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This week in the Tower we review Deadpool! (Yea we know it's a bit late). It's no spoiler to say we all really enjoyed the movie because apparently everyone else did too. Deadpool smashed some major box-office records over its run, even with its R rating keeping (most) kids away. We of course give Ryan Reynolds some much deserved praise for finally nailing it in the superhero genre by playing the perfect Merc-with-a-Mouth. But its not just a Deaadpool love-in, we also discuss some Star Wars news (as we do every week, and presumably every week going forward into infinitum) and breakdown the last Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer. On the TV side we check out a whole slew of trailers as we get excited for the return of some of our favorite shows. Including, but not limited to: Daredevil, House of Cards and Game of Thrones. Finally we review a couple new indie games; The Witness, a genius puzzle game from the mastermind behind Braid, Jonathan Blow, and the emotional first-person adventure game Firewatch. Both titles have more in common with each other than you might think and Julian and Dan take a very deep look into why they are so engrossing. All that and so much more in this week's ToB Podcast!

This week in the Tower we review Deadpool! (Yea we know it's a bit late). It's no spoiler to say we all really enjoyed the movie because apparently everyone else did too. Deadpool smashed some major box-office records over its run, even with its R rating keeping (most) kids away. We of course give Ryan Reynolds some much deserved praise for finally nailing it in the superhero genre by playing the perfect Merc-with-a-Mouth. But its not just a Deaadpool love-in, we also discuss some Star Wars news (as we do every week, and presumably every week going forward into infinitum) and breakdown the last Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer. On the TV side we check out a whole slew of trailers as we get excited for the return of some of our favorite shows. Including, but not limited to: Daredevil, House of Cards and Game of Thrones. Finally we review a couple new indie games; The Witness, a genius puzzle game from the mastermind behind Braid, Jonathan Blow, and the emotional first-person adventure game Firewatch. Both titles have more in common with each other than you might think and Julian and Dan take a very deep look into why they are so engrossing. All that and so much more in this week's ToB Podcast!

In anticipation of the 88th Academy Awards we were able to record a special

ToB interlude discussing the various Best Picture nominations. This year

includes everything from the intimate and psychological, to large scale

conspiracies, to outrageous post-apocalyptic war zones, and, having run the

gamut, we were able to examine them at length. With films like The Revenant

and Mad Max: Fury Road taking cinematography to new heights, this year

certainly provided a spectacle in theatres; while some less visually

stunning like The Big Short and Spotlight invoked a poignant social

outrage. Each of the Best Picture nominations was successful in creating an

emotional connection, and maybe we're just growing up, but this sentimental

quality is why we go to movies.

In anticipation of the 88th Academy Awards we were able to record a special

ToB interlude discussing the various Best Picture nominations. This year

includes everything from the intimate and psychological, to large scale

conspiracies, to outrageous post-apocalyptic war zones, and, having run the

gamut, we were able to examine them at length. With films like The Revenant

and Mad Max: Fury Road taking cinematography to new heights, this year

certainly provided a spectacle in theatres; while some less visually

stunning like The Big Short and Spotlight invoked a poignant social

outrage. Each of the Best Picture nominations was successful in creating an

emotional connection, and maybe we're just growing up, but this sentimental

quality is why we go to movies.

This week we get back to our regular format and discuss the latest in geek news. Starting off with all things DC, we break down everything that came out of the "Dawn of the Justice League" TV special that aired on The CW. From the Suicide Squad trailer to the Wonder Woman footage we examine every detail. After a little more movie news we transition into some TV talk giving our review of the Legends of Tomorrow pilot episode and ask if a Supergirl/CW crossover is getting any more likely. Finally, after catching up on the latest game news we have a great discussion the current use of DLC within the industry. All of which spawned from the news of what exactly the Star Wars: Battlefront season-pass would contain.

This week we get back to our regular format and discuss the latest in geek news. Starting off with all things DC, we break down everything that came out of the "Dawn of the Justice League" TV special that aired on The CW. From the Suicide Squad trailer to the Wonder Woman footage we examine every detail. After a little more movie news we transition into some TV talk giving our review of the Legends of Tomorrow pilot episode and ask if a Supergirl/CW crossover is getting any more likely. Finally, after catching up on the latest game news we have a great discussion the current use of DLC within the industry. All of which spawned from the news of what exactly the Star Wars: Battlefront season-pass would contain.

When we recorded Episode 65 of the ToB Podcast we went on an hour long

tangent that followed up on our Star Wars Episode VII Review from a few

weeks back. It seems as though we can't go an episode without talking about

Star Wars. It just so happens that this this time our conversation expanded

on many of the thoughts we had during our original review. It's arguably a

better a better discussion than out original review. Maybe.

When we recorded Episode 65 of the ToB Podcast we went on an hour long

tangent that followed up on our Star Wars Episode VII Review from a few

weeks back. It seems as though we can't go an episode without talking about

Star Wars. It just so happens that this this time our conversation expanded

on many of the thoughts we had during our original review. It's arguably a

better a better discussion than out original review. Maybe.

Happy New Year from the ToB Crew. This week we get together for a

(virtual) fireside chat to discuss the movies and shows we've been watching

over the holidays. Tangents are encouraged which lead to some fairly

obscure/awesome film related conversations. Dan and Jeremy were also lucky

enough to have seen, Leo DiCaprio's latest,  Revenant and break down the

 ambitious film. Later in the episode we get into a greater discussion on

some of the films that have had some Oscar buzz, including: Joy, Spotlight,

Room and more. It's not all movies and TV though (it mostly is), we also

recap some of the news we missed over the holidays that came out of the

world of video games.

Happy New Year from the ToB Crew. This week we get together for a

(virtual) fireside chat to discuss the movies and shows we've been watching

over the holidays. Tangents are encouraged which lead to some fairly

obscure/awesome film related conversations. Dan and Jeremy were also lucky

enough to have seen, Leo DiCaprio's latest,  Revenant and break down the

 ambitious film. Later in the episode we get into a greater discussion on

some of the films that have had some Oscar buzz, including: Joy, Spotlight,

Room and more. It's not all movies and TV though (it mostly is), we also

recap some of the news we missed over the holidays that came out of the

world of video games.