The Palaeo After Dark Junk Drawer

The Junk Drawer returns after a long hiatus. For this October, James and Curt have a long (slightly drunken and rambling) discussion about the game Night in the Woods. Night in the Woods is an amazing story based game with light platforming and puzzle elements. It's simultaneously a slice of life simulator of small town Appalachia, a satire of American socio-economic policies, and a good old fashioned horror story! This was initially recorded close to the release of Night in the Woods, so we hope you enjoy some immediate first reactions to a game with some surprisingly complex themes. Addition music “Longest Night”, “Early Longest Night” by Alec Holowka used in accordance with Fair Use as a discussion of the soundtrack and themes from the game.

James Lamsdell, Amanda Falk, and Curtis Congreve discuss the 1995 Roger Corman horror film "Carnosaur 2". Dinosaurs have been let loose in a government nuclear facility and only a rag tag PMC can stop them.... for reasons. And the plot has nothing at all in common with a certain James Cameron movie.... nothing at all. Audio Sync: Start playing the commentary track as soon the text "Roger Corman Presents" appears on the screen. Music: "Tuning Up" by The Phreezound Orchestra. Used under the Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0.

James Lamsdell, Amanda Falk, and Curtis Congreve discuss the 2001 Ivan Reitman film "Evolution". A mysterious asteroid collides with the Earth bringing with it a bizarre new alien species that soon begins to diversify and reproduce, and apparently only a rag-tag team led by Not-Fox-Mulder can save the planet.  Audio Sync: Start playing the commentary track as soon as the yellow sun on the Montecito Pictures logo appears. Music: "Tuning Up" by The Phreezound Orchestra. Used under the Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0.

Join us as we discuss the final two chapters of "Convergent Evolution: Limited Forms Most Beautiful". Apologies for the glitchy audio due to unforeseen technical difficulties.

Join us as we discuss chapters 5 and 6 of the book "Convergent Evolution: Limited Forms Most Beautiful" by George McGhee.

Join us as we discuss chapters 3 and 4 of "Convergent Evolution: Limited Forms Most Beautiful".

The gang discusses the new film in the Jurassic Park franchise but can't help talking about the original as well.

The audio only version of our first reading group discussion of "Convergent Evolution: Limited Forms Most Beautiful". Video can be seen at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuHMgKuxho0

James Lamsdell, Amanda Falk, and Curtis Congreve discuss the 1989 Sean S. Cunningham film, "DeepStar Six". An underwater Navy expedition awakens an ancient prehistoric arthropod immediately thirsts for blood. "DeepStar Six" is suspiciously similar to the five other films about dangerous underwater installations which all came out in 1989, except this one has a giant puppet monster "eurypterid". Audio Sync: Start playing the commentary track as soon as the TriStar logo appears. Music: "Tuning Up" by The Phreezound Orchestra. Used under the Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0.

Our pilot commentary for Palaeo Film Club. Join Dave Marshall, James Lamsdell, and Angeline Catena as they discuss the creature feature "Amphibious". A marine biologist investigating primitive aquatic life finds more than she bargained for in a remote Sumatran lake, a giant CGI "eurypterid". Apologies for the audio quality, this was made in an impromptu meetup in Argentina.  Audio sync: Start playing the commentary and then wait for Dave to say press play on your DVD menu to sync audio to video. Music: "Tuning Up" by The Phreezound Orchestra. Used under the Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0.

James and Curt conclude their discussion of the Fast and the Furious franchise with a look at the latest film. They also tie everything together by discussing the series as a whole and rank the films. 

James and Curt struggle to follow the twists and turns in the next Fast and Furious caper, but not because the plot is complicated. Friendships are challenged, loyalties are tested, and some of these characters will not make it out alive.

Ocean's 11 + Car Chases + The Rock + Han = Fast Five.... yeah that pretty much covers it. Also its really, really good.

Without warning, James and Curt find themselves unironically enjoying the Fast and the Furious franchise with the fourth film. The resulting whiplash destroys their fragile psyches.

James and Curt continue their pilgrimage of watching 7 Fast and the Furious movies in 7 days with a screening of the third film “Tokyo Drift”, and find themselves wondering how the least entertaining film in the franchise can somehow be the most important.

James and Curt embark on a long journey of self-discovery in an attempt to understand why people love the “Fast and the Furious” franchise. In this episode they discuss their thoughts immediately after viewing the first two films of the series for the first time.