Podcast appearances and mentions of jason arriola

Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, John Lucero and Jessie Obando are saving the galaxy by watching Mass Effect: Paragon Lost so you don’t have to! Support us on Patreon! Join the Discord! Follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Theme song by Megan Carnes. Logo by Vanessa Cahill. Find us at all the podcastin' places!

Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, and John Lucero manage to stumble into a generic war movie that just so happens to be based on the game Company of Heroes. But it’s always good to watch Nazi’s get their asses kicked, so that’s something anyway! Support us on Patreon! Join the Discord! Follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Theme […]

Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, and John Lucero hop in a Warthog to fight the Covenant with Master Chief and a bunch of forgettable children soldiers in Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn. Does a webseries compiled into a movie whose biggest star (aside from John C. Halo himself) is Anna Popplewell from the Narnia movies have any chance of […]

Vanessa Cahill, John Lucero, Jessie Obando, and Jason Arriola reunite to take a break to talk about one of John’s favorites of 2022, Everything, Everywhere, All at Once. Support us on Patreon! Join the Discord! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! Theme song by Megan Carnes. Logo by Vanessa Cahill. Find us at all the […]

Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, and John Lucero are joined by The Diad and Bedroth from The Movie Bar as two different and very specific podcast ideas collide! We combine our expertise in video game movies with their expertise in movies that have something to do with the legal system because we watched Ace Attorney, an adaptation of Phoenix […]

The Movie Bar, Episode 7: ...Ace Attorney Walks Into the Bar! *Note - if your download of this episode is messed up (sound effects in the wrong place, half an hour of dialogue mis-aligned around the 85 minute mark), please delete and re-download the episode to fix the issue! **Content warning - this episode contains mild swearing and references to violence, including non-graphic mentions of murder. The Diad and Bedroth cross the ocean to the Land of the Rising Sun with their first international film, and they're not alone! Jason Arriola of Games and Junk joins the guys to analyze Ace Attorney, a Japanese film adaptation of Gyakuten Saiban Yomigaeru Gyakuten, known in the United States as Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney . Directed by Takashi Miike from a screenplay by Takeharu Sakurai and Sachiko Oguchi, Ace Attorney (Gyakuten Saiban in Japan) stars Hiroki Narimaya as Phoneix Wright, Mirei Kiratani as Maya Fey, and Takumi Saitoh as Miles Edgeworth, as Phoenix, an up-and-coming defense attorney, faces a series of opponents (including Edgeworth himself) while also dealing with the death of his friend and colleague, Mia Fey (played by Rei Dan). Mia's sister, Maya, who is initially charged with the Mia's murder before being acquitted thanks to Phoenix's defense, begins assisting Phoenix when he takes his next case. In a turn(about) of events, Phoenix's opponent in Maya's murder trial, the famed (and feared) prosecutor Miles Edgeworth, is also charged with murder! And this case has ramifications that go all the way back to the mysterious death of Miles's father, Gregory (Takehiro Hira) and the downfall of Maya's family name after her mother, the medium Misty Fey (Kimiko Yo) provides mystical (and mistaken) evidence for the mysterious DL-6 case. What's more, to prove Miles innocent, Phoenix must win a case against Miles's one-time mentor, Manfred von Karma (Ryo Ishibashi), who hasn't lost a single case in his 40-year career! Confused? Intrigued? So are we! Will Phoenix emerge victorious and prove that Miles is innocent? Is Miles innocent to begin with? Or will The Judge (Akira Emoto) find the young Edgeworth guilty in spite of Phoenix Wright's OBJECTIONS? Join us (and Jason!) at the bar and find out! Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonArriola Games and Junk website: http://gamesandjunk.net/ Bedroth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/VGMPod The Diad on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thediad Find us on Discord: https://discord.gg/3w8EfU4mJM Theme Song "Cross Examination" by Skeletroy (https://www.patreon.com/skeletroy/posts) The Movie Bar is proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics! Music from Gyakuten Saiban Yomigaeru Gyakuten (composed by Masakazu Sugimori and Naoto Tanaka) is copyright (c) 2001 by Capcom Co., Ltd.

Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, and John Lucero are once again joined by Jessie Obando! Listen as Jessie talks about watching her first Pokémon movie since the original and as Jason, Vanessa, and John talk about this now being their fifteenth they’ve watched together! And maybe, just maybe, most of this podcast crew was fated to do this together since […]

Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, and John Lucero are once again taking their summer break from video game movies. This time, we’re watching another of Jason’s favorite movies, Best in Show! And since Jason is friends with one the stars, Michael Hitchcock joins us to share stories about this Christopher Guest classic! Adding around 50 minutes […]

Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, and John Lucero watch Pokémon the Movie: Black – Victini and Reshiram, the first of the Generation V movies. Jason had the… pleasure… of watching both Black as well as White – Victini and Reshiram for the podcast to fill in Vanessa, John, and you in on the differences between the […]

Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, and John Lucero are joined by Michael Hughes to talk about Red Faction: Origins. This made-for-TV movie was to serve as a pilot for a potential TV series on SyFy. Did Origins bomb as bad as Red Faction: Armageddon, the game it was to serve as the prequel for? Listen in […]

John Lucero, Vanessa Cahill, and Jason Arriola play yet another exploratory platformer (this time it’s also a puzzle platformer!) for our Game Club. This month, it’s Unbound: World’s Apart. Like it when it a game tries to make you feel you morose? Well, you’re going to love this one! Support us on Patreon! Join the Discord! Follow […]

Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, and John Lucero are going back for one more run into the bleak future that is Dead Space. As the movie that bridges the gap between Dead Space and Dead Space 2, it fills in some blanks, but how much does that actually help? And once again, this movie, despite rather […]

Vanessa Cahill, John Lucero, and Jason Arriola are once again getting caught up in the Mishima curse. No dinosaurs getting ripped open at the mouth like a zipper in this one. No, this one is live action and weirdly very, very horny. Our bonus segment adds another 25 minutes of the show for our $3 […]

Vanessa Cahill, John Lucero, and Jason Arriola are, much like this movie, in 3D! Except no one gives a damn about 3D movies anymore and we’re an audio-only podcast, but just know we tried it just for you! Anyway, once again, the Resident Evil movie series rears its head back up. Our bonus segment adds […]

John Lucero, Vanessa Cahill, and Jason Arriola wander a desert filled with robots that want to kill us. Thankfully, they’ve got some help along the way. Michael Hughes joins as we get to the “core” of what went wrong with ReCore! And here’s a link to John’s review of Mass Effect: Andromeda, in case you needed a […]

Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, and John Lucero are joined by Pokémon-movie expert, Eric Switzer from TheGamer, to talk about a movie that hits a little closer to our present-day reality than any of us care to deal with. Eric decided to watch one of the 24 Pokémon movies and write about them once a week […]

Charge up your 2010 Bluetooth headset! Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, and John Lucero are going into another dimension and entering the weird, Canadian-made King of Fighters movie. And our bonus segments add another 30 minutes of the show for our $3 a month and up Patreon backers. We talk about stuff that’s made us happy […]

John Lucero, Vanessa Cahill, and Jason Arriola give up on capitalism and head down to the farm as we play indie mega-hit, Stardew Valley. Support us on Patreon! Follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Logo by Vanessa Cahill. Theme song by Josie “Visager” Brechner. Opening performed by Vanessa Cahill, Jason Arriola, John Lucero, and Jessie Obando […]

Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, and John Lucero are once again joined by Jessie Obando! This time, the gang watched Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Is the cast way too white? Did the very little time Jake Gyllenhaal spent without a shirt on bother us? Listen in and find out! And our bonus segments […]

Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, and John Lucero are once again joined by Jessie Obando as we take another break from the inexplicable torture that is trying to watch every video game movie ever made. For this break, we decided on Shrek! Vanessa, John, and Jessie have seen it multiple times, while Jason’s managed to never […]

Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, and John Lucero are joined by Jessie Obando as they watch the collection of Halo short movies, Halo Legends. And in our bonus segment for our $3 a month and up Patreon backers, we rank each of the short films against one another. You want more ranking? You get more ranking! […]

Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, and John Lucero descend into Hell to face the consequences for doing this podcast. Where do we end up? Dante’s Inferno will help guide us. And in our bonus segment for our $3 a month and up Patreon backers, you get to hear us discuss which circle of Hell random celebrities […]

John Lucero, Vanessa Cahill, and Jason Arriola are joined by Laura Hunt and Thomas M​​öhring, who make up Dead Idle Games, to talk about their recently released If On A Winter’s Night, Four Travelers. It’s a delightful point-and-click adventure game that’s also perfect for this time of year as it definitely delves into the realm of horror […]

Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, and John Lucero are trying to solve the logic puzzle of Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva. Really, it’s just more trying to figure out what the hell happened in this movie that’s based on a game series that’s all about logic puzzles. Sound exciting enough for you? Support us on […]

Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, and John Lucero are joined by Alex Fraioli of No More Whoppers to ask where our stone wife and flesh kids are as we jump ahead a few years to watch Dragon Quest: Your Story. You can listen to more Alex on NoMoWo, watch him stream on Twitch, and support No […]

John Lucero, Vanessa Cahill, and Jason Arriola are preparing for titanfall! This month, we’re checking out the game that should be seminal, Titanfall 2. Support us on Patreon! Logo by Vanessa Cahill. Theme song by Josie “Visager” Brechner. Opening written, produced, and performed by Jason Arriola. Follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! And subscribe at any of these […]

Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, and John Lucero are keeping their skin covered so Onechanbara: The Movie – Vortex doesn’t make their blood rage meter go off the charts. Support us on Patreon! Theme song by Megan Carnes. Logo by Vanessa Cahill. Find us at all the podcastin’ places! Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Amazon Music Spotify […]

Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, and John Lucero are taking their first steps into the long-running Tales series. Like the series? Well, there’s more coming because Jason missed them on the list, so we’re going to have to go back and watch them! Yay. Support us on Patreon! Theme song by Megan Carnes. Logo by Vanessa […]

Vanessa Cahill, John Lucero, and Jason Arriola not only talk about Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life, but also take an unprecedented step and actually move a previously-viewed movie on the list! Support us on Patreon! Theme song by Megan Carnes. Logo by Vanessa Cahill. Find us at all the podcastin’ places! Apple Podcasts […]

Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, and John Lucero are acting like Ken Masters again and ignoring their spouses so they can talk about having watched Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind. Support us on Patreon! Theme song by Megan Carnes. Logo by Vanessa Cahill. Find us at all the podcastin’ places! Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts […]

Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, and John Lucero are learning just how low Street Fighter can fall when adapted to film. For the fifth time. Support us on Patreon! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! Theme song by Megan Carnes. Logo by Vanessa Cahill. Find us at all the podcastin’ places! Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts […]

John Lucero, Vanessa Cahill, and Jason Arriola are joined by Nadia and David Oxford to talk about the SNES classic, Mega Man X! Not only is it the best Mega Man game, but it’s easily one of the best action games ever made. Listen in as we tackle the game from the perspectives of both seasoned veterans […]

Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, and John Lucero are severing limbs and getting weirdly religious in Dead Space: Downfall, the prequel movie to the first Dead Space game. Support us on Patreon! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! Theme song by Megan Carnes. Logo by Vanessa Cahill. Find us at all the podcastin’ places! Apple […]

On this episode, we’re checking out an arcade side-scrolling shooter from Taito called Metal Black. Metal Black was composed by Yasuhisa Watanabe, a memeber of Taito’s legendary sound team, Zuntata. I actually had never heard of this game, never mind its soundtrack, until I bought Zuntata Arcade Classics Volume 1 on vinyl. Interspersed with music […]

Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, and John Lucero are wishing they had the ability to use bullet time so they could blast through this confusing take on Max Payne. It’s not the furthest a movie has veered from its source material, but it certainly took a swing at it. Support us on Patreon! Follow us on […]

John Lucero, Vanessa Cahill, and Jason Arriola are putting on their creepy, steampunk skull masks and getting revenge on anyone and everyone in Dishonored. Support us on Patreon! Logo by Vanessa Cahill. Theme song by Josie “Visager” Brechner. Opening written and produced by Jason Arriola and performed by Jason Arriola, John Lucero, and Vanessa Cahill. Follow the show on Twitter, […]

This week, I’m doing my own celebration of Falcom turning 40 years old by sharing one of my favrotie arranged albums of theirs. Falcom vs. JDK BAND Summer 2010 sees a lot of rotation from me, so I thought I’d share yet another peak into why I love Falcom Sound Team jdk so damn much. […]

Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, and John Lucero need a break. Again. This endeavor is exhausting, so instead of a video game movie, we watched Jason’s favorite movie, Terminator 2: Judgement Day! Support us on Patreon! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! Theme song by Megan Carnes. Logo by Vanessa Cahill. Find us at all […]

Let’s go back to the world of the most dangerous boomerang in the world with Power Blade 2’s soundtrack. This was again handled by Kinuyo Yamashita (aka James Banana), so you know we’re in for some quality music here. Support me on Patreon. The ROWYCO theme song is “Kaze Fuma” and was created by chibi-tech for the […]

It’s been quite a while since we’ve done a soundtrack from the NES (Mighty Final Fight, way back on episode 39), so I thought we’d go to a favorite of mine, Power Blade by Kinuyo Yamashita (aka James Banana). Support me on Patreon. The ROWYCO theme song is “Kaze Fuma” and was created by chibi-tech for the […]

Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, and John Lucero are watching another Pokémon movie. This time, its Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior. Does the Legendary or the Mythical Pokémon suck worse in this? Stay tuned and find out as we try a slightly new format. Also, head over to Patreon and for $3, you’ll get a […]

Jason Arriola, Stephanie Kulak, and Vanessa Cahill discuss the initial survival arc in the first three “real” episodes of Battlestar Galactica. Support us on Patreon! Jason Arriola – Twitter / Instagram Stephanie Kulak – Twitter / Instagram / Instagram Vanessa Cahill – Twitter Our theme song is “Battle for the Stars” by Kemikziel. Logo designed […]

John Lucero, Vanessa Cahill, and Jason Arriola are joined by Nadia Oxford from the Axe of the Blood God podcast to talk about New Pokémon Snap. We’re all coming at from different perspectives, so do we feel this sequel, more than 20 years in the making, delivered? Support us on Patreon! Logo by Vanessa Cahill. Theme song […]

Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, and John Lucero watched Onechanbara this week. You know, based on the costumes alone, we’re amazed this isn’t even close to being the most sexist thing we’ve ever watched. Support us on Patreon! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! Theme song composed by Megan Carnes. Logo designed by Vanessa Cahill. […]

Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, and John Lucero are checking out a movie that is at least in the same ballpark as the source material. Hitman is more like a Bourne movie than a Hitman game, but at least the delightful Timothy Olyphant is in it (even if he is a bit miscast). Support us on […]

Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, and John Lucero go back to some happier stuff and watch Resident Evil: Extinction. It’s bad when a movie about humanity and nearly all life on earth being wiped out with the environment collapsing is less of an emotional slog to get through than Postal, but that’s where our lives are. […]

We’re heading into uncharted territory here with the 32X game, Stellar Assault. The soundtrack is a bit of a strange duck that fits in the with the original intent of this show (great video game music that might not be attached to a great game), but also doesn’t necessarily fit in with the game itself. […]

Jason Arriola, Stephanie Kulak, and Ceratopian are talking about yet another pilot. This time, we’ve moved onto Babylon 5’s pilot. We may have set the bar a little too high with the Battlestar Galactica pilot, but at least we know the show VASTLY improves after this. Support us on Patreon! Jason Arriola – Twitter / […]

Jason Arriola, Stephanie Kulak, and Ceratopian are back to finish their discussion about the second part of the Battlestar Galactica mini-series. Support us on Patreon! Jason Arriola – Twitter / Instagram Stephanie Kulak – Twitter / Instagram / Instagram Ceratopian – Twitter / Instagram Our theme song is “Battle for the Stars” by Kemikziel. Logo […]

For our first episode, Jason Arriola, Stephanie Kulak, Vanessa Cahill, and Ceratopian have an in-depth discussion about the fantastic first part of the Battlestar Galactica miniseries. Since the plugs were flubbed on this episode, you can follow Stephanie on Instagram, Stephanie’s tea photos on Instagram, Vanessa on Twitter, Ceratopian on Twitter and Instagram, and Jason […]