It’s eggnog season—and not just any nog. We’re talking Golden Egg Nog from the old Hood milk mafia, the stuff thick enough to count as a sin. Perfect time for a feel-good movie, right?
Johnny Spoiler dives into one of the most unexpectedly uplifting movies of the last few years: TETRIS (2023). Yes, the movie about the video game. Yes, it’s WAY better than it has any right to be.
The true story of Henk Rogers, Nintendo’s ride-or-die dealmaker who bet everything on a block-stacking dream.
The real “Tetris Effect” and why the game showed up in players’ dreams for decades.
How Tetris became the best-selling video game of all time (until Minecraft pulled a power move).
The wild rights battle involving Nintendo, Atari, Mirrorsoft, and Soviet bureaucracy.
Why Taron Egerton continues to own the “real-guy-in-a-crazy-situation” movie niche.
Our favorite retro shoutouts: Game Boy, Ninja Turtles arcade, Mario 3, Chrono Trigger, Star Fox, Final Fantasy VII, and more.
And of course: one of the best post-2000 movie mustaches ever filmed.
Ansel Elgort & Shirley MacLaine team up for the road-trip comedy Lucy Boomer.
An 80s-style action thriller incoming: Trial By Combat from Renny Harlin & Aaron Eckhart.
Mattel is making… a View-Master movie?! Let’s speculate wildly.
Binge Now.
Stream it on Apple TV+ (or start that free trial), or hunt down the rumored DVD like it’s a secret Soviet cartridge.
Shout-out to Nikolaxnick on IG for tracking down our L.A. Story episode—300+ episodes still online!
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