What are video games but movies that you control? Yeah, you're right, that IS a lazy way to introduce today's podcast, but Jack is no gamer. Stephen, on the other hand, has a list of TEN video games he played and enjoyed this year, and we're here to run through them! This is a blend of console and mobile games, there's something for everyone on this list (EVEN JACK!) 

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Father Christmas has been! And he's brought gifts! Gifts in the form of movie recommendations! 

It's a blend of festive arthouse and yuletide trash - the cornerstones of every seasonal cinematic diet. 

If you like this episode, run, don't walk, over to our Patreon page for ten MORE Christmas/Holiday recs!

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Ho ho ho! Welcome to the STACKS Office Hours Christmas Party! Put on your novelty reindeer jumper, pour yourself some eggnog and hang out! The boys are back in the office for an hour, drinking port, swapping recommendations, shooting the breeze, living life to the fullest. 

00:00 It Begins 

00:50 Stephen's FIRST announcement 

02:04 2022 Movies - Fire And Love, Glass Onion - A Knives Out Mystery, She Said, The Wonder, Something In The Dirt.

28:20 Film books! German Expressionism - Charlie Chaplin. 

32:00 Stephen's SECOND announcement 

36:00 - Video games! Pentiment, 

44:50 Jack's Xmas Album Recommendation

48:50 Stephen went to a Mountain Goats concert, and now loves Dream Theater 

1:00:00 Avatar 2 Speculation 

As always you can find everything Jack and Stephen do at their allmylinks pages which I've just linked, AND you can subscribe to our Patreon feed for exclusive #content including commentary tracks, updates, sneak peaks behind the curtains, and our hit podcast series 'Let's Try That Again'.

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Ho-ho-ho! Tis the season for Christmas mayhem, so grab a hot chocolate, sit by the warm fire, and open up your delightful Christmas STACKing as Stephen & Jack attempt to discuss Arnold Schwarzenegger's directorial debut - the 1992 made for TV movie... a remake of Christmas In Connecticut! 

It.. isn't great! 

If you haven't already, there are episodes and commentary tracks for a ton of Arnie goods over on our Patreon account.

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We're closing out our Arnold Schwarzenegger mini-series here on The STACKS, with a quick rundown of what we've seen over the past few weeks that star the man, the myth, the governor of California. We hope you've watched some Arnie to celebrate this holiday season, and we hope you've had some fun with the episodes we've put out! 

If you haven't already, there are episodes and commentary tracks for a ton of Arnie goods over on our Patreon account. 

If you have the means, please remember to rate and review the podcast wherever you can, and seeing as its the holiday season why not tell a friend or two about your good friends Stephen & Jack's fun little podcast. 

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Sometimes, a podcast can only be as good as its gimmick. Jack rewatched Total Recall during this STACKS Arnie-geddon month (the month of Arnold Schwarzenegger), Stephen did NOT rewatch Total Recall, but will attempt to recall the plot, and have an analytic conversation about the movie. It's a silly episode with two silly friends, so get your ass to Mars and enjoy!

For more great podcasts and cinema snippets, head over to our Patreon page, where we're currently dropping out a ton of great Arnold Schwarzenegger conversations! (The Terminator, Commando, Total Recall, Batman & Robin!)

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Welcome back to Ki-no Thanks! A series we do on THE STACKS about some of the worst rated motion pictures on Letterboxd.com. Our Arnie months rolls on, as we discuss this strange Ivan Reitman movie from 1994 starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Emma Thompson, and Pamela Reed. It's interesting to look back on this very 1990s approach to a story about pregnancy and parenthood, and Stephen and Jack attempt to breakdown the roles at play here. They propose some interesting ideas as to how this film is both progressive and antiquated in equal strokes. 

For more great podcasts and cinema snippets, head over to our Patreon page, where we're currently dropping out a ton of great Arnold Schwarzenegger conversations! (The Terminator, Commando, Total Recall, Batman & Robin!) 

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The office is open, and we've got lots of cultural goodies to discuss! We dip into the wild world of contemporary television, book releases, Ghibli Short Films, and the game that is taking the WORLD by storm.... Marvel Snap. 

00:00 - It begins

01:30 - Jack's quick Wakanda Forever take 

10:08 - Zen... Grogu and Dust Bunnies

14:24 - A comedy nerd's reality show - DOCUMENTAL 

21:07 - Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

37:20 - Film books! Tarantino's Cinema Speculation, Helen O'Hara's Women vs Hollywood: The Fall and Rise of Women in Film, and Paolo Cherchi Usai's Silent Cinema, an Introduction

55:58 - Game corner! Torchlight Infinite & Marvel Snap. 

As always you can find everything Jack and Stephen do at their allmylinks pages which I've just linked, AND you can subscribe to our Patreon feed for exclusive #content including commentary tracks, updates, sneak peaks behind the curtains, and our hit podcast series 'Let's Try That Again'.

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Here is the opening sequence of our Patreon episode on James Cameron's THE TERMINATOR. Here at STACKS HQ we're enjoying Arnie month, and are dedicating some time to discussing some of Arnie's most important filmic roles. It wouldn't be an Arnie season without Mr Terminator, and we're gratefuil to friend of the show and loyal STACKS Patron Ben for the suggestion! 

For the full episode you can head over to the STACKS Patreon page, choose your subscription tier, and enjoy a backlog of goodies! 

We hope to see you there!

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Welcome to Arnie month! On this episode of KI-NO THANKS! we talk about Hercules In New York, Arnie's first feature film! Is it good? Nope! We talk about this cheap portrait of New York, the art of the bad dub, how to do a 'fish out of water story' correctly, and the lasting legacy of everyone's favourite production company - RAF INDUSTRIES. After the discussion, Stephen and Jack lay out a walloping EIGHTEEN movies that scratch the Hercules/Fish Out Of Water itch that perhaps this movie doesn't. 

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