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In light of the fire of the Notre-Dame Cathedral, we wanted to discuss our favorite fictional structures and how they've impacted other works of fiction or our culture as a whole. We alternate starting with Josh and the Red Room from Twin Peaks, Joe talks at length about the USS Enterprise and its various forms, and Josh finishes up with the Monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey. We mention near the end about the donations to the black churches, but were unaware that the donations on GoFundMe were already closed.This week's game: Rocket League

Welcome back to While We Play! This week, we dive into Mulholland Dr. and discuss the weird nature of David Lynch's writing. Much like the unreliable narrator, Lynch's writing can't always be trusted.This week's game: No Man's Sky

Netflix's original animated anthology Love Death + Robots aired on March 15th, much to our initial excitement. Spoiler alert: it didn't live up to the hype.Join us as we discuss the shortcomings and missteps of the otherwise gorgeously animated anthology.This episode's game: Battlefield 1

Welcome back to While We Play!No new episode this week, or the next. We'll be back on April 11th with a whole new While We Play!This week's game: Joe discovering that "bi-weekly" means two very different things.

Welcome back to While We Play! This week we discuss Captain Marvel and why you need to see it.This week's game: Titanfall 2

Welcome back to While We Play! This week, we discuss the 2018 film Annihilation. Josh shares his thoughts on the suspense thriller while Joe makes constant references to the book.This one is available on Hulu (as of this episode's release).This week's game: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.

Welcome back to While We Play! This week we discuss the first 3 episodes of the 2016 anime Mob Psycho 100 by Bones based off the webcomic by ONE.Also forgive us for Josh's audio. He had an issue and tried to fix it the best he could in post.This week's game: Battlefield V

After a late night convo with a mystical owl, Alastor and Shalia find some friends and have themselves a fight. Alastor also becomes frustrated with his role as a Paladin.

Our very first episode was going to be about Star Wars, until we lost half our audio. So, to celebrate our one year anniversary, we decided to revisit the series, talking largely about our feelings, good and bad, on the newest movies.This week's game: Minecraft

Inspired by a Vanity Fair video on script supervisors and a video by the youtube creator This Guy Edits, we dig into visual continuity and editing and its importance (and maybe sometimes its unimportance).We also talk about Every Frame A Painting's video on Edgar Wright's editing style.This week's game: Battlefield V

This week we dive into Blade Runner 2049 and gush about its cinematography, story writing, and character development. Yes, it's a slow movie, but we're a couple of artsy-loving idiots so sue us.This week's game: Battlefield V

Over 11 main games and 21 total iterations within 12 years, the Assassin's Creed franchise is a hefty one. In this episode, we discuss oversaturation of content, compare Assassin's Creed to franchises like Prince of Persia and Call of Duty, and look for ways that a long franchise isn't necessarily a bad thing.This week's game: Terraria

Welcome to a special episode of While We Play!Joe embarks on a solo D&D campaign as Alastor Sommwell, a Human Paladin, with Josh as the Dungeon Master.This will be a monthly series uploaded on the first Sunday of every month. We hope you enjoy it!

A few weeks ago, we talked about how Mask of the Phantasm is the best Batman movie. This week, we dive Into the Spiderverse and talk about how it is the best superhero movie.This week's game: Terraria

The first three episodes are a huge impact on if someone will get into a show. In our "First 3 Episodes" series, we pick a TV show and examine the first three episodes, diving into things like info dumping, pacing, plot reveal, artwork or cinematography, and character.In this episode, we discuss the 2017 anime "Land of the Lustrous".This week's game: Battlefield V

Join us as we dive into the best Batman movie ever made.This week's game: Terraria

Soundtracks give visual media an extra kick to amp up action, stir hearts, or help land a joke. These are our favorite soundtracks, with a few runner-ups, from across games, shows, and movies.This week's game: Still Battlefield V.Also head over to our youtube for a playlist of select tracks that we talk about: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkRdS9dYq_9BlqHLwCSP7KKB5x_fCneUK

Movie remakes are a weird gray area in culture. Sometime we(critics) love them(Disney). And sometimes we don't. We also talk about King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. A lot.. And we like it.. A lot.This week's game: Battlefield V because we both got it for Christmas.

Welcome back to While We Play! This week, we chat about arcades and home consoles - the ups and downs of each - and the Video Game Crash of 1983.This week's game: Battlefield 1

Welcome back to While We Play! This week, we dive into the various theatrical X-Men series and why we love them so much. We also spend some time contrasting them to the MCU.This week’s game: Titanfall 2