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Here it is! Austin did one final podcast with Waypoint before riding off into the sunset for greener pastures. Rob, Patrick, and Cado join him in reminiscing over the last five years, the ways we’ve changed as people, and the ways the industry has changed (and stayed the same) around us. Also Rob has got a story to tell about a tailor, a wedding, and a pair of slacks.
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It’s football season, so what better way to mark the occasion than watching … an NFL propaganda film? Rob and Patrick are joined by IGN’s Kat Bailey to discus Draft Day, an officially approved NFL movie that might actually work better as accidental satire than advertisement, even if there's a ton of product placement.
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Super Metroid popularized a genre that to this day bears it's name, but does it hold up after all these years? Join Austin, Patrick, and Cado as they re-examine one of the all time greatest games from the 16 bit era, how it's level design leads the player without sacrificing a sense of exploration, talk about it's killer soundtrack, and discuss it's lineage through to modern games like Dark Souls and others.
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Well folks, it’s come to this. Through highs and lows, Impacts and Near Impacts, Fantastic Fights and Groan inducing Fan service, the time has come to put a cap on our time with Neon Genesis Evangelion. Join as special guest Gita Jackson joins Rob, Patrick, Austin, and Cado to talk about the final impact this series has had on each of us, both intellectually and emotionally, both positively and negatively. It’s time to say goodbye.
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Join Austin, Patrick, Rob, and Cado as they re-enter and re-examine the world of Evangelion once again. What starts as something familiar begins to shift, has us asking why this work is revisited, what all the differences amount to, and where we think Evangelion might go from here.
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Special guests Dia Lacina and Alex Navarro join Rob to discuss and dissect Michael Mann’s feature film debut Thief. They talk through the subtle ways Mann characterizes the main character, the killer soundtrack, and the film’s somewhat surprising take on the value of labor.
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Join Rob, Patrick, and Cado as they discuss the seminal survival horror game, Resident Evil, after playing it on stream for all to see. They get into the design decisions behind fixed camera angles and tank controls, the uneven second half (now a franchise staple), and just who or what the evil resident is in Resident Evil.
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The Purge franchise has been a staple of Waypoint's various movie podcasts, so of course we had to watch the newest one as soon as it came out. Unfortunately, this might be the worse Purge yet? Listen as Austin, Patrick, Rob, and Cado discuss the movie's boring action sequences, centrist politics, and overall misuse of it's Mexican protagonists.
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As part of our new Waypoint 101 initiative, Patrick has invited Alex Aniel, Author of “Itchy, Tasty: An Unofficial History of Resident Evil,” on to talk all things Resident Evil. They chat about where they started with the franchise, how RE has influenced the gaming landscape, and discuss Alex’s intensive interviews with many of the creative minds behind the early Resident Evil games.
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Welcome back, Waypoint + subscribers, to the movies. It’s with your generous support that we’re able to return to the world of TV and Film just as we’re slowly returning to watching movies in actual theaters. Up first however is No Sudden Move, an HBO Max release from director Steven Soderbergh, who is popularly known for his modern remake of Ocean’s 11. His new film was partially marketed as a heist film, but quickly reveals itself to be a dark comedy more interested in how race, gender, and wealth intersect more broadly than the particulars of one heist gone wrong. Join Rob, Austin, Patrick, and Cado as they dig deep into what worked, what fell flat, and why the extreme wide angle lenses kinda make sense.
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