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The new "Mortal Kombat" movie is out on HBO Max, and has gotten some seriously mixed reviews. I wanted to dive into that, and see if we could land on a reasonable take. I could think of nobody better than my good friend Sal Pennachio (who is one of the few people that I can admit loves video games more than I do), to come on and try to hash out not only the new movie, but the two old movies from the 90s, and the games themselves, which were the impetus behind everything.

There's some fun facts, some piping hot takes, and some arguments that won't be resolved until the listeners tell us who is right and who is wrong. 

If you want to see more of Sal, which you should, follow him on Twitch HERE, and stay tuned for when he's streaming some fun games, where you can probably find me lurking in his chat as well. 

As the wise Johnny Cage once said: "Let's Dance."

TJ Trimboli of E4 fame was nice enough to come back and do a super-sized episode all about the best (are they?) movies this year. The Academy Awards are something that TJ and I both enjoy and hate at the same time, and you'll hear all about it. From the struggles this year due to COVID-19, to breaking down each Best Picture nom, to our own picks for each of the major awards, and some pure nonsense thrown in-between. 

Follow TJ on Instagram @omgitstjtrimboli. Check out his hilarious and cool new Ultimate Movie Supercut YouTube video (subscribe too), AND The Adventure Outpost blog that always has some fun movie content.

Oh, and if you're craving Chef's Waffle Palace, shoot The Chef himself a message on Instagram @ohmsssss telling him how excited you are for the GRAND OPENING (date TBD).

...and of course follow @thelink_podcast on Instagram & Twitter for daily absurdity.

I intended to do an entire episode on the "Shameless" (Showtime) Series Finale this week, but then as I started watching the final season, and taking notes on it, I had a million thoughts about why shows should just go out on top rather than dragging the corpse of a show around that was once good, and pumping it full of bad storylines just to get to the end. Can you tell yet that half of this episode (the whole thing tbh) is just going to be one long rant? Here goes nothing...

Follow on Instagram & Twitter for nonsensical jokes and/or things I find cool and/or hot takes and/or memes and/or nasty dunks and/or good songs. 

Be a pal and follow, subscribe, review...all that good stuff, but we're also available on Podchaser. For every podcast or episode review left on Podchaser in April, they're donating 25¢ to Meals on Wheels! It's a cool cause that I really like, and a win-win for everyone, so if you have a minute, do the right thing.

Full disclosure, I'm totally jealous of the things Ronnie has been able to do in his career so far. From working the Super Bowl, to the World Series, and trips across the pond in-between, he has cut his teeth in the videography world already, and has a bright future ahead that we talked plenty about. We ranged from all-time great sports-shots, to career paths, to music festivals, and even some philosophy thrown in there for good measure. It's a fun one with a few turns, so tune in.

Follow Ronnie's Buhay-Life Instagram HERE, and check out his new project and website: L.I.T. (Long Island Trending) with lots of fresh local content coming soon.

While you're at it, make sure to follow our Instagram and Twitter where we have constant posts both behind-the-scenes and things pertaining to the latest episode and/or guest (aka where you can see the pictures of LeBron I fawned over for 20 minutes that we cut out).

Thanks for listening! New episodes every Monday. 

The Snyder Cut was dope. That's a fact. Sure it was four hours, but we condensed most of it into a ~90 minute podcast for you to listen to, so there's the good news. Big thanks to Kelvin Ng (who not only is our second guest, but our second film-school grad to join the pod, and it shows) for joining me on this one and breaking it all down. Follow him on Instagram for some cool content and Aquaman Di Gio memes. 

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Strap in. Put on the cape. Justice is served. 

FIRST GUEST ON THE POD!

In this episode we cover a lot of ground. What it's like going to film school, the ins and outs of screenwriting, and too many thoughts on movies to even count. 

Many thanks to TJ for coming on, and to all of you for listening. 

Oh, and a huge round of applause for Johnny the voice-over actor for coming on. You can find more of him @thelink_podcast on IG and Twitter. 

Check out TJ's YouTube Channel - The Adventure Outpost & Movie Blog for some more fun content.

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Hooooo boy, our first Marvel episode. Hopefully first of many. HEAVY SPOILERS if you haven't finished WandaVision yet. On this episode we'll cover:

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This week we deep dive into future Oscar winner "Nomadland" directed by Chloe Zhao, and starring Frances McDormand (available on Hulu). Plus, some notes on the music it inspired in me for good reasons and/or absolutely ridiculous reasons. 8.9/10 for the film, and 10/10 for my love for the bass and (SPOILERS) potential piano playing career. 

Didn't know you cared about D'Angelo & The Vanguard/Roy Rogers chicken/terrible Italian pronunciations/Morrissey? You will now.

First episode! Welcome aboard.

To kick it off we'll link both sides of the same movie: Judas & The Black Messiah directed by Shaka King, starring Daniel Kaluuya, LaKieth Stanfield, and Danielle Fishback. First we'll breakdown the movie, then the accompanying album. Should I put my scores for each of them in the description? Maybe I'll make ya'll listen first. Anywho...