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136 – Dungeons & Dragons

Ah, the bad one! Our Summer of Games sinks to a new low with 2000’s Dungeons & Dragons, a cheap, misbegotten adaptation of the classic role-playing game- an intellectual property with nearly endless possibilities to draw from, and somehow we ended up with this. Journey along with Leigh, Brendan, and Chris as we try to make sense of what source material this is pulling from, why Thora Birch is so shockingly awful as a fantasy empress dishing vague platitudes about equality, and if Damodar’s ice blue 90s lipstick is supposed to be a fashion choice or an indication of naturally blue lips or what the hell is going on here. On the plus side… it was a good drink! Will this be a new nadir for our Summer of Games? Boy, we hope so!

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135.5 – Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Ah, the good one! Continuing our Summer of Games where we devote a mini episode to a movie based on a game that actually worked out, we’re watching and discussing 2023’s Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, the rare game adaptation that’s actually pretty great! Join Leigh, Brendan, Chris, and Jarnathan as we talk about the many things this movie does right- casting, tone, direction, writing… it’s mostly all working really well! Why can’t they all be like this? Why didn’t more people see this? Why must we watch the much worse movie adaptation of Dungeons & Dragons next episode? Because we’re gluttons for punishment, that’s why. But hey, at least we enjoyed this movie!

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