Ghost-Hat Network

We review film #90: "Swing Time"...the 1936 film where having a lucky quarter and being able to dance, means you immediately can swoon the random stranger in the street and make you change your marriage plans.

On this episode we talk about STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS and the awesomeness that is it! Also THE GREAT GATSBY in 3D and...sigh...the XBOX ONE...whatever the hell that is.

We review film #91: "Sophie's Choice"...the 1982 drama about Sophie, her extended flashbacks, crazy boyfriend, and a southern novelist downstairs. The choice isn't what you think.

On this episode we talk about IRON MAN 3, so...SPOILERS! Don't listen if you dont want an amazing Marvel action film ruined because...yeah, we spoil the living crap out of it.

On this episode we talk about personal stuff, JURASSIC PARK 3D and kids who weren't around when it came out originally, as well as the trailers for films we're excited to see.

We review film #92: "Goodfellas"...the 1990 crime mob boss film. Food. Blood. Swearing. Ray Liotta looked better in the earlier 90's and he doesn't know how to laugh.

On this episode we talk about LUCASARTS closing and the secrets behind the cancelled "STAR WARS 1313"...which makes Jeff fairly upset, and much talk about DC and their failing attempt at the JUSTICE LEAGUE movie.  Plus Colin decides to use of his Oscar winning bragging rights surprisingly.

We review film #93: "The French Connection"...the 1971 Gene Hackman staring movie. Drugs! Blood red paint! Destroying a Lincoln Continental! Gene Hackman in a weird hat!

We review film #94: "Pulp Fiction"...the 1994 Quentin Tarantino classic about bad guys, shooting, drugs, and a mysterious briefcase. Fun movie all around. Oooh...people get shot!

We review film #95: "The Last Picture Show"...the 1971 black and white film about teens coming of age in a small Texan town, staring a handful of modern day actors in their first ever film roles! Not that exciting.

On this episode we talk about "COP ROCK", the new "X-Men" movie, and Colin starts his bragging rights on being top dog in Oscar Picks.

We review film #96: "Do The Right Thing"...the 1989 amazing Spike Lee joint about a neighborhood in Brooklyn on one hot, summer day. Watch it now. Seriously. Watch it.

On this episode we talk about THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN 2, the INFAMOUS game series, the PS4 and of course who wins bragging rights for Best Oscar Picker!

On this episode we talk housebroken dinosaurs and give our picks for this year's OSCAR nominations! Oh yeah and they are pretty amazing. Go "Snow White" related films!

We review film #97: Blade Runner...the cult sci-fi classic film where Harrison Ford chases people in the rain. Seriously, it's never NOT raining in this film.

On this episode we talk about Jonathan Coulton's and our problem with "GLEE", all sorts of STAR WARS talk, Superbowl, and...technical glitches as we try a new way of recording...lots of fun will be had.

We review film #98: Yankee Doodle Dandy...an entertaining film from 1942 about a real life broadway writer and performer. It's Black and White and 2 hours long, yet we still liked it!

We review film #99: Toy Story...a great animated film that all can enjoy. We introduce our new format for the show and actually finished the film!

On today's episode, Sean Connery returns to tell another story. This time, the classic tale of Little Red Riding Hood.

On this episode we talk about THE HOBBIT, STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS' goofy title punctuation, EVIL DEAD trailer, and all the upcoming films of 2013!

On today's episode, Richard Nixon tells his version of "Jack and the Beanstalk".

We watched the #100 film "Ben Hur"...and didn't finish it. Now saying that the movie is bad, just very, very long...and slow. Watch the Chariot Race scene though!

On today's episode, Christopher Walken retells his version of "Hansel and Gretel".

On today's episode, William Shatner tells the tale "The Three Billy Goats Gruff".

A review of the 2007 ABC FAMILY movie "Holiday In Handcuffs", where a bad luck waitress gets dumped by boyfriend right before Christmas and decides to kidnap another to pose as her boyfriend in hopes of not disappointing her parents.

On today's episode, former President Bill Clinton recites the tale of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears".

On today's episode, Sean Connery recites "The 3 Little Pigs".

On today's episode, Batman recites the classic Christmas story "Twas The Night Before Christmas".

On this episode we talk about new information we've learned about the upcoming STAR WARS films, as well as our review and opinions on SKYFALL and other James Bond films.

A review of the 2007 Asylum film "Alien Vs. Hunter" where a group of average people in a small town with no vehicles, get caught up in the middle of a hunt between an alien spider and a robotic looking cowboy.

A review of the 2007 Asylum film "Invasion of the Pod People", where workers of a Model Agency start receiving a weird looking plant, leaving it up to one worker to find out what's going on.

A review of the 2011 Asylum film "Zombie Apocalypse" where a cliche group of survivors must go through zombie infected Los Angeles on their way to a ferry that will take them to the last safe island.

We spend an entire episode talking about nothing other than Disney purchasing Lucasfilm, Lucasarts and more importantly the future of the Star Wars saga.

A review of the 2011 Asylum film "2012: Ice Age" where a family must race to New York City to save their daughter before a gigantic glacier destroys the city a flurish of bad CGI and special effects.

It's been 2 months but we get right back into the swing of things! We talk about "Looper", Halloween, costumes, the "Iron Man 3" and "Evil Dead" Reboot trailers, "Assassin's Creed" and more fun stuff!

A review of the 1988 cult classic "Killer Klowns From Outerspace", where a race of alien clowns attack a small town in California and turn people into cotton candy.

A review of the 1982 horror movie "Oasis of the Zombies", where a son follows in his father's footsteps to find a convoy of lost gold protected by a group of Nazi Zombies.

A review of the 1987 horror movie "The Gate", where a gateway to the underworld opens up in the backyard of a house only to force the home alone kids into finding a way to close it.

A review of the 1984 Horror film "Monster Dog", where a musician, played by Alice Cooper, goes back to his childhood home to film a music video, only to be hunted by a pack of vicious werewolf dogs.

A review of the 1986 Horror/Comedy film "TerrorVision", where a roadkill puppet alien can outsmart even the most prepared old man simply by teleporting from TV to TV.

A review of the 1968 Sci-Fi/Adventure/Cult Classic "Barbarella" where we find out how you can make your R-rated film be PG forever because of loopholes.

In this episode Bill and Chris give Session Reviews for Seasons, Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game, Braggart, Innovation, Cards Against Humanity, and the iOS game Ra. Also gaming news and Wealth of Nations vs. Power Grid!

A review of the 1994 Action/Comedy/Fantasy film "Dinosaur Island" where force perspective dinosaurs attack a group of military men who find themselves on an island filled with scantly clad women!

A review of the 1987 Action/Adventure/Fantasy movie "Gor" where a ring teleports a teacher to a distant planet where no one knows how to speak clearly.

In this episode Bill and Chris give Session Reviews for Rio Grande Games' Hawaii and Elfenland, Stronghold Games' Panic Station, Repos Production's 7 Wonders, MindWare's Qwirkle, and Asmodee's Chromino. Bill's iOS game review this week covers Rio Grande Games' Lost Cities. Finally they wrap up their Session Reviews with Bill giving follow-ups to both Descent: Journey's in the Dark Second Edition, and Infiltration, and Chris follows-up on Trajan after a second play. Then in board game news they discuss the latest Wolfgang Kramer/Michael Kiesling game Die Paläste von Carrara, Vlaada Chvatil adds a fifth season to his Dungeon Lords universe with the Festival Season expansion, Nevermore Games tries recruiting Royal Astronautical Engineers via Kickstarter for their latest title Mars Needs Mechanics, and a streamlined successor to Blood Bowl is announced with Mantic Games' Dreadball - The Futuristic Sports Game. This week's Game v Game throws two of Uwe Rosenberg’s babies into the Thunderdome to see which one will make it out alive as Le Havre battles Ora et Labora.Will the French harbor master sink the devout Prior? Finally, in Bill's first One and Done, he lambasts a legend as he gets grumpy with El Grande. Let the hate mail begin. Preview of things to come: Join the CubePushers next week as they pit two games with unique economic mechanics against one another as Power Grid takes on Wealth of Nations in Game v Game. Then it's back to Chris' turn for a Guilty Pleasure as he wallows in worship of the world's most popular word game, Scrabble. Happy gaming!

A review of the 1974 John Carpenter Comedy/Sci-Fi film that's part ALIEN, part 2001: A Space Oddyssey and part awesome ending. The movie is no longer available for VOD on Amazon.

In this episode Bill and Chris give Session Reviews for daVinci's Castle of the Devil, Blue Orange's Spot It!, Mayfair's London, Rio Grande's Tobago, Fantasy Flight's Loco!, and Bill reviews the iOS game New World Colony, and provides an update to last week's take on Descent: Journeys in the Dark 2nd Edition. Then in board games news they discuss Rob Daviau leaving Hasbro, Asmadi Games and Carl Chudyk producing the Risk Legacy-inspired game Consequential, Days of Wonder breaths new life into their Shadows over Camelot franchise with a quick-playing card game version, Gryphon Games dusts off some old Sid Sackson journals to create I'm the Boss: The Card Game, Ryan Laukat launches his second Kickstarter with City of Iron, Asmodee announces their new line of kids' games, and we run down our most anticipated titles from Gen Con including Seasons, Netrunner, Merchant of Venus, Fortress America, and Mage Wars. This week's Game v Game features two hidden information party games as Werewolf takes on The Resistance. Will The Resistance succeed in their mission, or will the Werewolf eviscerate it? Finally in their very first One and Done, Chris takes on a Great Old One known as Arkham Horror. Will he keep his wits, or be driven to the brink of insanity? Either way, it will be fun to listen! Preview of things to come: Join us next week as the CubePushers throw two of Uwe Rosenberg's babies into the Thunderdome to see which one will make it out alive as Le Havre battles Ora et Labora. Then Bill lambasts a legend as he takes on El Grande in his first One and Done. Happy Gaming!

A review of the 1982 post apocolyptic film where all the bad guys fit into cliche cults and there's vampiric werewolves...no joke.

In this episode Bill and Chris give session reviews for Ammonit Spiele's Trajan, Fantasy Flight's Descent: Journeys in the Dark 2nd Edition and Infiltration, Ravensburger's Castles of Burgundy, Minion Games' Venture Forth, and Bill gives his impressions of Fantasy Flight's Elder Sign on the iPad. Then in board game news they discuss the Lair of the Wyrm expansion for Descent: Journeys in the Dark 2nd Edition, The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game "saga" expansion, The Hobbit: Over Hill and Under Hill, Memoir '44 getting its largest set of figures released to date in the Equipment Pack expansion, Minion Games giving you the ability to build rockets and H-Bombs in the Mega Expansion for The Manhattan Project, and Mayfair Games releases yet another version of Catan, this one in the Star Trek universe. In this week's Game v Game, a couple of co-ops with a dash of dastardly skullduggery go head to head, as Battlestar Galactica faces off against Shadows Over Camelot. Which one will get stabbed in the back? The CubePushers wrap up the show as Bill's game tastes take a turn for the worse as he presents his first Guilty Pleasure, The Game of Life: Twists and Turns. Can he actually make this updated mass-market classic sound like more than a dead end? Listen to find out.

We talk about reboots, the Olympics, math and...Power Rangers!