The Mikes are joined by poet, board game aficionado, host of Free Wizard Radio, and owner of the Adventurers Guild Board Game and Video Game Café to talk about games and their film adaptations!

From Clue to Mario, Battleship to Dungeons & Dragons, we dive into some of the best and the ... rest... of game adaptations. Regrettably we did not record three different endings for this episode.

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In this episode, the Mikes reflect on 2026 kicking our butts with the sudden, unexpected, and heartbreaking loss of three giants of the film industry: Rob Reiner, Catherin O'Hara, and Robert Duvall. We talk about the impact these three careers have had one the two of us, diving into some of our favourite films and performances from their filmographies, and generally pay tribute to titans.

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The Mikes returned home for the holidays! Back in Dec. we joined our old friends at Midtown Radio for their 7th Annual Holiday Variety Show, which was recorded and broadcast live from the AOK Craft Beer + Arcade Bar on a wintery night in Downtown Kitchener.

Our little corner of the show contained a guessing game about holiday releases, and a Hallmark challenge, where we re-wrote the plot of movies like a Hallmark holiday movie and people guessed what movie it was.

We only included our portion of the show, but we highly recommend you check out Midtown Radio for more and seek out the other talented people involved, including poet Chudear Oyual, musician Eric Jackson & Willow River, comedian Renee Groux, and Rad Riot Books Founder Aashay Dalvi!.

Enjoy!!

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This past October renowned primatologist, anthropologist, and animal advocate Jane Goodall passed away at the age of 91. This got us thinking about primates - and of course, more specifically primates in the movies! Of course, in talking about it, we did what every normal person does - we made a bracket!!

We've got your Kongs, your Outbreak monkeys, your Rafikis, your weeping statue of Caesar. All the very normal things that live in our heads rent free! You can check out the bracket, follow along with us, and make your own decisions by clicking here.

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Scott Williams tells us about which films he feels he inherited, and which films he wants to pass on to the next generation (which isn't a Star Trek reference, but after two hours of recording, we finally give in to the pressure and talk Trek for a bit here).

Scott's Double Take from his previous appearance is available in our back catalogue wherever you are listening to this!

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The Mikes and Scott talk George Lucas' attempt to do for fantasy what he did for sci-fi with Star Wars. Yes, it's Willow, the movie that inspired a show that Disney took off its platform to avoid paying writers a livable wage. And we discuss the late and missed Val Kilmer.

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The Mikes and Scott Williams turn their attention to the cell-shaded elephant in the room, the fantasy animation of the 1980s. Why did Disney struggle and Don Bluth succeed, only to switch roles once the 90s hit? Was it the sincerity, or was it the emotional trauma?

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The Mikes and Scott Williams continue their conversation about 80s fantasy with a detour through the sewers into High and Low fantasy, and take a moment to consider Conan the Barbarian on page and screen.

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