This episode I talk about my 3 trips to the movies last weekend. I got to see and will share thoughts on The Wild Robot, Transformers One and Look Back. Later in the show I also dive into my thoughts on Astro Royale. Timestamps (00:00) Intro and Life Talk (14:00) TV and Game News (20:45) […]
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