ABOUT THE EPISODE
Former co-host Kevin Stahlecker joins Sean in talking about movies that are based on video games. They discuss why it’s so hard for these movies to be successful, what their favorite and least favorite movies are in this genre, their disdain for the Mortal Kombat (2021) movie, and what games they want to see turn into a movie.
They also touch on Tom Cruise as Crash Bandicoot, their favorite video games growing up, and why Street Fighter shouldn’t have been called Street Fighter.
ABOUT THE GUEST
Kevin Stahlecker is a long-time comic book and superhero fan, and as a public educator, he is constantly finding new ways to weave his love of pop culture into the classroom. He's also a co-founder and former cohost of the Captioned Life Podcast.
RESOURCES & LINKS
- Episode Page - “#87 Video Game Movies With Kevin Stahlecker”
- List of movies based on video games
- Our Review of Mortal Kombat (2021)
- Join The Illuminicasters’ Discord
- Our Blog of Comics, Movies, & Series Reviews, Top 5 Lists, and Announcements
- Comic Watch
- The Captioned Life Show website
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