HeyJaredUp Your Alley with Jake & Taylor
Two friends in their thirties try to convince each other to step outside of their comfort zones and try something new or give something another shot.
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#168 - The Furious and Blue Heron (opens the original)
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This week on Up Your Alley ... Jake caught Mandy in theaters and makes the case for Nicolas Cage’s best performance. We talk Resident Evil and Street Fighter , Taylor almost sees Wolves of Glendale , and we catch up on Onimusha and our reservations about Marvel’s Wolverine . This week’s recs: The Furious (2025) — Kenji Tanagaki’s martial arts action movie starring Xie Miao and Joe Taslim. Blue Heron (2025) — Sophy Romvari’s family drama about childhood memories and a troubled older brother. Emai
#167 - The Python Hunt and The Napa Boys (opens the original)
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This week on Up Your Alley ... Jake finally saw Coyote vs. Acme , the movie Warner Bros. almost buried, and tells us whether it was worth the wait. Meanwhile, Taylor spent four days sick and came out the other side having watched all of Reacher . This week's recs: The Napa Boys — a screwball comedy that's the meta-franchise riot The Python Hunt — a documentary following Florida's annual effort to track down invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades. Email: upyouralleypod@gmail.com T heme music
#166 - Lanterns, Mutiny and Pro Jank Footy (opens the original)
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This week on Up Your Alley , we finally get a look at HBO's Lanterns . We watched the pilot and talk about whether DC might finally have another hit on its hands. We also played Pro Jank Footy , an indie Aussie Rules football game that's arcade madness with the voice of the Aunty Donna legend Broden Kelly We also saw Mutiny , the latest Jason Statham action movie, and answer the only question that really matters: does it deliver exactly what you want from a Jason Statham movie? 📧 Email: upyoural
#165 - Dan Reeder and The Mountain Goats (opens the original)
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This week on Up Your Alley , Jake finally got his hands on the Steam Machine , so we talk first impressions and whether the price starts to make sense once you've actually used it. Then we tackle one of the internet's more questionable food trends: Kool-Aid Pickles . Are they a hidden gem or proof we've gone too far? We also put together our Marvel homework list —the movies and shows we think are actually worth watching before Avengers: Doomsday . This week's recs: 🎸 Days — the new album from Th
#164 - Obsession, Backrooms, King of the Hill & The Incident at Galley Place (opens the original)
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This week we're checking in on two of the biggest horror movies of the year: Backrooms and Obsession . We also catch up with the second revival season of King of the Hill , we report back after seeing Dogstar live (yes, Keanu Reeves' band), and Jake got an early look at Incident at Galley House thanks to Evil Trout Games , who sent over a review code. Big thanks to Evil Trout Games for giving us the chance to check the game 📧 Email: upyouralleypod@gmail.com 🎵 Theme music by Brother Bill https://
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