3 years ago

S3E2 - The Wizard (1989)

In our second episode of Season 3, we make our way to California in The Wizard (1989).

Hosted by Katie Lesperance (@lesperak), Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt).

Show Notes:

2:00 The tutorial (our 60-second plot summary)
3:00 Tying The Wizard to Boy Meets World
3:50 How the movie opens
12:40 Jenny Lewis, Home Alone and Rilo Kiley
13:45 The tone of this movie is... interesting
18:45 The whole middle of this movie was a trip
22:45 Reno, baby!
32:00 Video Armageddon!
39:00 The conclusion of the movie
44:00 Critical Hits (choice user reviews from MetaCritic.com)
52:45 MinMax: where we cover the good/bad that we have not talked about yet
1:01:40 Our game this week: Esport Nickname or Nah?
1:11:55 Cut or Scene: should this movie be watched or skipped?

Cutscenes is a seasonal podcast at the intersection of video games and TV/movies. Our six-episode Season 3 airs from October 28th to December 2nd, 2021.

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Music (used under Creative Commmons): "Introduction" by Lifeformed | Intro Voiceover by Matt Storm aka Stormageddon