It's 2022 and the Packcast is back! This week the Blackwolves discuss their New Years resolutions (01:29 - 07:17), give a spoiler-free rating of Spider-Man: No Way Home after some housekeeping (11:11 - 12:31), and talk more in-depth about The Tragedy of Macbeth (14:55 - 20:33) and the Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (21:30 - 28:50).
CWC- Content We’re Consuming: (47:23)
Jacob - Masterchef (Hulu), The Book of Boba (Disney+), Encanto (Disney+), Cyberpunk 2077 (PS4).
Logan - Encanto (Disney+), Ready Player One (HBOMax), Spider-Man: Homecoming, West Side Story, The Great British Baking Show (Netflix), The Witcher (Netflix), Station Eleven (HBO), Mother Android (Hulu), Unsleeping City, Adventure Academy, Not Another DND Podcast, The Packcast, Mountain Man (Gus Birney), Encanto Soundtrack, Persona 5: Strikers (PS5), Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memories (PS5), F1 2021 (PS5), Control (PS5).
Jeremy - Mass Effect & Mass Effect 2 (PS5), Tales of Arise, Returnal, Alan Wake: Remastered, Persona 5 Strikers, F1 2021, Super Crooks (Netflix), Succession (HBO), The Tragedy of Macbeth, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Encanto, Live Life Fast (Roddy Rich), Keys (Alicia Keys), Magic (Nas), Dawn FM (The Weeknd).
Films coming out this week: (28:55)
*Dawn Raid: The extraordinary untold story of acclaimed New Zealand music label Dawn Raid Entertainment and its two founders, Andy Murnane and Brotha D. DOCUMENTARY Directed by Oscar Kightley
*Belle: Suzu is a shy high school student living in a rural village. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. But when she enters "U", a massive virtual world, she escapes into her online persona as Belle, a globally-beloved singer. Starring Kylie McNeill and Paul Castro Jr. Directed and Written by Mamoru Hosoda.
*Scream: Twenty-five years after the original series of murders in Woodsboro, a new killer emerges, and Sidney Prescott must return to uncover the truth. Starring Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Melissa Barrera, Kyle Gallner, Mason Gooding, Mikey Madison, Dylan Minnette, Jenna Ortega, Jack Quiad, Marley Shelton, Jasmin Savoy Brown and Sonia Ammar. Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. Written by James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick based on the characters by Kevin Williamson.
*Hotel Transylvania: Transformania: When Van Helsing's mysterious invention, the "Monsterfication Ray", goes haywire, Drac and his monster pals are all transformed into humans, and Johnny becomes a monster. Starring Andy Samberg and Selena Gomez. Directed by Derek Drymon and Jennifer Kluska. Written by Amos Vernon, Nunzio Randazzo and Genndy Tartakovsky based on the characters by Todd Durham.
*Riverdance: The Animated Adventure: An Irish boy named Keegan and a Spanish girl named Moya journey into the mythical world of the Megaloceros Giganteus who teach them to appreciate Riverdance as a celebration of life. Starring Pierce Brosnan, Brendan Gleeson and Jermaine Fowler. Directed by Eamonn Butler and Dave Rosenbaum. Written by Dave Rosenbaum and Tyler Werrin.
*Shattered: A rich divorcee Chris falls in love with a mysterious woman Sky where Chris, ex-wife and his child eventually gets trapped and a desperate fight for survival will most likely ensue. Starring Cameron Monaghan, Frank Grillo, Lilly Krug and John Malkovich. Directed by Luis Prieto, written by David Loughery.
*The Free Fall: After attempting to take her own life, a young woman must wrestle with an overbearing husband. Starring Andrea Londo and Shawn Ashmore. Directed by Adam Stilwell, Written by Ken Harper.
Thank you so much for watching!
