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Ex Machina (2014): AI Consciousness, Tech Bro Misogyny & The World's Worst Work Away Day
Season 1 Episode 8
This week on Tech Film Noir, we're watching Ex Machina (2014), the AI sci-fi thriller where a programmer wins a week with his billionaire boss and di…
2 days, 9 hours ago
Brainstorm (1983): VR Memories, Military Tech, & Christopher Walken's Massive Headgear
Season 1 Episode 7
This week on Tech Film Noir, we're watching Brainstorm (1983), the Christopher Walken sci-fi oddity where scientists invent a machine that can record…
4 weeks, 2 days ago
Weird Science (1985): Dial-up Genies, Acoustic Couplers, & Smashing up Memotech MTX500s
Season 1 Episode 6
This week on Tech Film Noir, we're watching Weird Science (1985), John Hughes's hormone-fueled Frankenstein story that asked the ultimate 80s questio…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Strange Days (1995): Kathryn Bigelow's 90s Cyberpunk Vision of VR, Meta Glasses & Digital Memories
Season 1 Episode 5
In this episode of Tech Film Noir, we're watching Strange Days (1995), Kathryn Bigelow's cyberpunk thriller, written by James Cameron, that imagined …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Dystopian Future That Became Our Deepfake Reality | The Running Man (1987)
Season 1 Episode 4
This episode on Tech Film Noir, we watched The Running Man (1987), the Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi action classic that imagined a future where reali…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
The 2002 Film That Predicted Deepfakes, Virtual Celebrities and AI Actors | Simone (2002)
Season 1 Episode 3
This week on Tech Film Noir, we examine the Al Pacino comedy, Simone (2022), that accidentally saw the future. While the film itself is a chaotic mes…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Before Alexa, There Was Edgar | Electric Dreams (1984)
Season 1 Episode 2
This week on Tech Film Noir, we plug ourselves into the strange, synth-soaked world of Electric Dreams — the gloriously weird 1984 cult sci-fi movie …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Tech Noir, Killer Cyborgs, and Biohazard Trousers | The Terminator (1984)
Season 1 Episode 1
In the premiere episode of Tech Film Noir, hosts Lianne Potter, Jeff Watkins, and Simon Painter travel back to 1984 to dissect James Cameron’s career…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Tech Film Noir Technology and Film Podcast Trailer
Season 1
From cult classics to cinematic icons, each episode breaks down the tech behind the stories, whether it’s eerily accurate, wildly speculative, or com…
6 months, 2 weeks ago