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We're bringing our TMNT deep dive to a close this week, and we're going out on a high note with 2023's gleeful, gorgeous animated film TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM! Turtles superfan Grace Dickens joins us to talk about this most recent flick, which hearkens back to all eras of the TURTLES legacy for a damn-near perfect confection designed to please the fans. Then, we're checking out the 2024 game adaptation/sequel, MUTANTS UNLEASED!
Hosted by Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, and Justin Wilhelm 
Logo by Douglas McCambridge 
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Next week's episode: Gargoyles

By 2007, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles brand wasn't what it once was, and the fully-animated sequel TMNT sought to revitalize the franchise. How successful it was is up for debate; this may be one of the most aggressively "okay" films we've ever covered, and doesn't exactly light a fire for the Heroes in a Half Shell to make a comeback. We're talking all about this strange pitstop in the TURTLES legacy, as well as playing the Wii game adaptation, which is, almost offensively, a single-player only affair. 
Hosted by Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, and Justin Wilhelm 
Logo by Douglas McCambridge 
Email: cinemarcadepodcast@gmail.com 
Instagram/Threads: @cinemarcade_podcast 
YouTube: @CinemArcade 
Next week's episode: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 

Cowabunga, dudes! We're launching a whole new miniseries on the movies and games of the TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES series! Even though there technically isn't a game adaptation of the original 1990 live action film, the series needs a proper introduction, and there's no better way than to talk about the early 90's megahit that surprisingly still holds up! Plus, we can't talk about NINJA TURTLES without talking about the arcade games, so line up your quarters and get ready to accept that Donatello is the only Turtle you should ever play as. 
Hosted by Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, and Justin Wilhelm 
Logo by Douglas McCambridge 
Email: cinemarcadepodcast@gmail.com 
Instagram/Threads: @cinemarcade_podcast 
YouTube: @CinemArcade 
Next week's episode: TMNT

This week, we're stepping into the hidden world inside our closets for Disney/Pixar's 2001 classic MONSTERS, INC.! This madcap comedy is one of the animation powerhouse's lighter and funnier works, but it's every bit as worthy as some of the studio's more prestigious tearjerkers. Starring Billy Crystal and secret CinemArcade MVP John Goodman, the movie is a delightful romp that spawned surprisingly few video games, despite having a premise that lends itself perfectly. We're checking out a few of those games, including a platformer based on the film, an APE ESCAPE-inspired side story, and... a dodgeball game? 
Hosted by Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, and Justin Wilhelm 
Logo by Douglas McCambridge 
Email: cinemarcadepodcast@gmail.com 
Instagram/Threads: @cinemarcade_podcast 
YouTube: @CinemArcade 
Next week's episode: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) 

Paul Newman shines in the heartbreaking and beautiful drama THE HUSTLER, a stunning examination of addiction, obsession and self-hatred, and one of the least likely movies to ever be covered on our show! The road to arriving as a video game 30 years later is a long and fascinating story, but luckily we have film buff and THIRTY TWENTY TEN host Diana Goodman on board to help us navigate it! Check out our discussion on the film and the bizarre pseudo-adaptation MINNESOTA FATS: POOL LEGEND for Sega Saturn! 
Hosted by Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, and Justin Wilhelm 
Logo by Douglas McCambridge 
Email: cinemarcadepodcast@gmail.com 
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YouTube: @CinemArcade 
Next week's episode: Monsters, Inc. 

At long last, the epic saga comes to a conclusion. And then another one. And then another one. And then another one. 
Jokes aside, RETURN OF THE KING is an incredibly accomplished, satisfying conclusion that was absolutely worthy of it's insane Oscar streak. We're talking all about this final entry in the beloved saga before switching the game adaptation from EA, which truly realizes the potential of THE TWO TOWERS. 
Hosted by Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, and Justin Wilhelm 
Logo by Douglas McCambridge 
Email: cinemarcadepodcast@gmail.com 
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Next week's episode: The Hustler 

We've come to the central chapter of Peter Jackson's LORD OF THE RINGS saga, and for many fans, it doesn't get better than this. THE TWO TOWERS is free of the burden of establishing or concluding the story, and so we get to really live in the world of Middle Earth, getting better acquainted with our core characters while introducing some precious new ones into the fray. Plus, we get a proper game adaptation this time: EA's slick, blockbuster beat-em-up that arguably adapts the first film more than the second, but it's hard to quibble when you're having so much fun. 
Hosted by Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, and Justin Wilhelm 
Logo by Douglas McCambridge 
Email: cinemarcadepodcast@gmail.com 
Instagram/Threads: @cinemarcade_podcast 
YouTube: @CinemArcade 
Next week's episode: Lord of the Rings: Return of the King 

YOU SHALL NOT PASS... up this opportunity to talk about the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy! One of the most acclaimed and accomplished pieces of modern pop culture, Peter Jackson's masterful adaptation of JRR Tolkein's daunting series not only stuck the landing, it established a new cinematic language for capturing fantasy fiction. We're kicking off a miniseries on the complete trilogy, which presents us with one snag: this film does not have a direct game adaptation. But since it's insanity to only talk about the second two films in the series, we're dusting off the forgotten FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING game, which is based on the book and not the film. Expect a lot of Tom Bombadil talk. 
Hosted by Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, and Justin Wilhelm 
Logo by Douglas McCambridge 
Email: cinemarcadepodcast@gmail.com 
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Next week's episode: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Last week, we covered INDEPENDANCE DAY, the film that made Will Smith's film career. This week, we're talking about the film that nearly ended it. WILD WILD WEST, the 1999 disaster from director Barry Sonnenfeld, tried to adapt the 1960's TV spot of it's namesake into a hugely expenseive spectacle, but the entire project landed with a thud. We're looking into exactly what went wrong before unearthing the long-forgotten game adaptation, WILD WILD WEST: STEEL ASSASSIN. 
Hosted by Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, and Justin Wilhelm 
Logo by Douglas McCambridge 
Email: cinemarcadepodcast@gmail.com 
Instagram/Threads: @cinemarcade_podcast 
YouTube: @CinemArcade 
Next week's episode: Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Welcome to earth! To commemorate the holiday, we're talking about INDEPENDENCE DAY, the film that reinvented the action blockbuster for the 90s, tilting the trend towards bombast, spectacle, and a whole lot of explosions. The 1996 Roland Emmerich classic helped launch the leading man career of Will Smith and featured cutting-edge special effects that showed that no monument is safe. We're digging into the flick before booting up the PS1 aerial combat game! 
Hosted by Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, and Justin Wilhelm 
Logo by Douglas McCambridge 
Email: cinemarcadepodcast@gmail.com 
Instagram/Threads: @cinemarcade_podcast 
YouTube: @CinemArcade 
Next week's episode: Wild Wild West