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This podcast looks at an amazing movie and a great board game that you and your friends could play after watching it. Each episode we discuss a movie and board game double feature where the film and the game share the same theme or flavor.

Ryan Mahon


    • May 9, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 52m AVG DURATION
    • 39 EPISODES


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    Episode 39- The Northman [Spoiler Free]/ Blood Rage

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 77:51


    On this special SPOILER FREE EPISODE we look at the The Northman (2022) and Blood Rage (2015). We also discuss Saving Mr. Banks (2013), nicknames, weird things that I do and The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) and Video Vortex Video Store.

    Episode 38- The Green Knight/ Shadows Over Camelot

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2022 102:06


    We get Medieval in this episode as we talk about The Green Knight (2021) and Shadows Over Camelot (2005). In the Cinema Omelet section we look at Lords of Metal (2022), Severance (2022) Tokyo Vice (2022) Fantastic Beats: the Secrets of Dumbledore (2022). Grab your popcorn, grab your dice and lets go!

    Episode 37- Apocalypto/ Teotihuacan

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2022 65:01


    This episode we go back in time and South of the Border as we discuss the movie Apocalypto (2006) and Teotihuacan (2018) both of which (kinda) have to do with the Mayan culture. In the Cinema Omelet bar of the podcast we look at Black Widow dive into Everything, Everywhere, All at Once So this podcase goes across the multiverse. The Adam Project, Morbius, Severance, From, and Chapelwaite.

    Episode 36- The Princess Bride/ The Princess Bride Adventure Book Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2022 85:15


    Board Game Cinema is a podcast where we talk about a movie we love and then discuss a board game you can play that has the same theme or flavor as the film. This week my co-host Brooks and I discuss The Princess Bride (1987) and The Princess Bride Adventure Book Game (2020). In the Cinema Omelet section we talk about some recent movies or TV shows we have watched since the last episode. Garb your dice, grab some popcorn and lets enjoy! It is inconceivable not to listen.

    Episode 35- Foot Fist Way/ Fiasco "Fist City"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 50:10


    Episode 35- A special Beach Con episode. This week Brooks and I are joined by Louis, Nathan, and Michael to discuss the comedy Foot Fist Way (2006) and the DM less ,story telling game Fiasco. In Fiasco we played the warring dojo module "Fist City". Grab your popcorn, grab your dice, grab your sunscreen and lets go!

    Episode 34- Rogue One/ Outer Rim

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 104:03


    This episode is chockfull of Star Wars as my friend Louis and I look at Star Wars Rogue one (2016) and the board game Star Wars Outer Rim (2019). We discuss the impact of Star Wars on our lives and where Rogue One fits in the Star Wars cannon. We touch on a lot of the movies as well as Galaxy's Edge, collecting Star Wars merch and passing the love on of the films on to the next generation. May the Force Be With You!

    Episode 33- Children of Men/ Taverns of Tiefenthal

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2022 71:55


    On this episode we look at the dystopian sci-fi masterpiece Children of Men (2016). Then we dive into the deck building game Taverns of Tiefenthal (2019). In the Cinema Omelet section Brooks and I discuss Batman (2022), Strange Wilderness (2008), Licorice Pizza (2022), The French Dispatch (2021) and the TV shows Severance (2022) and This Flag Means Death (2022).

    Episode 32- Shang-Chi/ Tsuro

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2022 65:14


    This episode we look at the Marvel Movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and representation in films.  Then we talk about a game to match it, the filler game Tsuro.  In the Cinema Omelette  section we talked about a gaggle of films we have watched recently.  Its a little bit of everything.

    Episode 31-Goonies/ Goonies Never Say Die

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 52:02


    HEY YOU GUYS! This episode we look at the classic kids adventure movie The Goonies (1985) and tell you why you love it or at least why you should. We then look at a board game where you can play as a Goonie in The Goonies Never Say Die (2021).

    Episode 30- Baby Driver

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2021 43:15


    This episode Ryan, Brooks and our amazing guest Brigid look at Edgar Wright's Masterpiece- Baby Driver (2017). We discuss Wright's work and how music is used in film. Buckle up your seatbelt and turn up the volume as we look at the best car chase musical in the world.

    Episode 29- Clerks and the Video Store Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 76:00


    On this episode Brooks and I are joined by special guest Louis and we talk about all things Kevin Smith and the movie Clerks (1994).  We also dive into what it was like to work at a video store for over a decade and why it was the best job you'll never have.

    Episode 28- Temple of Doom / Artifacts Inc.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 78:41


    Brooks and I discuss why Temple of Doom is the best Indiana Jones movie- fight us on this one. WE also dive into Red Raven Games masterpiece Artifacts Inc. and both drink the Blood of Kali and go through the black sleep of Kali Ma. I wonder if I can win this game by just diving.

    Episode 27- Cool Hand Luke/ Lockup

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 60:02


    I don't mind if it rains or freezes as long as I have my Plastic Jesus riding on the dashboard of my car.  This episode takes a look at an American Classic file Cool Hand Luke (1967) and the game Lockup (2019) because we are all about the prison life.

    Episode 26- Trickerion/ The Prestige

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 86:06


    Spoilers! This episode Brooks, Ryan and Just talk about the Christopher Nolan movie The Prestige (2006) and Trickerion (2015) a board game about battling Magicians. So grab your popcorn, grab your dice and lets embark on a wonderous voyage of discovery.

    Episode 25- The Blood of Heroes and the Love of Film

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 89:21


    This episode I am joined by Brooks and our friend Justin to discuss the movie The Blood of Heroes (1989) and our love of film.  It is a special episode dedicated to our friend Charles David.  Charles we miss you.

    Episode 24- Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 47:28


    It is Christmas Time! This week we look at the Holiday Classic Home Alone (1990) and a great game to play after watching it, 12 Days (2011). This week I am joined by some great guests to talk about Kevin McCallister- Brooks, Brigid, and the Man from the big VA Stone Cold Matt Stone. Grab your cheese pizza, some Pepsi and some micro machines and join us. Happy New Year!

    Episode 23- Trains

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 65:23


    On this weeks episode we discuss the sci-fi action movie Snowpiercer (2013) and the board game Ride the Rails(2020). We also talk about Miley Cyrus, Necrocapitalism, falling asleep on a train in Quebec, and class inequalities during the apocalypse. My guests are Nathan and Brooks. Hop aboard!

    Episode 22- Future Telling

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 93:02


    This is Episode 22 of Board game Cinema.  This week my brother Brett and I look at the movie Minority Report (2002) and the game Coup (2012). We also discuss the Three Weird Sisters from Macbeth, Bostrom's Simulation Theory and Laplace's Demon.  In the Be Kind Rewind Section I discuss: The New Mutants (2020) The Sunlit Night (2019) Hillbilly Elegy (2020) The Happiest Season (2020) Possesor (2020).  I also take a look at a new Board Game Magazine called Senet.  Use your free will and listen!

    Episode 21- Red Planet

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 89:57


    The red sand of the Mars swirls and obscures your helmet making the walk to the reactor difficult.  But you know that the arduous trek will be worth it as once it is engaged the atmosphere will begin to change.  You feel the rush of  the oxygen you created.  You know it is just a matter of time before the planet turns a lush green and there will be a blue sky on Mars.  Board Game Cinema is a weekly podcast where we look at a movie and a game to play that matches the same theme and flavor.  This week we look at Total Recall (1990) and the game to play with it Terraforming Mars (2016).   Also in Film Hierarchy we will look at the top 5 movies about memory.  In the BE KIND REWIND segment we discuss Villains (2019), Wayne (2019) Queens Gambit (2020)  The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020), Clans of Caledonia [Game] (2017) and Daphne (2017).

    Episode 20- Replicants

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 67:40


    Do androids dream of Table Top Games?  Can you tell of your friend is a Robot?  Does being born give us a soul and therefore justification to subjugate those without such as nature, animals, machines, and replicants?  Board Game Cinema is a weekly podcast where  we discuss a board game and a movie that pairs well with it.  THis week we look at Balderunner 2049  (2017) and the 5 minute 2 player roleplaying game Inhuman Conditions (2018).

    Episode 19- Dystopia

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 64:50


    Board Game Cinema is a weekly podcast.  This week the theme is "dystopia" as we look at the film "What Happened to Monday?" (2017) and  board game "Euphoria" (2013).  In this special episode we have a round table discussion with Nathan, Brooks, and Louis.  We discuss birthday present regrets, worker placement games,  and nick names.  Along with some plot holes, film analysis,  and some laughs.  Grab your poorly educated workers, and your overpopulation solutions and lets go! 

    Episode 18- Surfboards and Parachutes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 30:55


    Board Game Cinema is a weekly podcast where we look at a movie that we love and talk about why we recommend it. Then look at a board game to play that matches the same theme or flavor as the movie. This week we look at the bromance action movie Point Break (1991) and discuss what makes that 90s action movies stand out. Then we look at the bank robbing, plane jumping, dice and card game Bahamas (2019) a game that matches Point Break perfectly. So grab your sunscreen and get ready to Hang 10!

    Episode 17- Seance

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 13:46


    Board Game Cinema is a weekly podcast where we look at one movie recommendation and a board game that matches the film's theme or flavor.  This week we continue our month long look at spooky movies and creepy games in celebration of Halloween. First up we look at British Horror Drama- The Awakening (2011). Set in a Boys Boarding school in the English countryside the movie is an old school ghost thriller....or is it??  Then we look at a game that pairs well with it Mysterium (2015). In Mysterium you work with a ghost and other psychic investigators in 1920's Scotland to try and find justice for the poor, departed soul.  So light some candles, hold hands and begin the chanting because this week we are all about the Séance!

    Episode 16- Hocus Pocus

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 50:59


    Grab your broom, mop, and vacuum-tonight we ride!  Board Game Cinema is a weekly podcast where we discuss a movie and talk about why it is great.  Then we look at a movie that match the movie with the same theme and flavor as the film.  This week we are joined by a round table of guests- Brigid, Tanya, Erin, and Brooks to talk about a beloved Halloween movie Hocus Pocus (1993).  Then we talk about the game of the same name Hocus Pocus (2020).  We discuss some Hocus Pocus trivia, the disturbing subtext of Sarah Sanderson and the real reason for the Dennison family move. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Episode 15- The Shining

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2020 45:57


    Board Game Cinema is a weekly podcast where we discuss a movie we love and then a board game that matches the same theme or flavor of the film.  It is a Movie and Board Game Double Feature Recommendation.  This week we continue our October focus on horror movies and look at the classic horror film The Shining (1980) and the Board Game of the same name The Shining from (2020).  So grab your NASA sweater and your big wheel, avoid the twins and the elevators full of blood. If we work together we can dodge the axe, get out of this maze, and into the snow cat!

    Episode 14- Zombies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 12:20


    Board Game Cinema is a weekly podcast where we discuss a movie that we love and a board game to play after watching it that matches the same theme or flavor as the film.  This week as we enter Fall and slowly march towards Halloween we take a look at the horror comedy film Shaun of the Dead (2004).  We pair that film with one of our favorite board games of all time Dead of Winter (2014).  So grab your cricket bat and that red tooth die and dive right in.

    Episode 13- Xenomorphs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 12:12


    In space no one can hear you scream at that gaming table. This week on the podcast we talk about Ridley Scott's sci-fi masterpiece Alien (1979).  I give my two cents on one of the most iconic genre films ever, what makes it so great, why I love it, and how it changed cinema.  After watching the movie we play a game tailor made for the movie Alien, the game Escape from the Aliens in Outer space (2010). So get ready to hug your cat and watch out for the traitorous, milk blooded Androids. 

    Episode 12- Unwelcome Guests

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 68:53


    On this special episode I am joined  by a few Special Guests!  Brooks returns along with Brigid and Matt.  We discuss the underrated classic mishmash of genres- The Guest (2014) , why trailers show too much these days, the worst movie poster of all time, and have a few laughs.  Then the group discusses a strange pick for a board game to pair with it, Not Alone (2016).  We talk about one versus all games, what makes a board game fun and crocodiles in space. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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    Episode 11- Jaws

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 55:25


    This is a weekly podcast where we look at a movie recommendation and a board game selection that pairs well with it. It is a recipe for a great movie and board game night. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Episode 10 -California Noir

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 47:41


    This is a weekly podcast we're we look at a movie and board game that pair well together. This weeks theme is California Noir and this week we have a special guest Louis L. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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    Episode 9- Prison Break

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 19:08


    Standing at the intersection of great movies and amazing board games. Each week we look at one film we love and then talk about a board game with the same theme or flavor as the film. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    In the Loop

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 41:56


    Looking for a board game suggestion? Want to know what is a good board game to pair it with? You've come to the right place. This is a weekly podcast that looks at a film and move to watch and play in a double feature night --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Train Robbers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020 30:32


    This weekly podcast suggest a movie. Talks about why that movie is great. Then recommends a board game to pair with it matching the theme or flavor of the film. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Northmen

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 14:54


    Standing at the intersection of film and Table Top games. This podcast looks at a movie recommendation as well a board game that pairs well with it. This podcast is a movie and board game double feature suggestion --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Wandering through Japan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 15:55


    This podcast looks at a movie I recommend and then A board game I suggest to play after watching it. The game will have a similar theme or flavor as the movie. It is a movie and game night double feature suggestion. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Room Service

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 15:39


    Standing at the intersection of great movies and amazing board games. Each podcast looks at one movie we recommend and a board game to play with the same theme or flavor as the film. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Broom Riders

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 13:40


    This podcast is a recommendation for an amazing film to watch and a fun board game to play after the viewing. The game will match the same flavor or theme as the movie. It is a spoiler free review of a board game/ movie double feature. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Space Invasion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 15:11


    This podcast takes a look at a great movie and then discusses a board game that would pair well with it in terms of theme and flavor. It is a suggestion for a board game and movie double feature --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Bike Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 10:08


    In this episode we look at a movie and board game that pairs well together as each has the theme of cycling. It is a movie and board game double feature focused on Bike Life --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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