Mario and Andy present the continuation of the Pivotal Film Podcast entitled Pivotal. The two of them review the newest television, music, literature, video games, and, yes, film. This episode sees a discussion of FKA Twigs' Exsexua and The Weeknd's Hurry Up Tomorrow in music... Luck Be a Landlord, Sniper Elite: Resistance, and Ninja Gaiden 2 Black in video games... and they finish up with reviews of early year thrillers Companion and Heart Eyes.

Music credits: Rocket Fuel by DJ Shadow (opening), Something in the Air (closing)

Pilot

Mario and Andy are back with their top 10 Pivotal Games. Before then, they review Tate McRae's So Close To What (2:00), Obsidian's new Action RPG Avowed (8:40), and two films Paddington in Peru (27:30) and The Monkey (36:30). Then they dig into their number 10 video games (49:40). Music credits: DJ Shadow - Rocket Fuel, Dan Deacon - Feel the Lightning, and Lauren Mayberry - Something in the Air

The Heart of the Matter

A little late on the upload, but Mario and Andy are back for their #9 games. First, they recap the Oscars and maybe moan a bit about the state of film criticism. Then, they review Lady Gaga's new album "Mayhem", talk some more about Obsidian's "Avowed", and Mario shares his thoughts on Tape 1 of Don't Nod's new episodic game "Lost Records" for the director of the original Life is Strange. From there, Andy finally gets to talk about his most anticipated film of 2024 AND 2025 with Bong-Joon Ho's "Mickey 17". 

Andy then talks about his number 9, the latest 3D platformer in the Mario series "Super Mario Odyssey" while Mario talks about his number 9, another lost game in 2K's "Spec Ops: The Line".

Music Credits: DJ Shadow - Rocket Fuel, Lady Gaga - Disease, Dan Deacon - Feel the Lightning, Lauren Mayberry - Something in the Air

Where Were You When You First Saw a Joystick?

A far. far late episode which was recorded a week before the Switch 2 announcement. Andy and Mario discuss the new Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco album "I Said I Love You First" and Japanese Breakfast album "For Melancholy Brunettes (and Sad Women). Then they discuss some video games with continued Avowed looks and a quick review of Assassin's Creed Shadows. The new movies this week, Novacaine and Black Bag, follow before diving into Mario's #8 of Mass Effect 2 and Andy's #8 of Portal 1 and 2.

Music Credits: DJ Shadow - Rocket Fuel, Dan Deacon - Feel the Lightning, Lauren Mayberry - Something in the Air

Puzzle Me Pivotal

In a long awaited return of the Filmotomy Podcast, Robin Write is joined by Eric Fuchs, Fiona Underhill, Latoya Austin, and Nadia Kuligowski to discuss vampires in movies. The team choose their particular favourites as well as delving deeper into the 50 greatest vampire movies poll recently published. Please subscribe to the show as we relaunch the podcast back into the film world where it belongs.

Eric
https://bluehighwind.blogspot.com/
Final Fantasy Wiki Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ffwiki-podcast/id1578410237

Fiona
Bluesky: fionaunderhill.bsky.social
Instagram: fe_fi_fo_film
Letterboxd: FionaUnderhill
www.moviejawn.com

Latoya
Instagram/ Twitter/ BlueSky/ Threads: @franglais27
www.franglais27tales.com

Nadia
https://femmefilmmakersfestival.online/author/nadiakuligowski/

Music theme: Ambient Cinematic Background by Tunetank from Pixabay at https://pixabay.com/music/high-non-rhythmic-drones-ambient-cinematic-background-347223/

Filmotomy Podcast 104: Vampires Do Exist (in Movies)

Mario Ponzio and Tom Nolan have each made a list of their 100 most pivotal films. Each week they will discuss another pair and break-down how they influenced them as film-goers and as people until they get to number 1.  They will also tackle just released, under-the-radar, and bad films, all while drinking different tasty local beers every week. Films, Beers, Talking.

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