Up Your Alley with Jake & Taylor

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Two friends in their thirties try to convince each other to step outside of their comfort zones and try something new or give something another shot.

  1. #158 - Dog Soldiers and Big Ole Words

    6d ago

    #158 - Dog Soldiers and Big Ole Words

    This week on Up Your Alley, we get our first look at 007 First Light and Spider-Noir, two projects that have us cautiously optimistic for very different reasons. Jake follows up last week’s Primitive War discussion with a spite-rec: Dog Soldiers (2002), the cult horror-action film that answers the question, “What if a military squad fought monsters, but good?” Taylor’s rec is the YouTube channel Big Ole Words, which does deep dives into obscure, forgotten, and genuinely strange NES games. If you’ve ever wondered who was out there making videos about games nobody rented in 1989, this is your channel. 📧 Email: upyouralleypod@gmail.com🎵 Theme music by Brother Bill → https://brotherbill.bandcamp.com #007FirstLight #SpiderNoir #DogSoldiers #BigOleWords #NES #RetroGaming #MoviePodcast #GamingPodcast

    53 min
  2. #157 - Primitive War and Lorelei & The Laser Eyes

    May 27

    #157 - Primitive War and Lorelei & The Laser Eyes

    This week we talk about Primitive War, the Vietnam War dinosaur movie that somehow got made, and Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, the indie puzzle game that feels like solving a crossword inside a nightmare. Jake saw The Mandalorian and Grogu and reports back, while Taylor has been spending time with LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight because apparently there can never be enough Batman media. Email: upyouralleypod@gmail.com Theme music by Brother Bill → https://brotherbill.bandcamp.com #PrimitiveWar #LoreleiAndTheLaserEyes #Mandalorian #StarWars #LegoBatman #IndieGames #MoviePodcast #GamingPodcast

    1h 1m
  3. #156 - Mixtape and Freakin' Reviews

    May 20

    #156 - Mixtape and Freakin' Reviews

    This week on Up Your Alley: 🇯🇵 Jake reports back from watching a sumo tournament in Japan — the atmosphere, the rituals, and why it ruled🎸 Taylor listened to the new Primus EP Handful of Nuggs and tries to explain whatever Primus has going on📺 Then we get into Bandersketch, the chaotic choose-your-own-adventure special from Australian comedy legends Aunty Donna, streaming on GrouseHouse.tv 📦 This week’s recs:🔧 Freakin Reviews — YouTube reviewer James White and his deeply earnest gadget breakdowns🎮 Mixtape — the divisive coming-of-age indie game packed with needle drops, nostalgia, and feelings 📧 Email: upyouralleypod@gmail.com🎵 Theme music by Brother Bill → https://brotherbill.bandcamp.com #AuntyDonna #MixtapeGame #Primus #Sumo #JapanTravel #FreakinReviews #IndieGames #GamingPodcast

    1h 3m
  4. #155 - Mortal Komabt II, Dust Bunny & 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

    May 12

    #155 - Mortal Komabt II, Dust Bunny & 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

    This week on Up Your Alley: 🦊 Nintendo finally announced a Star Fox remake for Switch 2 and we’ve got thoughts⚖️ We break down the bizarre lawsuit surrounding Ben Affleck and The Rip🎬 This week’s recs:• Dust Bunny (2025) — creepy, strange, and surprisingly emotional• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple — the infection saga somehow gets even bleaker🥋 And to close things out, we went straight from the theater to the microphones for our immediate reactions to Mortal Kombat II 📧 Email: upyouralleypod@gmail.com🎵 Theme music by Brother Bill → https://brotherbill.bandcamp.com #MortalKombat2 #StarFox #Switch2 #BenAffleck #TheRip #28YearsLater #DustBunny #GamingPodcast

    1h 10m

  5. Apr 29

    #154 - Hypnotic and Ball x Pit (All Affleck April Finale)

    We made it — the finale of All Affleck April. This week we close things out with Hypnotic (2023), the Robert Rodriguez thriller starring Ben Affleck that asks: what if reality… wasn’t? And more importantly: does any of this actually work? 🎬 Hypnotic — Affleck vs. mind control 🎮 Jake’s rec: Ball x Pit — Chaotic indie rogue-like 🏴‍☠️ Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynched — new announcement and what it could mean 🎮 Plus: rumors that PlayStation may require an online connection to access downloaded games 📧 Email: upyouralleypod@gmail.com 🎵 Theme music by Brother Bill → https://brotherbill.bandcamp.com #BenAffleck #AllAffleckApril #Hypnotic #AssassinsCreed #BlackFlag #PlayStation #GamingNews #MoviePodcast

    1 hr

  6. Apr 21

    #153 - Going All the Way and Strange Weather in Tokyo (All Affleck April Week 3)

    All Affleck April rolls into Week 3. This time we’re watching Going All the Way (1997), an early Ben Affleck performance before he became… Ben Affleck. Does it hold up, or is this one best left in the ‘90s? 📚 We also talk Strange Weather in Tokyo, the quietly beautiful Japanese novel by Hiromi Kawakami 🎮 Plus: Exit 8, the indie horror game built around endless looping hallways — and the upcoming movie adaptation 🎥 And a rundown of the biggest news coming out of CinemaCon 📧 Email: upyouralleypod@gmail.com 🎵 Theme music by Brother Bill → https://brotherbill.bandcamp.com #BenAffleck #AllAffleckApril #GoingAllTheWay #CinemaCon #Exit8 #IndieHorror #MoviePodcast #GamingPodcast

    58 min

  7. Apr 15

    #152 - The Tender Bar and Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (All Affleck April Week 2)

    All Affleck April rolls into Week 2 with The Tender Bar, the Amazon Original directed by George Clooney and based on the memoir by J.R. Moehringer — a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who found guidance growing up in the bar run by his uncle. Ben Affleck earned a Golden Globe nomination for the role, but does the movie actually hold up? Then it’s onto Jake’s rec: 🎥 Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie — the Canadian cult comedy duo’s chaotic, documentary-style leap to film Plus: 📝 A surprisingly great new pencil 🕳️ Jake dug a hole. Literally. 🚗 And some disappointing shakeups on the set of Twisted Metal Season 3 📬 Email us: upyouralleypod@gmail.com 🎵 Theme by Brother Bill — https://brotherbill.bandcamp.com #BenAffleck #AllAffleckApril #TheTenderBar #NirvannaTheBand #TwistedMetal #AmazonPrimeVideo #MoviePodcast #ComedyPodcast

    59 min

  8. Apr 6

    #151 - The Last Thing He Wanted and Technology Connections (All Affleck April Week 1)

    It’s Week 1 of All Affleck April, and we’re starting strong (or… not?) with Netflix’s The Last Thing He Wanted, based on the Joan Didion novel and starring Ben Affleck. 🎬 Is it underrated? Misunderstood? Or just straight-up confusing? We break it down. ⚡ And something completely different: Technology Connections and his latest deep dive on renewable energy — one of the best channels on YouTube doing it right. Affleck. Energy grids. April vibes. We’re back. 📧 Email: upyouralleypod@gmail.com 🎵 Theme music by Brother Bill → https://brotherbill.bandcamp.com #BenAffleck #AllAffleckApril #TheLastThingHeWanted #NetflixMovies #JoanDidion #TechnologyConnections #RenewableEnergy #MoviePodcast

    1h 5m
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Two friends in their thirties try to convince each other to step outside of their comfort zones and try something new or give something another shot.

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