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Episode 47
James Bond is undoubtedly one of the most iconic characters in all of fiction. Based on a series of novels by Ian Fleming, ever since the 60s our theaters have never been long without a sharply dress…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
The Thing (1982)
Episode 46
I think one of the benefits of living in a post-lockdown era is that our time cooped up indoors has made us more sensitive to the dangers of cabin fever and the limits of a familial or friendly bond.…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
The End of the Tour
Episode 45
It’s a big, scary, lonely old world out there, ladies and gents, full of nasty and uncomfortable things like trigonometry, team building exercises, and pineapple pizza. If you’re looking for refuge f…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Jurassic Park
Episode 44
Dinosaurs! Who doesn’t love dinosaurs? There’s just something inherently cool about the idea of an ancient, mysterious kingdom of animals preceding us on Earth before being obliterated in a geologica…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Black Mirror: Fifteen Million Merits
Episode 43
The entertainment world is awash with dystopias these days, probably because the real world is as well. Crack open a book or sit down for a movie and there’s a non-zero chance you’ll be treated to a …
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Episode 42
It’s unlikely that any one movie, book, or play can lay legitimate claim to having single handedly invented any given genre. Storytelling has a long history that creators draw from consciously and un…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Scream VI
Episode 41
Scream is one of horror’s most celebrated and popular franchises. Acting as a kind of State of the Genre address for decades now, Scream intermittently returns from periods of quiet to deliver update…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
Magellans in front of the TV
Episode 40
From Saturday morning cartoons to the evening news to science fiction classics, television programs offer up more information, entertainment, and validation than social media, with the caveat that yo…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
Silence
Episode 39
Silence. According to tired parents, librarians, and corporations accused of using child labor, it’s golden, and you’ve probably agreed at one point or another in your life when the noise just gets o…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
The Matrix
Episode 38
Reality. Most people don’t think about it very much, content to just live in it and let that be the end, but philosophers have been asking questions about reality and its nature since before Socrates…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago