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I have been listening to Gamescast since day one. The podcast took a few episodes to find it's feet, but once it did, it quickly became one of the most insightful gaming discussion podcasts on the internet.
Unfortunately Colin left Kinda Funny almost a year ago and some of the show's integrity went with him. Now it is just Greg and Tim that host it, however it is still very much worth listening to, if you can ignore some of the outrageous things that Tim frequently hits out with. It has been good though, to listen to Tim grow as a prevalent voice in the video game journalism echo-chamber.

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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated Truth (2015) in Movies

Aug 22, 2017

Truth (2015)

2015 | Drama

6.5

(4 Ratings)

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Great cast and acting (0 more)

Watching a car crash (0 more)

Good film but at times hard to watch if you already know about the true story

This was like watching a train crash for all those who know about Rathergate. Thanks to a cocktail of management pressure, ego, self-esteem and politics, a group of CBS journalists broadcasted the most extraordinary claims about George W Bush jnr ahead of the elections in 2004 - without verification. Memos were published without authentification, showing the worst of journalism.

This film is literally the opposite of the Spotlight investigations on church abuse, which took careful planning over the span of a year. This on the other hand was a slapdash job in 5 days, costing a lot of jobs in the process. It's hard to watch knowing the outcome but acting from Cate Blanchett was fabulous.

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Maddi Zoe (6 KP) rated The Post (2017) in Movies

Feb 8, 2018

The Post (2017)

2017 | Biography, Drama, Thriller

7.1

(45 Ratings)

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Tom Hanks (2 more)

Meryl Streep

the underlying message

slow paced (1 more)

maybe boring for those who aren't interested in public affairs

Hanks and Streep are an amazing duo

Being a journalism student I thought I better see this because it relates to my studies. So it's not the type of film I would see usually. It is boring in parts, and a bit slow paced.
But the acting from Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep will always make up for anything. They are two of the best actors of all time, and this film is no different.
The underlying message is great, that the press should hold powers to account. It made me feel more empowered as a person, and as a journalist.
However, it also made me realise that a lot of the modern press has forgotten this.