REVIEW: Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness

 

Marvel has a real problem here; they are a ship sailing in the night with not destination or port. Prior to the last two Avengers films (Infinity Way and Endgame) there was a build up and a reason to stay up to date with each of the twenty odd films they released. Now there is no such guidepost for audiences, nothing to keep them hooked other than a mixture of true fandom and a confused instinct to consume everything Marvel that was built up over the past decade. Now they must rely on each film standing on its own, ensuring that audiences don’t need to be up to date and instead focus on the individual merits of it which can be a mixed bag.

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NEW SITE IS NOW UP!

Hello there, I know it has been quite a while since my last post and many of you have likely moved on. However, the new site is up and I encourage you to go check it out when you can. All the same content is there along with a shiny new coat of paint. Just follow the link below to the destination of your movie dreams!

BITS AND FLICKS

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Update and basic info on future site plans...

Hello there, this is David the primary (and only) contributor to Lights Remote Action. I know updates have been slow to almost nothing these past months but I wanted to reassure everyone that I have not abandoned the site nor the podcast for Bits and Flicks. I am currently working on a brand new blog/website that will replace this fairly old and crusty one. Hopefully this will happen sooner rather than later as I am not a programmer and generally have to do a ton of research for every single little thing I create. For now though you can still listen to the Bits and Flicks podcast with Jake "Madcap" Wicks and myself as well as visit my Youtube channel for any new videos I have posted. You can find links to all of those things below this post. I will make a formal announcement when it is time to make the switch official. Until then I thank you for your time and hopefully the wait will be worth it.

Youtube channel: Gaming with Dweavis

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Backward Compatible - Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath Ep. 6

Welcome to Backward Compatible, the place where old videogames become new again. Join us as we playthrough a select older videogame in an episodic format and give our impressions as we go. For this installment we have chosen the Oddworld Inhabitants game Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath. The last game developed by the infamous studio, Stranger's Wrath was originally an Xbox exclusive and despite receiving rave reviews upon release was a financial disaster but we can now enjoy it on multiple platforms in a new HD remaster which is the focus of this playthrough.

Not only can you hear what we have to say but now you can actually see our playthroughs themselves by visiting my youtube channel Gaming with Dweavis and my counterpart's channel at Madcap888. Listen to the podcast and watch our actual playthroughs after the break.

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Bits and Flicks - 4/10/17

Hello and welcome to Bits and Flicks! This episode of we discuss an assortment of announcements such as Destiny 2, the Xbox One 2.0 system Scorpio, the rise and fall of 3rd party peripheral company Mad Catz, a HUUUUGE shake up over at Steam and Madcap's favorite series in the world Jets and Guns' sequel. We have sadly just been playing the same stuff so hopefully you are ready for some updates on my playthrough of Horizon Zero Dawn and Madcap's double down on all things Zelda with Breath of the Wild and Oracle of Ages.

Then for Flicks we have trailers with killer clowns, an evil doll's origin story and a marvelous showdown between Thor and a friend from work. Then in news, a famous Marvel alumni changes sides, Michael Bay confirms the existence of 14 more Transformers movies and two action icons bid farewell to franchises they helped create. Finally, we wrap things up with my reviews for a number of new films including the new Smurfs movie, the massively successful Beauty and the Beast and my take on the new Power Rangers reboot. All that and plenty more await your eager ears in this episode of Flicks! All that and more in this episode of Bits and Flicks!

Be sure to visit our Youtube channels at Gaming with Dweavis and Madcap888 to see what we have been playing and listen to the latest Bits and Flicks podcasts along with finding subscription links after the break.

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Backward Compatible - Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath Ep. 5

Welcome to Backward Compatible, the place where old videogames become new again. Join us as we playthrough a select older videogame in an episodic format and give our impressions as we go. For this installment we have chosen the Oddworld Inhabitants game Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath. The last game developed by the infamous studio, Stranger's Wrath was originally an Xbox exclusive and despite receiving rave reviews upon release was a financial disaster but we can now enjoy it on multiple platforms in a new HD remaster which is the focus of this playthrough.

Not only can you hear what we have to say but now you can actually see our playthroughs themselves by visiting my youtube channel Gaming with Dweavis and my counterpart's channel at Madcap888. Listen to the podcast and watch our actual playthroughs after the break.

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Now Showing - Ghost in the Shell (2017)

Hello and welcome to another episode of Now Showing, the podcast where I take a single film and review it without all the other bells and whistles of our normal show. For this episode I review the big budget Hollywood live action remake of the classic anime Ghost in the Shell. Is all the controversy surrounding the whitewashed casting deserved? Does it taint the legacy of the 1995 original or does it do it justice? Join me as I give you know my thoughts on the new film.

Be sure to visit our Youtube channels at Gaming with Dweavis and Madcap888 to see what we have been playing and listen to the latest Bits and Flicks podcasts along with finding subscription links after the break.

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Bits and Flicks - 3/28/17

Hello and welcome to Bits and Flicks! This episode of we learn that the original Star Craft is coming back in a big way, that Disney is looking to tap into our childhood memories with their Disney Afternoon game collection and Sony officially ceases production of the Playstation 3. We wrap things up with what we've been playing with me discussing the ins and outs of operating a taco truck
during the apocalypse with Gunman Taco Truck, Madcap coming to grips with the drastic design changes made to the Zelda formula in Breath of the Wild and our final(?) thoughts on everything Resident Evil 7.

Then for Flicks we have a little Mexican kid with a guitar, DC comics still trying their best to be Marvel, a bunch of stupid pirates, a popular films series getting an unexpected reboot, a not so popular tv series getting a reboot, the original ending to Rogue One revealed and finally, my reviews for the office horror flick The Belko Experiment and the ironically pro-death sci-fi flick Life! All that and plenty more await your eager ears in this episode of Flicks! All that and more in this episode of Bits and Flicks!

Be sure to visit our Youtube channels at Gaming with Dweavis and Madcap888 to see what we have been playing and listen to the latest Bits and Flicks podcasts along with finding subscription links after the break.

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Backward Compatible - Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath Ep. 4

Welcome to Backward Compatible, the place where old videogames become new again. Join us as we playthrough a select older videogame in an episodic format and give our impressions as we go. For this installment we have chosen the Oddworld Inhabitants game Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath. The last game developed by the infamous studio, Stranger's Wrath was originally an Xbox exclusive and despite receiving rave reviews upon release was a financial disaster but we can now enjoy it on multiple platforms in a new HD remaster which is the focus of this playthrough.

Not only can you hear what we have to say but now you can actually see our playthroughs themselves by visiting my youtube channel Gaming with Dweavis and my counterpart's channel at Madcap888. Listen to the podcast and watch our actual playthroughs after the break.

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Bits and Flicks - 3/14/17

Hello and welcome to Bits and Flicks! This episode of we have some news regarding the new Pokemon movie, the reveal of the Outlast 2 release date, No Man's Sky developer Hello Games becoming a publisher and what all is included in the latest PS4 4.5 update. Then I give a more in depth impression on the new open world PS4 exclusive Horizon Zero Dawn before Jake breaks down everything you want to know about the Nintendo Switch including his impressions on the highly anticipated Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild..

Then for Flicks we have atomic blondes who kick ass, the return of everyones favorite merc with a mouth deadpool, a new actor taking the Star Trek captain's seat, when winter will finally arrive for Game of Thrones and then finally, I will breakdown what happens when a group of Vietnam soldiers faceoff against King Kong! All that and plenty more await your eager ears in this episode of Flicks! All that and more in this episode of Bits and Flicks!

Be sure to visit our Youtube channels at Gaming with Dweavis and Madcap888 to see what we have been playing and listen to the latest Bits and Flicks podcasts along with finding subscription links after the break.

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