions of the game Diablo IV.

There is one aspect of Star Trek Discovery that keeps bugging me now that the series enters its final season. And looking back on the Star Wars Prequels: do those movies still hold up after all these years?  I answer a listener question about a particular form of prayer that borders on superstition.

In the premium part of the show for my patrons, I talk about new types of food to try out when I'm back in Rome, I tell you how I use AI to help me in my creative process and I share my excitement about the upcoming PC version of the Ghost of Tsushima.

Links:

Check out Seth Dunkin's great commentary series on the Star Trek franchise: https://www.tiktok.com/@sedunko

How to Rome with great food tips when you're visiting Rome:  https://www.tiktok.com/@tomasrhill

In this week's episode of the Break I talk about Alien: Romulus, about the Fallout TV series and about the trailer for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. I also explain the background of Holy Week and Easter.

In the premium part of the show, available to all my patrons, I talk about Tolkien Reading Day, the AI short film 'Airhead' and about what Apple may have in store for its upcoming WWDC.

In this episode of the Break I share my impressions of the trailer for Star Wars: The Acolyte, I review the first two episodes of the Netflix series The Three Body Problem and I tell you what I thought of 'Wonka'. In the Premium version of the show, available to all my patrons, I talk about the new Dungeons and Dragons Lego set, I solve a clothing enigma that puzzled me for years and I share my experience playing the Back To The Future Board Game!

In this episode of The Break, I look back at this year's Academy Awards Ceremony, I share why 'Frieren' may be one of the deepest and most thought-provoking anime series I've ever seen and I tell you why Pierce Brown's Iron Gold derailed my reading plans for this year.

In the Premium part of the show, exclusively for my patrons, I share the process of changing and adapting a homily at the last minute, I tell you about my upcoming Hobbit retreat and I bid farewell to the wedge-shaped MacBook Air.

In this episode:

• Movies & TV: My review of Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse James Gunn starts filming Superman.


• Peculiar Bunch: the one thing I wish Pope Francis wouldn't do

In the premium part of the show, available to my patrons:

• Book review: D&D: Lore and Legends, a visual celebration of the 5th edition of the world's greatest role playing game


• Cooking: carrot pumpkin soup, crepes with ham and brie/camembert, Indonesian pea soup.


• Tech/Media: Where is YouTube heading and what does it mean for creators?

In this episode of The Break I share my first impressions of the live action series 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' and of season 3 of Star Wars: The Bad Batch. I also talk about rereading Lord of the Rings and about the death of Star Trek actor Kenneth Mitchell. In the premium section of the show, available to my patrons, I talk about Baldur's Gate 3, the Apple Vision Pro and about the Proto-Indo-European language in Alien: Prometheus.

Link: Proto-Indo-European language in Alien Prometheus: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZIJnuq2w9/

In this episode of The Break I talk about the new Sony movie 'Madame Web' and about the core problem of the movie industry, I review the Marvel Comic 'Monica Rambeau: Photon'. And I talk about my new book 'Lent for Little Folk' that will soon be made available to my patrons and to people who sign up for my email newsletter 'Diary of a Media Priest'.

In the Premium part of the show, available to my patrons, I talk about fasting during Lent, about work in the Middle-ages and about the evolution of language.

In this episode of The Break, I review The Marvels and the Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3. Tip: The New Look on Apple TV Plus. In the premium part of the show available to my patrons, I explain why Tolkien didn't like Lent, I share my impressions of the audiobook version of 'Light of the Jedi', we explore why Dutch sounds funny to English speaking people, we meet the PEGI guy and I talk about Persona 3 Reload.

In this episode of The Break: Star Wars: the death of Carl Weathers My Tolkien Webinar on Ash Wednesday Pluto (Anime series on Netflix) first impressions How sleep impacts my reading focus Marvel Unlimited: Infinity comics Premium content for my patrons: Star Trek Archives on the Apple Vision Pro Feeeed for iOS – follow everything