The Weekly Stuff #158 - Grab Bag! News, Movie Reviews, Remembering Gene Wilder, Titanfall 2 Beta, & No Man's Sky Kerfuffles

In one of the grab-baggiest grab-bag episodes we ever done, we recount two weeks of news and experience, starting with the death of Gene Wilder, a beloved actor who has certainly done plenty to shape both of our perceptions of cinema. Jonathan and Sean each talk about some video games they’ve been playing – including _Hitman, Stardew Valley, _and _The Banner Saga _– while Jonathan reviews some recent (and less-recent) movies, including _Don’t Breathe, Southside with You, Hell or High Water, _and _The Nice Guys. _For our first big topic, we break down the recent _Titanfall 2 _beta, which basically took a great foundation from _Titanfall 1, _threw it out the window, and replaced it with nothing but confusion and boredom. And after recapping some news, we finish the podcast with a second topic, in which we use the recent _No Man’s Sky _kerfuffles to discuss the media landscape at large.  **TIME CHART: ** Intro: 0:00:00 – 0:05:05 Remembering Gene Wilder: 0:05:05 – 0:17:57 Jonathan talks _Stardew Valley _and _Banner Saga: _0:17:57 – 0:34:15 Sean talks _Hitman: _0:34:15 – 0:52:45 Jonathan talks movies (_Don’t Breathe, Southside with You, Hell or High Water, _and The Nice Guys): 0:52:45 – 1:24:19 Sean and Jonathan talk _Nioh _and _Battlefield 1 _Betas: 1:24:19 – 1:32:34 _Titanfall 2 _Beta Discussion: 1:32:34 – 2:27:52 News Round-up: 2:27:52 – 3:02:46 _No Man’s Sky _Kerfuffles: 3:02:46 – 3:34:52 Read Jonathan Lack’s movie reviews and stay up to date with all our podcast projects at https://www.jonathanlack.comSubscribe to JAPANIMATION STATION, our podcast about the wide and wonderful world of anime: https://www.japanimation-station.com Read Jonathan’s book 200 Reviews in Paperback or on Kindle – https://a.co/d/bLx53vKSubscribe to our YouTube channels! Japanimation Station: https://www.youtube.com/c/japanimationstation  Purely Academic: https://www.youtube.com/@purelyacademicpodcastSupport the show at Ko-fi ☕️ https://ko-fi.com/weeklystuffOriginal Music by Thomas Lack https://www.thomaslack.com/©2012 - Present Jonathan R. Lack & Sean Chapman