Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie & TV Podcast

<p><strong><em>As previously announced, this will (probably) be the final episode of Cutscenes - so if you have supported the show in any small way over the past five years - thank you... we wouldn't be here without you.</em></strong></p> <p>In our third and final episode of Season 5, we turn back the clock in Until Dawn. </p> <p>Hosted by Jacob McCourt, Katie Lesperance &amp; Travis Colenutt.</p> <p>Show Notes:</p> <ul> <li>0:00 Intro</li> <li>0:45 The Tutorial</li> <li>2:30 Jacob is a Hater</li> <li>6:00 Explosions</li> <li>14:20 The Middle</li> <li>20:45 Wendigos</li> <li>23:55 Peter Stormare</li> <li>29:10 Budget &amp; Sequel</li> <li>33:10 MinMax</li> <li>46:20 Critical Hits</li> <li>51:00 Cut or Scene?</li> <li>54:10 This Week's Game: Cutscenes Metagame</li> <li>1:06:00 Outro &amp; Thank You</li> </ul> <p>Cutscenes is a seasonal podcast at the intersection of video games and TV/movies. Our fifth (and probably final) season airs from July 17th to July 31st, 2025.</p> <p>So what now?</p> <ul> <li>Jacob, Katie and Travis have another podcast called the Left Behind Game Club - check out the last episode the three of them recorded together about <a href="https://leftbehindgame.club/195-indika/" rel="nofollow">Indika</a>.</li> <li>If you want more Until Dawn coverage, <a href="https://leftbehindgame.club/176-until-dawn/" rel="nofollow">have a listen to our 2024 episode of the Left Behind Game Club</a> about it.</li> </ul> <p>Find us on Bluesky:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/jacob.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Jacob</a></li> <li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/lesperak.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Katie</a></li> <li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/traviscolenutt.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Travis</a></li> </ul> <p>If you like what you’ve heard, consider a 5-star review on your podcasting platform of choice!</p> <p>Music (used under Creative Commons): “Introduction” by Lifeformed | Intro Voiceover by Matt Storm aka Stormageddon</p>

<p>In our second episode of Season 5, we hunt for ancient treasure again in Tomb Raider!</p> <p>Today, we are joined by Dan from <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7HHh3RWha0N8BwkDxDuJ30" rel="nofollow">The Greatest Story Ever Played</a>! You can follow him on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/storyeverpod.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Bluesky</a>.</p> <p>Hosted by Jacob McCourt, Katie Lesperance &amp; Travis Colenutt.</p> <p><em>Note: This episode was recorded during the summer of 2023.</em></p> <p>Show Notes:</p> <ul> <li>0:00 Intro</li> <li>1:05 Intro to Dan</li> <li>2:50 The Tutorial</li> <li>5:05 Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft</li> <li>12:00 Pro-Daddy Issues</li> <li>17:20 Punishment</li> <li>22:00 Some Of Them Are Fine(TM)</li> <li>29:00 Uncharted vs. Tomb Raider</li> <li>35:50 Critical Hits</li> <li>41:40 MinMax</li> <li>58:15 This Week's Game: Real Island or Nah</li> <li>1:06:25 Cut or Scene?</li> <li>1:12:00 Outro</li> </ul> <p>Cutscenes is a seasonal podcast at the intersection of video games and TV/movies. Our fifth (and probably final) season airs from July 17th to July 31st, 2025.</p> <p>Find us on Bluesky:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/jacob.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Jacob</a></li> <li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/lesperak.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Katie</a></li> <li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/traviscolenutt.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Travis</a></li> </ul> <p>If you like what you’ve heard, consider a 5-star review on your podcasting platform of choice!</p> <p>Music (used under Creative Commons): “Introduction” by Lifeformed | Intro Voiceover by Matt Storm aka Stormageddon</p>

<p>In our first episode of Season 5, we chase for ancient gold in Uncharted!</p> <p>Hosted by Jacob McCourt, Katie Lesperance &amp; Travis Colenutt.</p> <p><em>Note: This episode was recorded during the summer of 2023.</em></p> <p>Show Notes:</p> <ul> <li>0:00 Intro</li> <li>0:55 The Tutorial</li> <li>3:10 Our History with Uncharted</li> <li>6:30 Airplane Movie</li> <li>9:10 Tom Holland</li> <li>15:20 Stunts and Action</li> <li>18:55 Villains</li> <li>26:20 Victor Sullivan</li> <li>29:10 Critical Hits</li> <li>35:50 MinMax</li> <li>51:15 Box Office Best</li> <li>1:05:00 Cut or Scene?</li> </ul> <p>Cutscenes is a seasonal podcast at the intersection of video games and TV/movies. Our fifth (and probably final) season airs from July 17th to July 31st, 2025.</p> <p>Find us on Bluesky:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/jacob.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Jacob</a></li> <li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/lesperak.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Katie</a></li> <li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/traviscolenutt.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Travis</a></li> </ul> <p>If you like what you’ve heard, consider a 5-star review on your podcasting platform of choice!</p> <p>Music (used under Creative Commons): “Introduction” by Lifeformed | Intro Voiceover by Matt Storm aka Stormageddon</p>

<p><strong>Hey y'all! We are finally doing it.</strong></p> <p>Our three episode Season 5 hits weekly starting on July 17th. The season will comprise of episodes covering Uncharted, Tomb Raider (2018) and Until Dawn.</p> <p>We are not fully closing the door on the show, but <strong>there's a high likelihood that these will likely be the last episodes of Cutscenes</strong>. Our lives are all in wholly different places compared to 2021 when we launched the show during the pandemic and between life and other projects, this felt like a good place to (probably) end it.</p> <p>Thanks for coming with us on this last ride.</p> <p>You can follow us on our other show, the Left Behind Game Club is about to hit 200 episodes and on Bluesky.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://plnk.to/leftbehind" rel="nofollow">Left Behind Game Club</a></li> <li>Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/jacob.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Jacob</a>, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/lesperak.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Katie</a> and <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/traviscolenutt.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Travis</a></li> </ul>

<p>In short, we are delaying Season 5 until the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike.</p> <p>If you're looking for a video game podcast to listen to in the meantime, please consider our other shows:</p> <ul> <li>Left Behind Game Club which is a video game book club podcast featuring Travis, Katie and Jacob</li> <li>Crossplay Conversations which is a topical video game podcast that Jacob just launched this month</li> </ul>