Paul Has Fun

In this episode, I reflect on how gaming has evolved from a simple hobby into an expensive, subscription-driven ecosystem. From rising console prices and $100 blockbuster titles to the temptation of cloud and PC gaming, I share my personal journey of learning to game smarter—balancing enjoyment, impulse, and practicality. Through buying, selling, and rediscovering consoles, I've found that being intentional with my time and spending keeps the joy of gaming alive, even as the costs continue to climb.   Thoughts? Comments? Do so on the blog here.   Rate, like, leave a review on Apple podcasts or wherever you're able to do so. If you've enjoyed this episode, please support this podcast by doing any, all your shopping through my affiliate link: AMAZON: http://amzn.to/2dRu3IM or DONATE/TIP here  SUBSCRIBE Everywhere HERE  Let's keep in touch, sign up for the email list here  Thanks for listening!  

I'm back on the podcast after a break in September. Today, I want to share my thoughts on '28 Years Later'—a film that Jason and I found pretty impressive. It has definitely made my list of favorites this year, alongside 'The Amateur'. I was particularly struck by the cast, especially the young lead, and the way the film balances emotional intensity with moments of humor that made us chuckle. Jason agreed, noting that the lighter moments added depth compared to darker apocalyptic tales like 'The Road'. We recalled some standout scenes, such as the crawling zombies, the memorable Alpha villain, and Ralph Fiennes' quirky doctor, along with the amusing gang in their stylish tracksuits. While we felt some plot points, especially the mother's death, could have been developed further, we both appreciated the world-building and performances. I rated it a 9/10, while Jason gave it an 8.1/10. We also considered the potential for a trilogy, especially with the sequel, 'The Bone Temple', coming out in January 2026. On a positive note, I mentioned that '28 Years Later' had a budget of $60 million and has already grossed $151 million worldwide, which is a good sign for its success before considering VOD or streaming sales. We left the theater feeling satisfied with how the film strikes a balance between seriousness  Thoughts? Comments? Do so on the blog here.   Rate, like, leave a review on Apple podcasts or wherever you're able to do so. If you've enjoyed this episode, please support this podcast by doing any, all your shopping through my affiliate link: AMAZON: http://amzn.to/2dRu3IM or DONATE/TIP here  SUBSCRIBE Everywhere HERE  Let's keep in touch, sign up for the email list here  Thanks for listening!

On this episode, Jason G and I review 'Ballerina', a spinoff set in the 'John Wick' universe between chapters three and four. We praise the film's action, calling it some of the best in the series, with standout scenes, such as a flamethrower sequence. I mention struggling to fully buy Ana de Armas as an action star, while Jason suggests the director's style may emphasize looks over grit. We also note the inclusion of Lance Reddick's character, filmed before his passing, and appreciate how the action feels intense but more grounded compared to other over-the-top set pieces in this universe. We give the movie an overall rating of 7 to 7.8 out of 10. The conversation concludes with thoughts on the box office and franchise. Despite a \$90 million budget, the film made about \$132 million worldwide, which may not cover total costs. However, it is performing well on VOD platforms. Lionsgate has not confirmed a 'Ballerina' sequel, but 'John Wick 5' is in development with Keanu Reeves returning.  Thoughts? Comments? Do so on the blog here.   Rate, like, leave a review on Apple podcasts or wherever you're able to do so. If you've enjoyed this episode, please support this podcast by doing any, all your shopping through my affiliate link: AMAZON: http://amzn.to/2dRu3IM or DONATE/TIP here  SUBSCRIBE Everywhere HERE  Let's keep in touch, sign up for the email list here  Thanks for listening!

This mixtape is a collection of music I enjoy listening to on my way home from work. It calms me down, gives me hope, and gets my creative juices going. It's music from movies, TV shows, and video games. Here's the track listing. 'Helena's Theme' - John Williams - Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Soundtrack 'Reliquary' - Amos Roddy - The Wild at Heart game soundtrack 'Into the Starfield' - Inon Zur - Starfield game Soundtrack 'Gris Pt. 1' - Berlinist - Gris game soundtrack 'Lacero Expressivo' - Kim Neundorf - The White Lotus Season 2 soundtrack 'Sisters' - Cristobal Tapia de Veer - The White Lotus Season 2 soundtrack 'The Unreliable' - Justin E. Bell - The Outer Worlds game soundtrack 'La Bella Vita' - Cristobal Tapia de Veer - The White Lotus Season 2 'Enlightenment' - Cristobal Tapia de Veer - The White Lotus Season 3 'Secrets of the Forest' (Inspired by the Chrono Trigger game) - Arrowny 'Aquatic Ambiance' (Inspired by the Donkey Kong Country game) - Retro Remix Revue   Enjoy! Thoughts? Comments? Do so on the blog here.   Rate, like, leave a review on Apple podcasts or wherever you're able to do so. If you've enjoyed this episode, please support this podcast by doing any, all your shopping through my affiliate link: AMAZON: http://amzn.to/2dRu3IM or DONATE/TIP here  SUBSCRIBE Everywhere HERE  Let's keep in touch, sign up for the email list here  Thanks for listening!

On this episode I discuss french comic (translated to english), The Killer.  Awarded IGN's 2007 indy comic of the year, this story follows the life and times of an assassin. Interested in reading it yourself?  Here's my affiliate link. Thoughts? Comments? Do so on the blog here.   Rate, like, leave a review on Apple podcasts or wherever you're able to do so. If you've enjoyed this episode, please support this podcast by doing any, all your shopping through my affiliate link: AMAZON: http://amzn.to/2dRu3IM or DONATE/TIP here  SUBSCRIBE Everywhere HERE  Let's keep in touch, sign up for the email list here  Thanks for listening!

On this episode: Thunderbolts Spoiler Review-$371 Million Later..with Jason G.  Click here to see the video version of our review. Biggest Takeaways from JL Collins book, 'A Simple Path to Wealth.'  Here's an affiliate link if you wanted to read the book yourself. A True but Weird Story about a 'Sick Leave Detective.'  Here's the link to the story.  Thoughts? Comments? Do so on the blog here.   Rate, like, leave a review on Apple podcasts or wherever you're able to do so. If you've enjoyed this episode, please support this podcast by doing any, all your shopping through my affiliate link: AMAZON: http://amzn.to/2dRu3IM or DONATE/TIP here  SUBSCRIBE Everywhere HERE  Let's keep in touch, sign up for the email list here  Thanks for listening!

On this episode I give a spoiler review for Ben Affleck's latest 'The Accountant 2.' I also put together a short mixtape with a couple of Reggaeton songs and the rest Dancehall.  I include the use of the Remixlive app to, somewhat, remix the songs. Tracklisting for the Mixtape: 'Te Canto Bajito' Blessed, Anuel AA, Sog 'Djadja' (Remix) Aya Nakamura, Maluma 'Bunx' Roze Don 'Louis V' Bayka, Eddy G Bomba 'Cool & Deadly' Bayka, 9MR 'Ba Ba Bad' Kybba, Sean Paul, Busy Signal Thoughts? Comments? Do so on the blog  here.   Rate, like, leave a review on Apple podcasts or wherever you're able to do so. If you've enjoyed this episode, please support this podcast by doing any, all your shopping through my affiliate link: AMAZON: http://amzn.to/2dRu3IM or DONATE/TIP here https://bit.ly/2LD1mwy SUBSCRIBE Everywhere HERE https://bit.ly/3tkjIbV  Let's keep in touch, sign up for the email list here https://bit.ly/42QhW Thanks for listening!  

Jason G and I saw Sinners on April 17, 2025.  We both enjoyed the movie.  Initially, I felt it was boring and didn't care about the characters' backstory.  I even dozed off a few times.  Jason thought it was a little slow to start, but it improved as the movie progressed.  We go into further detail in our spoiler review.  Check out the audio and video we recorded right after seeing the film, as usual. Thoughts? Comments? Do so on the blog  here.   Rate, like, leave a review on Apple podcasts or wherever you're able to do so. If you've enjoyed this episode, please support this podcast by doing any, all your shopping through my affiliate link: AMAZON: http://amzn.to/2dRu3IM or DONATE/TIP here https://bit.ly/2LD1mwy SUBSCRIBE Everywhere HERE https://bit.ly/3tkjIbV  Let's keep in touch, sign up for the email list here https://bit.ly/42QhW

Thoughts? Comments? Do so on the blog  here.   Rate, like, leave a review on Apple podcasts or wherever you're able to do so. If you've enjoyed this episode, please support this podcast by doing any, all your shopping through my affiliate link: AMAZON: http://amzn.to/2dRu3IM or DONATE/TIP here https://bit.ly/2LD1mwy SUBSCRIBE Everywhere HERE https://bit.ly/3tkjIbV  Let's keep in touch, sign up for the email list here https://bit.ly/42QhW

The title says it all.   Thoughts? Comments? Do so on the blog  here.   Rate, like, leave a review on Apple podcasts or wherever you're able to do so. If you've enjoyed this episode, please support this podcast by doing any, all your shopping through my affiliate link: AMAZON: http://amzn.to/2dRu3IM or DONATE/TIP here https://bit.ly/2LD1mwy SUBSCRIBE Everywhere HERE https://bit.ly/3tkjIbV  Let's keep in touch, sign up for the email list here https://bit.ly/42QhW

In this episode I discuss: My Big Takeaway from the Mr. Beast Interview on the Diary of a CEO podcast. Venom (3): The Last Stand. Spoiler Review + Box Office 6 months after Initial Relase.  Jason G joins me here. Mixtape made of loops using the RemixLive app. Clicking these links above, there are also videos and articles for each topic.  This podcast is the audio version of these pieces of conent. Thoughts? Comments? Do so on the blog  here.   Rate, like, leave a review on Apple podcasts or wherever you're able to do so. If you've enjoyed this episode, please support this podcast by doing any, all your shopping through my affiliate link: AMAZON: http://amzn.to/2dRu3IM or DONATE/TIP here https://bit.ly/2LD1mwy SUBSCRIBE Everywhere HERE https://bit.ly/3tkjIbV  Let's keep in touch, sign up for the email list here https://bit.ly/42QhW

On this episode(These are clickable links with articles and mostly video) Food Recipe Prep-Dehydrating Kale and Tofu My Favorite Quotes from John C. Maxwell's 'The Difference Maker' My 2024 Gaming Year in Review Soca Mixtape February 2025 Happy February, I hope the new year is going well for you.  I've been home from work since the beginning of December.  I fractured a small bone in my left foot, so I'm recuperating. I hope to return to work and my social life this February.  This has given me more time to make content!   As listed above on this episode, this is my first food recipe on this podcast. I dehydrate veggies often to get more greens in my diet. In this segment, I dehydrated kale and tofu. They make a great snack and are open to almost any kind of spices and seasonings you'd like to apply to them. In the second segment, I discuss my favorite quotes from prolific author John C. Maxwell's book 'The Difference Maker.'  I love the self-help books, and I gravitated towards this one. Next up, I go over my gaming year in 2024.   Nintendo, Playstation, Xbox, and Valve provide player stats, which are a lot of fun. I break my numbers down for these last twelve months. Have you(if your game) checked out your player stats for 2024 from any of these websites? Please let me know. Finally, daydreaming of the spring/summer months inspired me to assemble this soca mixtape. Soca reminds me of summer parties and dancing outside with friends. Do you like this new format of collecting different pieces of content to make one big episode, or do you prefer short, 8-15-minute episodes?   These collected content-type episodes will be released once a month. I can release shorter content here on the podcast feed, weekly or biweekly. Please let me know. Enjoy the episode! Wishing you the best. Paul Thoughts? Comments? Do so on the blog  here.   Rate, like, leave a review on Apple podcasts or wherever you're able to do so. If you've enjoyed this episode, please support this podcast by doing any, all your shopping through my affiliate link: AMAZON: http://amzn.to/2dRu3IM or DONATE/TIP here https://bit.ly/2LD1mwy SUBSCRIBE Everywhere HERE https://bit.ly/3tkjIbV  Let's keep in touch, sign up for the email list here https://bit.ly/42QhW  

Final episode of 2024.  On this episode I discuss my eBay sales for the month of November 2024, in the hopes of making this an ongoing segment in future episodes.  I have a spoiler review for 'I Saw the TV Glow.'   Find out more about the film here. Finally to take us out of 2024 in a festive mood, I have a Hip Hop Mixtape.  Find the tracklisting for that here. I've also made YouTube videos for each of these segments.  You can watch those here. I wish you a healthy and happy new year.  God bless.  See you in 2025! Thoughts? Comments? Do so on the blog  here.   Rate, like, leave a review on Apple podcasts or wherever you're able to do so. If you've enjoyed this episode, please support this podcast by doing any, all your shopping through my affiliate link: AMAZON: http://amzn.to/2dRu3IM or DONATE/TIP here https://bit.ly/2LD1mwy SUBSCRIBE Everywhere HERE https://bit.ly/3tkjIbV  Let's keep in touch, sign up for the email list here https://bit.ly/42QhW

Jason G and I watch the long awaited Beetlejuice sequel.  Here are our thoughts.   How was the Better than the first movie?  How was the box office a couple of months after release?  Tune in to find out.   Thoughts? Comments? Do so on the blog  here.   Rate, like, leave a review on Apple podcasts or wherever you're able to do so. If you've enjoyed this episode, please support this podcast by doing any, all your shopping through my affiliate link: AMAZON: http://amzn.to/2dRu3IM or DONATE/TIP here https://bit.ly/2LD1mwy SUBSCRIBE Everywhere HERE https://bit.ly/3tkjIbV  Let's keep in touch, sign up for the email list here https://bit.ly/42QhW

The 4 weird stories covered in this episode:   Never Before Tribe Seen in Rainforest   https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ar-BB1q7SNN *news audio courtey of Australian Community Media on YouTube   Snakes as a Food Protein   https://phys.org/news/2024-07-snakes-plate-pythons-touted-protein.html *news audio courtesy of The Thaiger on YouTube   Suicide Pod in Switzerland   https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ar-BB1q9N28 *news audio courtesy of ABC News on YouTube   A Meteor Spotted in NYC   https://nypost.com/2024/07/16/us-news/meteor-soars-over-statue-of-liberty-burns-up-above-manhattan-nasa/ *news audio courtesy of CBS New York on YouTube   A.I. reading headlines courtesy of FreeTTS.com   Thoughts? Comments? Do so on the blog  here.  Rate, like, leave a review!   If you've enjoyed this episode, please support this podcast by doing any, all your shopping through my affiliate link: AMAZON: http://amzn.to/2dRu3IM or DONATE/TIP here https://bit.ly/2LD1mwy SUBSCRIBE Everywhere HERE https://bit.ly/3tkjIbV  Let's keep in touch, sign up for the email list here https://bit.ly/42QhW    

Mark, Jason G, and I separately review Alien Romulus—the latest film in the Alien franchise.  I also discuss the worldwide box office almost two months after release. I've been a long time fan of this franchise.  Here's an Alien comic book review which ties into Prometheus. ..Here's a 2017 review of Alien Covenant.  This episode has other content within it.   Thoughts? Comments? Do so on the blog  here.  Rate, like, leave a review!   If you've enjoyed this episode, please support this podcast by doing any, all your shopping through my affiliate link: AMAZON: http://amzn.to/2dRu3IM or DONATE/TIP here https://bit.ly/2LD1mwy SUBSCRIBE Everywhere HERE https://bit.ly/3tkjIbV  Let's keep in touch, sign up for the email list here https://bit.ly/42QhW    

Jason G, Mark and myself review Deadpool & Wolverine.  Publishing this over a month later from the film's initial release, I also talk about the it's current box office making it domestically, to date, the 2nd highest grossing movie of 2024. Season 7 is here! Thoughts? Comments? Do so on the blog here.  Rate, like, leave a review! If you've enjoyed this episode, please support this podcast by doing any, all your shopping through my affiliate link: AMAZON: http://amzn.to/2dRu3IM or DONATE/TIP here https://bit.ly/2LD1mwy SUBSCRIBE Everywhere HERE https://bit.ly/3tkjIbV  Let's keep in touch, sign up for the email list here https://bit.ly/42QhW    

Season 6 finale, with a mixtape!  Thanks for tuning in this season, if this is your first time, welcome!  More to come in season 7.  Let's go!   Tracklisting: the 9ine-"Payroll' Nigy Boy-'Continent' 1Biggs Don-'City Gyal' Iwaata-'Bad Bunx' RajahWild, Najeeri - 'Life a di Party' Soulsparks- 'Meech Out' Jay-A, Mavado - 'House & Beast' Young T, Bugsey - 'Dundee' Fuse ODG, Kuami Eugene - '100%' JR Kenna, Ginton - 'Roll Out' Jquan, DJ Mac, CrashDummy - 'Chaka' Ding Dong, DJ Mac, CrashDummy - 'Old School New School' Noah Powa, DJ Mac, CrashDummy - 'Dance' Flippa Moggela - 'We A Di Man' Laa Lee, Chi Ching Ching, Gold Up 'Money Talk' Davido, Must Keys - 'Unavailable' Thoughts? Comments? Do so on the blog here.  Rate, like, leave a review! If you've enjoyed this episode, please support this podcast by doing any, all your shopping through my affiliate link: AMAZON: http://amzn.to/2dRu3IM or DONATE/TIP here https://bit.ly/2LD1mwy SUBSCRIBE Everywhere HERE https://bit.ly/3tkjIbV  Let's keep in touch, sign up for the email list here https://bit.ly/42QhW

In this episode Jason G. and I review(not in this order): -Furiosa -Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes -Bad Boys: Ride or Die -Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ..Mark joins us for the Bad Boys. Thoughts? Comments? Do so on the blog here.  Rate, like, leave a review! If you've enjoyed this episode, please support this podcast by doing any, all your shopping through my affiliate link: AMAZON: http://amzn.to/2dRu3IM or DONATE/TIP here https://bit.ly/2LD1mwy SUBSCRIBE Everywhere HERE https://bit.ly/3tkjIbV  Let's keep in touch, sign up for the email list here https://bit.ly/42QhW

Here's my solo review of Twisters.  Was it fun or was it boring? Thoughts? Comments? Do so on the blog  here.  Rate, like, leave a review! If you've enjoyed this episode, please support this podcast by doing any, all your shopping through my affiliate link: AMAZON: http://amzn.to/2dRu3IM or DONATE/TIP here https://bit.ly/2LD1mwy SUBSCRIBE Everywhere HERE https://bit.ly/3tkjIbV  Let's keep in touch, sign up for the email list here https://bit.ly/42QhW