Canon Brawl

Welcome to Canon Brawl, the podcast where we pit the biggest adaptations against their source material to see how they stack . Our first quest: watching every single video game movie ever made. We're breaking down the good, the bad, and the "why does this exist?" of gaming cinema. Every week, we dive deep into an exploration of the plot, compare it to the original canon, and give the film a complete overhaul with our own custom recasts. We don't yet know where this road will take us, but if it's got canon worth brawling over... We'll be there.

Canon Brawl is a tv podcast hosted by Canon Brawl, with 15 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Canon Brawl hosts Canon Brawl, a tv show with 15 episodes published.

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  Episode #31

  Hitman: Agent 47 (2015) // Reviewing Every Video Game Movie Ever Made

  Sep 28, 20261h 22mS1

  Welcome back to Canon Brawl! This week, we’re shaving our heads, straightening our sharpest red ties, and dual-wielding our Silverballers to revisit Hitman in the 2015 soft-reboot Hitman: Agent 47 . Join us as we follow Rupert Friend’s genetically engineered super-assassin on a globetrotting mission to protect a young woman and stop a sinister mega-corporation from unlocking the secrets of the Agent program. We dig into the wildest moments of this action-heavy take on the iconic stealth franchise—from the over-the-top gun-fu and questionable CGI to the blatant Audi product placement and the few moments that actually feel like you're playing the games. Stick around as we recast this high-tech hit for a modern audience, rewind the clock with some trivia, and see where Hitman: Agent 47 lands on our ever-growing leaderboard.

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  Episode #30

  Need for Speed (2014) // Reviewing Every Video Game Movie Ever Made

  Sep 21, 20261h 33mS1

  Welcome back to Canon Brawl! We’re escaping the foggy, ash-covered streets of Silent Hill and trading our survival flashlights for a roaring V8 engine! This week, we’re shifting into high gear with Scott Waugh’s 2014 high-octane, practical-stunt-heavy adaptation, Need for Speed . Join us as we ride shotgun with Aaron Paul’s Tobey Marshall on a frantic, cross-country revenge road trip to clear his name and win the secretive De Leon race. We dig into the wildest moments and spectacular practical effects, including that physics-defying grasshopper jump, mid-highway refuelings, and the absolutely bonkers climax featuring millions of dollars worth of hypercars getting obliterated on the California coast. Stick around as we recast this high-speed joyride for a modern audience, rewind the clock with some trivia, and see where Need for Speed lands on our ever-growing leaderboard.

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  Episode #29

  Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (2012) // Reviewing Every Video Game Movie Ever Made

  Sep 14, 20261h 33mS1

  Welcome back to Canon Brawl! We’re shaking off the T-virus and trading Umbrella’s underground facilities for the ash-covered streets of gaming's most cursed zip code! This week, we’re strapping on our 3D glasses for M.J. Bassett’s 2012 red-drenched, carnival-ride of a sequel, Silent Hill: Revelation 3D . Join us as we follow Adelaide Clemens' Heather Mason on a frantic road trip back to the foggy dimension to rescue her dad—played by Sean Bean, who miraculously survives the runtime! We break down the absolute madness of this adaptation, from Kit Harington stalking the local high school as Jon Snow, I mean Vincent, to Carrie-Anne Moss chewing the scenery as the evil priestess Claudia Wolf. We dig into the wildest moments and practical effects, including that horrifying mannequin spider monster, bizarre Pop-Tart jump scares, and the absolutely bonkers climax featuring Pyramid Head going toe-to-toe with a blade-wielding assassin on a flaming carousel. Stick around as we recast this rusty nightmare for a modern audience, rewind the clock with some trivia, and see where Silent Hill: Revelation 3D lands on our ever-growing leaderboard.

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  Episode #28

  Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) // Reviewing Every Video Game Movie Ever Made

  Sep 7, 20261h 19mS1

  Welcome back to Canon Brawl! We’re wiping the Arcadia deck off our boots and waking up in the heart of the Umbrella Corporation’s most mind-bending testing facility yet! This week, we’re strapping in for Paul W.S. Anderson’s 2012 globe-trotting, simulation-hopping fever dream, Resident Evil: Retribution . Join us as we follow Milla Jovovich's Alice as she shoots her way from Tokyo to Moscow, entirely underground. We break down the wild return of formerly dead characters like Michelle Rodriguez’s Rain and Colin Salmon’s One, the introduction of fan-favorite video game heavyweights like Leon S. Kennedy, Ada Wong, and Barry Burton, and that absolutely bonkers suburban zombie sequence. Plus, we discuss whether Jill Valentine's glowing red mind-control spider is the absolute peak of cinema. Stick around as we recast this apocalyptic action-fest for a modern audience, rewind the clock with some trivia, and see where Resident Evil: Retribution lands on our ever-growing leaderboard.

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  Canon Brawl

  11:11 Round 2: Reloaded // Kyle & Jason Recommend 11 More Movies and 11 More Games!

  Aug 31, 20261h 8m

  Welcome back to another special bonus episode of Canon Brawl! We desperately needed a breather between the relentless CGI zombie action of Resident Evil: Afterlife and Resident Evil: Retribution , so we’re bringing back a favorite pallet-cleanser: 11:11 is back for round two! Once again, we're stepping away from our usual video game movie deep-dives for another intense cultural exchange. Kyle has assembled a brand-new, definitive list of 11 must-play video games to force upon Jason, and Jason is striking back with 11 essential movies that Kyle somehow still hasn't gotten around to watching. Will this second batch feature genuine, undeniable masterpieces, or are we just using this break from the T-virus as an excuse to inflict more 100-hour RPGs and bizarre cinema on each other? Who will walk away with the heaviest homework load? Tune in to hear round two of our picks and be sure to drop your own recommendations in the comments! Let the games (and movies) continue!

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