Apr 28 2021 70 mins
News: "HIMYM" spin-off reactions (3:20); "LOTR's" on Amazon crazy budget (9:00); Cheat corner: "The Broken Hearts Gallery" (10:15); Why is Aidan coming back to "SATC" reboot?! (13:00); Shameless "Shadow & Bone" plug (16:30); Spotlight: "Mortal Kombat" (17:20); MK's impact on the video game rating system (23:00); The legacy of MK's iconic theme song "Techno Syndrome" (25:15); Revisiting what we loved about the 1995 movie (28:00); The (many) failings of the 2021 reboot (37:00)
Links:
- Mortal Kombat XI Fatalities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmotNoSC1C8
- Mortal Kombat Home Release Commercial: https://youtu.be/c8l8MwPap5I
- https://slate.com/culture/2021/04/mortal-kombat-movie-theme-immortals-techno-syndrome-interview.html
- Sonya's Bad Blowout in '95: https://twitter.com/salmattos/status/1378873459044806659
- https://www.vulture.com/2021/04/the-mortal-kombat-theme-song-creators-on-their-knockout-hit.html
- Hollywood Reporter Oral History: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/mortal-kombat-movie-oral-history-815287
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