S2E5 - Pixels (2015)

Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie & TV Podcast

In the fifth episode of Season 2, we fight video game baddies from the eighties in Pixels.

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

Show Notes:

• 1:15 The Tutorial (our 60-second plot summary)
• 3:10 Jacob pops off about Pixels
• 7:40 The movie opens with Cheap Trick, so it'll be great, right?
• 11:00 Paul Blart: U.S. President
• 13:10 Bring on the misogyny
• 16:00 And that's when the things start to happen
• 26:05 Pac-Man in New York City
• 29:30 A party at the White House
• 33:30 Critical Hits (choice user reviews from MetaCritic.com)
• 37:35 MinMax: the pros (Max) and the cons (Min) that we haven't covered
• 43:20 This week's game: 80s or nah?
• 46:10 Should this movie be cut or seen?
• 47:20 Wrap-up

Cutscenes is a seasonal podcast at the intersection of video games and TV/movies. Our ten-episode Season 2 airs from February 4th to April 8th, 2021.

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