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The Media Monks: Episode 25 - Stealing Toys, Inspiring Kids

May 10, 2012 11:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MB

Earlier in this week, our Avengers/Indie Game: The Movie podcast was released so we’re sure to steer away from that here. Instead, Paul’s been watching some more 2 Broke Girls, Community and The Legend of Korra. We discuss some Walking Dead Episode 1: A New Day game by Telltale and Nathan brings up some ghosts from the past by watching The Talented Mr. Ripley. Also, Bad Santa is pretty good. Just to make sure we don’t have too good a time, Nathan reminds us that Bernie Mac is dead along wi...

The Media Monks: Episode 24 - Everybody Herd 'cuz Nerd Is The Word!

May 03, 2012 11:00 - 1 hour - 91.7 MB

***SPOILER ALERT!*** We get heavy into major spoilers for Cabin in the Woods and recommend if you haven’t seen it to skip 00:56:20 to 01:04:20. You have been warned! Despite some rocky moments (which Paul elaborates on in detail), the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo 2012 Edition was a rollicking success, so sit back and here some tales pertaining to Star Trek, Undergrads, Futurama and, best of all, Ponies!I’m hereby declaring Calgary Canada’s Brony Capital. The lines, the panels, the ...

The Media Monks: Episode 23 - The Only Thing Anne Hathaways Good For

April 26, 2012 11:00 - 1 hour - 105 MB

Nathan’s back with stories from his road trip to Coachella and we talk about the finer points of music, road trips and of course bringing the dead back to life. April 20th (or “4/20”) happened which sparks some conversation about marijuana, Hitler and that stupid KONY2012 “Cover The Night” campaign… all while we show how ignorant we are of the *ahem* “holiday’s” origin. Paul neglects watching Game Of Thrones yet again and instead throws in The Devil Wears Prada and makes him call into quest...

The Media Monks: Episode 22 - Let's Play While Nathan's Away

April 19, 2012 11:00 - 1 hour - 80.2 MB

In Nathan’s absence this week, I’ve asked three friends to join me on discussing some things. All three friends, besides being fortunate awesome enough to know me, are video content producers of varying stages on Youtube. First is David Selig (aka “HebrewLantern”), a new start in the world of Let’s Play videos with little over a month in experience. Next is co-founder of The Awful Gamer and subsequent TAGnation community Eno Metzo and last but certainly not least, the infamous Proton Jon who...

The Media Monks: Episode 21 - Death To Gorillaz

April 12, 2012 11:00 - 1 hour - 64.7 MB

Some technical issues this week. About an hour in Paul’s connection completely dropped out and there was a good hour-and-a-half of time between the initial recording and the ending. This week, Nathan is leaving for a couple of days to drive down to the United States of America for some small thing called Coachella or something to listen to some rap music. We get talking a bit about some of the bands we’d like to see at Coachella and come to the conclusion that we would see completely differ...

The Media Monks: Episode 20 - Rap Attack!! Feat. MC Jesus

April 05, 2012 11:00 - 1 hour - 81 MB

Perhaps a little offensive on the name, but accurate none-the-less. This week, the subject of cyber-bullying comes up as Paul watched a made-for-tv movie on the subject. Then, we talk about rap quite a bit and some point of contention we have with people who take some things way too literal and serious. Nathan suggests Paul listen to come Tyler, The Creator and feels somewhat hypocritical in enjoying that music while condemning Eminem for essentially the same subject matter. Also, Frank Ocea...

The Media Monks: Episode 19 - Georgia On My Mind

March 29, 2012 11:00 - 1 hour - 80.8 MB

PLEASE NOTE!! Before you continue, please be aware that we talk a lot of spoilers in this episode. We discuss in detail the ending and major events from Mass Effect 3 at 12:37 and Walking Dead season 2 at 50:15. You have been warned! This last week Nathan was able to catch up on some Mass Effect 3 and Walking Dead so we spend most the episode discussing the finer points of each, including our opinions on the controversial ending for Mass Effect and things we’re excited for in the future of ...

The Movie Monks: Episode 18 - The Media Monks!

March 22, 2012 11:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MB

It’s been 6 long months and in that time Paul and Nathan have changed a lot. Let’s be honest; while movies and television are fantastic subject matter for discussion, they’re not the only interests to talk about! Although movies and television will always be at the forefront, there are times when more pressing matters are burning in our minds and thus the show will from here on out be known as the MEDIA Monks. Our inaugural episode in a new shell finds Paul and Nathan discussing the finer p...

The Movie Monks: Episode 17 - Mutant Crocodiles, Did They Kill Paul McCartney

March 15, 2012 11:00 - 1 hour - 62.9 MB

Full transparency, posting this a few days after its recording. Life just got kind of busy, you know? This week Paul and Nathan talk about “The Beatles” for a good long while,Newsradio, The Blues Brothers and Werner Herzog’s latest, Cave of Forgotten Dreams. Mutant crocodiles, absurd conspiracies (another involving that amazing Nic Cage photo) and affable banter abound! And the theme this week is the entrance music from “Pac Man Championship Edition DX”. No idea who the amazing individual ...

The Movie Monks: Episode 16 - Sorry Tarkovsky

March 08, 2012 12:00 - 1 hour - 56.3 MB

Hey hey, not going to lie, posting this kind of late so this may not be all that informative. Paul largely watched television this week, so we chat about Louie season 2 and the recent happenings in South Park, Colorado. Then Nathan tackles films old and new, including Contagion, the very stylish (but oh so empty) Drive, Mysterious Skin (which earns its NC-17) and the first documentary ever, Nanook of the North. So club a seal, snack on its innards and listen to another hour of movie chatter ...

The Movie Monks: Episode 15 - Bucketful Of Zealous Hatred

March 01, 2012 12:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MB

Welcome to another episode of “The Movie Monks”. This time Paul brought the thunder in regards to movie-watching, breaking down a sizable handful of titles including Kevin Smith’s “Red State” and the Coen Brothers’ “O Brother, Where Art Thou”? Meanwhile, Nathan saw ROTPOTA again (for those counting, six times) and Michael Winterbottom’s “The Trip”, along with a hearty helping of Mega64 and regular television. Then its on to news where the monks discuss David Lynch’s fancy new nightclub, Bret...

The Movie Monks: Episode 14 - First House On The Right

February 23, 2012 12:00 - 1 hour - 67.5 MB

Back to our regularly scheduled podcast we bring you a collection of movie-related chatter and complain about George Lucas’ worsening senility. Paul only saw one single, solitary film this week (Fright Night) but Nathan once again brings the long-winded monologues, this time concerning John Carpenter, Wes Craven, Paul Rudd’s latest (Our Idiot Brother) and many more. In fact, pretty sure he forgot about a film or two he saw this past week but we’ll blame his starvation-induced dementia for th...

The Movie Monks: Episode 13 - We're Back!

February 09, 2012 12:00 - 1 hour - 79 MB

Guess who’s back with a brand new rap? Yes, after 25% of a year worth of hiatus we’re back to talk smack. No news today, just movie and television banter.

The Movie Monks: Episode 12 - The "Movie Nazis"?!

May 05, 2011 11:00 - 1 hour - 57 MB

Once again this week Paul has only watched tv shows trying to catch up for season finales and left movies by the wayside. Luckily, Nathan spent the week watching a lot of movies that Paul had already seen and has some opinions on so not all is lost. We talk about The Adventures of Tin Tin: The Secret of the Unicorn trailer and Lar Von Trier’s controversial joke-gone-wrong at Cannes.

The Movie Monks: Episode 11 - I'll Ride With You

April 28, 2011 11:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MB

Nathan is back from his stay-cation and ready to talk some movie business from the past two weeks! Last week the world watched in awe as Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson took his long awaited position into the Fast and Furious universe in Fast Five, in all his oily glory. Paul and Nathan hit the theater to check out Paul Giamatti’s latest flick “Win-Win” and we talk some about Thor. ***SPOILER WARNING*** We spoil the after-credit ending of Thor almost word for word what happens from 00:28:10 to 00...

The Movie Monks: Episode 10 - And Justice For All

April 21, 2011 11:00 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MB

It’s the Easter holiday which means no movies are out that are worth talking about and our unlikely heroes find themselves too busy to watch anything more than television shows (a true task as neither of them have any form of cable!). Paul has spent the majority of his week embarking on more ridiculous self-discovery nonsense with bits of The IT Crowd, old Saturday Night Live sketches and L.A. Ink thrown in to waste some time. Nathan has spent some time with two movies, a bunch of Star Tre...

The Movie Monks: Episode 9 – Screamake!

April 14, 2011 11:00 - 1 hour - 61.5 MB

Wes Craven is back at it again this week with the newest edition to the Scream franchise after 10 years. Nothing else really worth talking about out in theaters this week as neither of us bothered to see Rio, Nathan has once again overstepped Paul in movies by a huge margin. Nic Cage was arrested and bailed out by Dog the Bounty Hunter and “The Hunger Games” movie adaptation gets a couple more names added to the roster. ****SPOILER WARNING**** We talk somewhat in depth about the end of Scre...

The Movie Monks: Episode 8 – Getting Sucker Punched in the Southland

April 07, 2011 11:00 - 1 hour - 67.8 MB

In an attempt to streamline and cut-down on unnecessary banter, we are happy to provide you with a show under two hours for once! This week, Paul has been watching a bunch of documentaries, none of which are any good really or notable and Nathan has been on a kick of The Matrix and Richard Kelly films. We delve into the world of Southland Tales for awhile before moving into spoiler territory for both Source Code and Sucker Punch (see below for spoiler time tags). Some news is going on includ...

The Movie Monks: Episode 7 – Movie Monks and the Infinite Sadness

March 31, 2011 11:00 - 1 hour - 91.3 MB

Things get started same as usual with Nathan watching movies no one has heard of and Paul spending most of the week with random documentaries, but things take a depressing twist later on when Paul describes one of the harder watches of the week. Happy or not, Hobo With A Shotgun happened, Nathan tells of how Sucker Punch might likely be so bad that it will be studied for years while Paul still has hope for Zack Snyder and Community airs an interesting (albeit unfunny) episode that strikes us...

The Movie Monks: Episode 6 – Tiger’s Blood Edition

March 24, 2011 11:00 - 2 hours - 136 MB

Technical problems should be at a minimal now, allowing for another Movie Monks release this week! We discuss the return and love of grindhouse cinema with the upcoming release of Hobo With A Shotgun, the dark places Nathan’s run of “Coogan-films” has taken him, the finer points of cat food and profess our love of the tv show Community all in this 2.5 hour discussion! Nathan’s review of Hobo With A Shotgun can be found online when available at http://www.beatroute.ca/view_section.php?sectio...