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Category Archives: Movies!

The Action Points Podcast! Episode 152 – Like Taking A Warm Bath

September 11, 2018by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: Our second podcast of 2018 appears in the 9th month of the year. We chat about stuff we’ve played or seen recently, retro gaming on PCs, and […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 144 – Cosplay and Fashion

July 29, 2017by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We are joined this week by guests Brenton Roberts and Sasa LeStrange to talk about cosplay and fashion. In the roundup, Evan’s been reading My Brother’s Husband […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 143 – E3 and Bordercon 2017

July 8, 2017by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We are joined by good pal Sye again to talk about our (not so recent) trip to Albury for Bordercon 2017 and all the fun games we […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 142 – Hidden Gems

June 26, 2017by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: (Sorry about the delay and the audio quality. It’s all Aaron’s fault.) We discuss hidden gems: things we love that aren’t as popular as we think they […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 141 – Unpopular Faves

May 30, 2017by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We discuss our unpopular faves: things we love that most other people don’t. In our roundup: Dan and Jackson have been watching Sense8; Jackson and Evan have […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 139 – Mash It Up Real Good

April 14, 2017by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We talk about mashups and crossovers; why and how they work and our favourite ones. In our roundup: Dan was really into the letters L and G, […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 137 – Always Read the Label

March 2, 2017by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We tackle the topic of genre and medium labels and how we deal with the stigma attached to certain labels when we try to share our hobbies […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 136 – Put It In And Around My Mouth Hole

February 16, 2017by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We are joined by ol’ pal Ken Lee to chat about something that we all need and love: food. We discuss the representation of food in various […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 135 – Hello 2017

February 4, 2017by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We start off our first recording session of 2017 with a big catch up on what we’ve been up to during our holiday breaks, including some big […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 134 – Best of 2016 Part 2

January 19, 2017by aaronlime 2 Comments

In this episode: We follow up on Part 1 and recount the things we loved from the back half of 2016, as well as our overall favourites. Episode link below […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 131 – PAX Aus 2016 Interviews

November 16, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We were at PAX Aus 2016 and we had a chat with some local (and one international guest) board game and video game creators about their projects.  […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 130 – Unlikable

October 20, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We talk about unlikable protagonists and why we end up liking or/and disliking them. We also take a digression into prawn cocktail crisps. In our round up: […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 129 – This Episode Is Entitled This Episode Is Entitled…

October 7, 2016by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: We tackle the topic of gamer entitlement, spurred on by the furor around the marketing and release of No Man’s Sky. Also, Sye from the Victory Pointers […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 128 – Best of 2016 Part 1

September 8, 2016by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: We recount our favourite games, comics, movies and TV from the first half (give or take a few months) of 2016 and also gush about one of […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 127 – Lung Transplants and Emergent Storytelling

August 26, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We talk about emergent storytelling in games as Aaron has been playing Rimworld and encountering silly situations brought about by zany colonists. We also chat about things […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 126 – Social Geekdom

August 18, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We gather together to talk about the social aspects of our geeky hobbies, spurred on by the release of worldwide hit Pokemon GO. In our round up: […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 125 – Ask Jackson Anything

August 1, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: It’s Jackson’s turn in the hot seat as we ask him all the burning questions we’ve been holding on to, like: what’s that burning sensation? How many […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 124 – More Like BORED Games

July 4, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: Adam returns to the podcast to talk about E3 and all the hype for video games out of it. I lie, we actually just talk about food […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 122 – Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

June 2, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: First up, we’re super sorry we’ve been away for a while. This episode was recorded quite a while ago, but a combination of hardware failures and incredibly […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 116 – The Wars in Our Stars

February 24, 2016by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: We finally get around to chatting about Star Wars Episode VII at length, since Evan was the last holdout who had not seen it. We talk about […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 115 – Coming Up 2016

February 18, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We are joined by officially new host (AKA replacement Adam) Jackson to chat about what we are looking forward to in 2016. We talk about the movies, […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 114 – Our Favourites of 2015

January 24, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: Adam is back! Who knew scheduling a podcast for Australian and American timezones would be so tricky??? In this episode we look back at the year 2015 […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 113 – The Incredibly Late Christmas Episode

January 17, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: This episode was recorded all the way back in mid-December, but since I was busy holidaying back home in Malaysia and then eating way too much over […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 104 – All The Spoilers For All The Endings

September 25, 2015by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: The whole gang is back together again! We talk about endings that we love and hate, and spoil many endings along the way. In roundup: Adam is […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 102: Wet Hot Sequels

September 9, 2015by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: Spurred mainly by our massive enjoyment of Wet Hot American Summer and its sequel Netflix series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, we chat about […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 100: We Can Fix It In Post

August 27, 2015by aaronlime 2 Comments

In this episode: We get a little self-indulgent as we celebrate episode 100! Also, we try to give away a bunch of games to you but aren’t great at organizing […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 70: Be Better At Stuff 2015

January 13, 2015by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: It’s our first podcast of 2015! We get together to catch up on what’s been going in our time away, and look forward to what’s coming up […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 69: 2014 Recap

December 18, 2014by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We get the band together again to fight for the freedom of gerbils everywhere. Or we just got together one afternoon and chatted about stuff that we […]

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GEEKY SHIT: Gurren Lagann – Ultimate Edition Blu-Ray

October 28, 2014by MostStrange 1 Comment

Welcome to the first GEEKY SHIT post, where we’ll be taking a look at rare/interesting/geeky items! Our adventure through the endlessly inane items available for pop culture consumers like yourselves […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 48: Getting Popculture-y with Sharona

August 22, 2014by aaronlime 4 Comments

In this episode: With Adam and Dan out of town, Aaron and Evan sit down for a chat with Sharona Lin of Popculture-y. We discuss our reaction to Marvel’s latest […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 43: Shovels to Groundhogs

July 22, 2014by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: Evan and Adam gush about Shovel Knight, we spend some time (hurrr) reviewing the latest entry into the Tom Cruise sci-fi movie oeuvre: Edge of Tomorrow, and […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 38: Free Comic Book Day 2014

June 18, 2014by aaronlime 3 Comments

In this episode: It’s a very belated recap of Free Comic Book Day 2014, and Adam gives us his perspective as a non-fan at his first ever Free Comic Book […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 36: Plastic Nostalgia for Mother and Misery

April 14, 2014by aaronlime 7 Comments

In this episode: We talk about the finale to How I Met Your Mother, Burial at Sea, The LEGO Movie and the G.I. Jeff episode of Community and how they […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 31: 2013 Recap

February 3, 2014by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We take a moment (or hour) to reflect on geek culture/media from the past year. Our hosts Aaron, Daniel, Evan and Adam discuss their favourite video games, […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 18: Oz Comic-Con and Man of Steel

September 3, 2013by aaronlime 2 Comments

In this episode: Adam returns as a guest to offer a layman’s (read: not a comic reader) perspective on Man of Steel. The three regular geeks give their post Aus […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 10: Movies, Geek Culture and Female Armour

May 30, 2013by aaronlime Leave a comment

Two episodes this week! It is because I am a horrible hack and didn’t get last week’s episode edited :( In this episode: Daniel and I have some movie talk […]

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