This episode sees your Say Reporters Dealing with the after effects of their choices. One of getting their Autumnal Vaccinations vaccinated hours before recording and the other making updates to the technology they’ve surrounded themselves with. 

This in turn leads to interesting examination of the current state of Artificial Intelligence, the long history of imitation in the realm of art, and the grimy history of Disney films.

Yes you read that right Devon bought a Katana, and that fact leads us into a deeper discussion of the Ninja Gaiden and Shinobi games he has already completed this year and how his experience has been with Silk Song both in and out of the game. 

Then Sejohn talks about his latest stoppage point with Super Mario Odyssey and his excitement at Borderlands 4 being a bit tempered by some of the unending missions he has found himself involved with on the planet Kairos. 

Next we discuss Disney. From the Indefinite Preemption of Jimmy Kimmel, to the latest full season drop of Futurama on Hulu, before finally the new released to streaming film “Elio” and trying to figure out why that film ended up as such a non-starter for audiences. 

It’s rough, it’s raw, we discover our first episode of SNL that we each watched was the same one that featured Christopher Walken as the host deepening our lore, but most importantly this is most certainly an episode of the Say Report and we thank all of you for taking the time to listen. 

After a difficult week both of your Say Reporters find themselves a bit burnt out and even more interesting that they are not the only ones seemingly experiencing it so that dedicate this episode to discussing the burnout that they have witnessed in the world and sharing the methods they have employed in an effort to combat it.

This episode sees The Say Reporters discussing the release of Silksong and their thoughts and feelings about Hollow Knight and how that affected their decision to interact with its sequel, which for one was actually giving it a try and the other was going back to the warm welcoming world of Shantae in her third adventure. 

Next is a look at K-Pop Demon Hunters on Netflix a film that both of your hosts just happened to finally watch this past week that ended up being a nice surprise for both of them. 

After that Devon shares his experiences with all of the new streaming shows that premiered this past week and how the industry of streaming entertainment continues to evolve and change and not necessarily for the better.

In our 450th episode we go back to our roots to discuss two basic topics Shinobi: Art of Vengeance and The Toxic Avenger Unrated. 

Luckily Devon has also spent some time revisiting Sing Street and Sejohn is currently playing through The Shantae series again so we are primed and ready to revisit this old style of episode production

Join us for this celebration of a big round number that has more focus than some episodes, but also does makes that classic Say Report maneuver of covering everything that can be linked to those topics 

Please enjoy and here’s to 450 more!

Join us in this Very Special Episode that kicks off our 18 year endeavor of covering Richard Linklater’s Before Trilogy with the film that introduced us to Ethan Hawke’s Jesse and Julie Delphy’s Céline as we celebrate the 30th Anniversary of “Before Sunrise”

Stash your luggage in a locker at the train station and join us for this episode where we reminisce about how the film came into our life, share our favorite moments, and most importantly try not to spoil anything from the next two entries into the series. 

We hope you enjoy your time with us on this very special journey into this masterpiece of film history and thank you all for listening.

Episode Artwork by Dayle Decker

This episode kicks things off with a bang as Devon quizzes Sejohn on the Adam Sandler Trivia questions he missed when he represented “The Adam Sandler Cinematic Universe Podcast” last Monday at the New England Brewing Company and sadly came in second place. 

After that Sejohn takes the reins to discuss his experience with the first Trade Paperback of DC’s Absolute Batman and how it has cemented Scott Snyder as his writer of choice when it comes to Batman stories. Devon is able to pivot from this topic to discuss how excited he is for the ambitious storytelling that seems to be on hand for the Second Season on Peacemaker after the thrilling first episode

The next topic is movies, specifically re-releases in the wake of the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film doing 3.3 Million in box office sales in its now first week after they decided to extend its run. 

Finally we talk video games in the platinuming of “SteamWorld Heist II,” the non-platinuming of “Shadow Labyrinth,” each Say Reporters plan for there next game play endeavor, and the excitement surrounding the latest announcements for the Resident Evil series going Veronican. 

This episode has your Say Reporters deep in their middle school feelings as one of them has picked up a nostalgic piece of footwear. 

Then the conversation turns to Video Games and how the new patch culture has always been a part of the industry but is now coming to the logical conclusion of such post release intrusions

Finally it is another attempt to identify and solve the problems about the current television market fueled by the latest release of Wednesday on Netflix and the upcoming release of Peacemaker on HBO Max.

This episode the Say Reporters kick things off with a discussion of the latest legacyquel “Freakier Friday," the decade spanning franchise its a part of, and the films being marketed alongside it before turning their attention to the latest tv shows to be released on streaming, video games that have captured tge imagination as the market changes, and how the luxury world of collectibles can shed a light on how tariffs may ultimately effect the rest of the economy. 

After our brief vacation The Say Reporters are back trying to answer an existential question related to a world where there but for the grace of a degree in Communications go they. 

After that fun the attention is turned towards all of the things that were engaged in during our time away, in the realms of films, television, and video games. 

The best part if that now that we’re all caught up we can turn our attention towards new topics to research for next week’s episode!