Up Your Alley with Jake & Taylor

#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

#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

#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

#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

#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