This week we talk about Primitive War, the Vietnam War dinosaur movie that somehow got made, and Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, the indie puzzle game that feels like solving a crossword inside a nightmare.

Jake saw The Mandalorian and Grogu and reports back, while Taylor has been spending time with LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight because apparently there can never be enough Batman media.

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This week on Up Your Alley:

🇯🇵 Jake reports back from watching a sumo tournament in Japan — the atmosphere, the rituals, and why it ruled
🎸 Taylor listened to the new Primus EP Handful of Nuggs and tries to explain whatever Primus has going on
📺 Then we get into Bandersketch, the chaotic choose-your-own-adventure special from Australian comedy legends Aunty Donna, streaming on GrouseHouse.tv

📦 This week’s recs:
🔧 Freakin Reviews — YouTube reviewer James White and his deeply earnest gadget breakdowns
🎮 Mixtape — the divisive coming-of-age indie game packed with needle drops, nostalgia, and feelings

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This week on Up Your Alley:

🦊 Nintendo finally announced a Star Fox remake for Switch 2 and we’ve got thoughts
⚖️ We break down the bizarre lawsuit surrounding Ben Affleck and The Rip
🎬 This week’s recs:
• Dust Bunny (2025) — creepy, strange, and surprisingly emotional
• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple — the infection saga somehow gets even bleaker
🥋 And to close things out, we went straight from the theater to the microphones for our immediate reactions to Mortal Kombat II

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We made it — the finale of All Affleck April.

This week we close things out with Hypnotic (2023), the Robert Rodriguez thriller starring Ben Affleck that asks: what if reality… wasn’t? And more importantly: does any of this actually work?

🎬 Hypnotic — Affleck vs. mind control

🎮 Jake’s rec: Ball x Pit — Chaotic indie rogue-like

🏴‍☠️ Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynched — new announcement and what it could mean

🎮 Plus: rumors that PlayStation may require an online connection to access downloaded games

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All Affleck April rolls into Week 3.

This time we’re watching Going All the Way (1997), an early Ben Affleck performance before he became… Ben Affleck. Does it hold up, or is this one best left in the ‘90s?

📚 We also talk Strange Weather in Tokyo, the quietly beautiful Japanese novel by Hiromi Kawakami

🎮 Plus: Exit 8, the indie horror game built around endless looping hallways — and the upcoming movie adaptation

🎥 And a rundown of the biggest news coming out of CinemaCon

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All Affleck April rolls into Week 2 with The Tender Bar, the Amazon Original directed by George Clooney and based on the memoir by J.R. Moehringer — a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who found guidance growing up in the bar run by his uncle. Ben Affleck earned a Golden Globe nomination for the role, but does the movie actually hold up?

Then it’s onto Jake’s rec:

🎥 Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie — the Canadian cult comedy duo’s chaotic, documentary-style leap to film

Plus:

📝 A surprisingly great new pencil

🕳️ Jake dug a hole. Literally.

🚗 And some disappointing shakeups on the set of Twisted Metal Season 3

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It’s Week 1 of All Affleck April, and we’re starting strong (or… not?) with Netflix’s The Last Thing He Wanted, based on the Joan Didion novel and starring Ben Affleck.

🎬 Is it underrated? Misunderstood? Or just straight-up confusing? We break it down.

⚡ And something completely different: Technology Connections and his latest deep dive on renewable energy — one of the best channels on YouTube doing it right.

Affleck. Energy grids. April vibes. We’re back.

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This week Jake finally pulled the trigger on a Switch 2 and has been putting time into Pokopia — so naturally we have to ask: was it worth it?

Then it’s onto our recs for the week:

🛡️ Knight of the Seven Kingdoms — the next step in the Game of Thrones universe

🚀 Mars — the animated film from The Whitest Kids U’ Know, weird, funny, and exactly what you’d expect

New console decisions, fantasy hype, and cult comedy — we’re back in it.

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We’re back after a long break and jumping straight into it.

📺 We talk HBO’s Heated Rivalry and the Oscar-nominated Brazilian film The Secret Agent

🎮 Then we ask the real question: is Pokopia worth buying a Switch 2 for?

⚔️ Plus: Crimson Desert hype — are we buying in or getting burned?

🎺 And a Mighty Mighty lyrics debate

A little movies, a little games, a little ska — we’re so back.

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We’re back from the big Virginia snowstorm and cold snap with stories of survival (indoors), digital rabbit holes, and the games that kept us sane while the world outside froze solid.

Then we get into a strange and wild ride through a dead man’s emails that are now public — and what they reveal is… something. From gaming to digital voyeurism, we cover it all.

This Week’s Recs:

🌍 Greenland (2020) – Now streaming with a sequel

🧟 28 Years Later (2025) – The franchise lives again

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