The nerdy, open forum comedy podcast from producers Phil Healy and Jon Caron of the wacky documentary film, "My Name Is Jonah" (http://www.mynameisjonahfilm.com)
Welcome back to Sock Talk! In this micro episode, Sock Talk Phil, one of the producers and directors of the documentary “My Name Is Jonah”, interviews Mitch Hallock, the organizer of one of Connecticut’s biggest comic conventions, TerrifiCon.
Phil has been doing this interview for the last 3-4 years because he genuinely loves TerrifiCon and wants the world to experience it. In an ocean of filth, Terrificon surfaces from the abyss squeaky clean. Check out their site and make your way there the second weekend in August. You might see Sock Talk Phil and his convention companion Steve walking the con floor. Please do not address them or look them in the eyes.
Phil also name drops Sock Talk Jim so he can officially say he is technically “in the episode”. You can check out all of Jim’s great stuff at Friday Night Films
Welcome back to Sock Talk! In this micro episode, Sock Talk Phil, one of the producers and directors of the documentary “My Name Is Jonah”, interviews Mitch Hallock, the organizer of one of Connecticut’s biggest comic conventions, TerrifiCon.
It’s a shameless plug for a pretty great convention that’s happening at Mohegan Sun on August 17th -19th. Now, I know what you’re thinking: Wow, casinos/carnival cruises are the breeding ground for all sad things or the death of all that is good. Normally, you are 100% accurate, but TerrifiCon is a beautiful unicorn making everything around it that much more amazing. Don’t miss it!
Phil also drags Sock Talk Jim, from Friday Night Films, into a weird conversation about comic conventions and Plan B. Listen now, won’t you?
Jim McDonough, of Friday Night Films fame, and Phil Healy, one of the producers and directors of the award-winning documentary “My Name Is Jonah”, get back to it as they chat about why people follow and create conspiracy theories, the magic of octopi, and why you shouldn’t try to explain your way out of embarrassing situations. Plus, mucho more!
Check out this latest episode and try to remember that they’re both highly functioning alcoholics with genitalia resembling that of a Cambrian-era millipede. Listen and learn to laugh and love again!
Welcome back to Sock Talk! Jim McDonough, of Friday Night Films fame, is back on the co-host couch spouting all sorts of rhetoric as Sock Talk Phil, one of the producers and directors of the award-winning documentary “My Name Is Jonah”, tries to emotionally justify his need to cry every time a judge uses the term, “finger-blasted”.
Check out this latest episode and bask in the glory that is Jim and Phil lamenting about what film fest they got into! They are a bunch of self-centered man-babies, but they can be pretty funny. Enjoy, you human garbage!
Welcome back to Sock Talk! This is it! Jim McDonough, of Friday Night Films fame, makes his debut! Well, this is actually his third* episode he’s co-hosted with Sock Talk Phil, one of the producers and directors of the award-winning documentary “My Name Is Jonah”. Phil just hasn’t gotten around to posting the first or second episodes. He may post the second, but probably not the first. Are they that bad? No, Sock Talk Phil just wants to hang it over Sock Talk Jim’s head!!! The minimal amount of power!!!
Check out the latest episode where we go over the painful fact that Nazis are mainstream, the flat earth society exists, and why Roman Polanski is a cool dude through and through. Plus, we have some special guests! Two of the world’s top renown scientists/buzz-kill artists show up! Enjoy you filthy heathens!
Welcome back to Sock Talk! It’s been a while! In this tiny episode, Sock Talk Phil, one of the producers and directors of the documentary “My Name Is Jonah”, interviews Mitch Hallock and gives a brief intro as to what’s happened to your beloved Sock Talk. Mitch is the organizer of one of Connecticut’s biggest comic conventions, TerrifiCon. It’s a shameless plug for a pretty great convention nestled in the bosom of gambling and stuffing one’s face. Be on the look-out for more Sock Talk!!!
Welcome back to Sock Talk! This week Phil Healy and Jon Caron, the producers of the documentary “My Name Is Jonah”, chat, argue, laugh, and love. It’s the beginning of the end. Listen, won’t you?
Welcome back to Sock Talk! In this snippet, Sock Talk Phil, one of the producers and directors of the documentary “My Name Is Jonah”, interviews Mitch Hallock. Mitch is the organizer of one of Connecticut’s biggest comic conventions, TerrifiCon. It’s a bit nerdy and perhaps a bit more sincere than Sock Talk Phil would’ve liked, but he did it. He did it and you need to love him for it! Also, please forgive him for soundy ASMR-ish in the outro.
I spent the week before the release of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, replaying the original trilogy. I must have played these games at least a half dozen times each by now and I can’t help but be in awe of them yet again. The Uncharted series are arguably among the greatest games ever created.
Nathan Drake’s adventures are like being part of an Indiana Jones film that goes on for 15 hours. These are beautiful, well written games, filled with characters who you immediately fall in love with and root for. This series always has it’s small share of minor annoyances…and after playing all of them consecutively, I can say that the first Uncharted can be a bit jerky control wise, sometimes making finding cover a chore. Uncharted 2 is rather flawless and EASILY my favorite of the series, with some of the most amazing action set pieces and well balanced gameplay. Uncharted 3 while smooth playing and filled with great moments, is very clunky in the shooting aspect of things, with a rigid cross-hair that you never quite get used to, making combat a genuine chore. These are very minor grievances however, as the pros of this magnificent series far outweigh the cons, making Uncharted an absolute delight to revisit over and over.
Which brings us to Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End…Naughty Dogs final adventure with Nathan Drake. And what an adventure it is.
Let’s just get the most noticeable aspect of this game out of the way first, it is absolutely breathtaking visually. Never have I seen visuals on any platform that come close to the level of detail and beauty on display here. This is one gorgeous video game. The sheer amount of time it must have taken to bring this creation to life is unfathomable. This is truly the first “next gen” game to truly showcase what is possible with the power of the Playstation 4. Lush jungles, sandy beaches, ancient castles, all stunningly created and interactive. On more than one occasion, I would stop just to take in the scenery around me and marvel at it’s beauty. It’s that gorgeous.
Uncharted 4 is also the best the series has ever played. Never before has taking cover, shooting and scaling walls felt this good. Some minor button placement changes took a little adjusting, but after a while it truly felt how this series should have played this entire time. New elements such as the grappling hook and sliding down steep hills are a welcome addition and handle wonderfully as well.
My only real problem with Uncharted 4, is a bit hard to put into words without coming across as too critical…and that’s with the pacing. This adventure (like all Uncharted games) is very story driven, but there were times where I felt I was doing a bit too much cut scene watching and not enough playing, a first in this series. Action set pieces, while spectacular as always, do feel a bit few and far between here. There are also some gameplay elements that feel repetitive and tedious…I mean, how many times do I really need to push a crate? I felt myself being taken out of the game quite a few times due to some very oddly placed elements. I also feel that the story being told here, while engaging, well written and furthering the story of young Nathan Drake is kind of a wimpy Macguffin for a final adventure. Nathans brother Sam is a great addition and the chemistry is really great. I also enjoyed the villainous Nadine, who is an absolute badass. Also returning are Sully (who has less of a part to play here) and Elena, who now married to Drake brings a whole other level of complexity and understanding to their already great relationship.
Beautiful, perfectly controlled, wonderfully acted and as marvelous a game as they come, Uncharted 4 stalls a bit here and there, but a bittersweet, yet satisfying ending really wrap things up nicely for this now decade old series.
As much as it makes me sad that there will not be another Uncharted game to look forward to, I am feverishly waiting to see what developer Naughty Dog creates next. After the success of Uncharted and The Last of Us, they have proven they understand that gaming is a medium that can transcend a narrative driven experience in ways that books and cinema cannot.
Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune 4/5
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 5/5
Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception 3.5/5
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End 4.5/5
Welcome back to Sock Talk! This week Phil Healy and Jon Caron, the producers of the documentary “My Name Is Jonah”, start the slow, painful slog to the shows ultimate demise. Or possible rebirth. Either way, it all ends with Episode 69.
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