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120 // Open the Door: Alien and the Cinema of the 1970s (The Forbidden Planet Part 7)
Episode 126
The 1970s was a decade of astounding creative leaps in Hollywood. In this special episode, Jaime and Patrick welcome first-time guest Mike Denis to t…
6 years, 10 months ago
119 // Perfect Organism Reviews Memory: The Origins of Alien
Episode 125
In this special review episode, Jaime and Patrick review Alexandre O. Philippe's recently released (and long-awaited) documentary on Alien. It's an i…
6 years, 10 months ago
118 // Nuke the Site From Orbit: Unpopular Alien Saga Opinions
Episode 124
In this wild, hilarious roundtable discussion, Jaime and Patrick are joined by frequent guest Dave (xenomorphing.com) and returning guest Michael (mi…
6 years, 11 months ago
117 // The Music of Our Fear: Jerry Goldsmith and the Impossible Score (The Forbidden Planet Part 6)
Episode 123
Jerry Goldsmith's remarkable score for Alien is an achievement for the ages—but why? What makes it so beautifully suited to this film? Why was Goldsm…
6 years, 11 months ago
116 // A Nightmare, Revisited: Signs of Life
Episode 122
Join us as we take a brief hiatus from our Forbidden Planet series to talk current events! A recent short film, which you can see here, has given us …
7 years ago
115 // New Frontiers: A Cerebral Ridley Scott (The Forbidden Planet Part 5)
Episode 121
Patrick and Jaime are joined by Xenomorphing founder and editor Dave Gogel to further discuss Ridley Scott, and his now iconic brand of filmmaking. T…
7 years ago
114 // I Don't Ever Blink: Ridley Scott and the Nature of Genius (The Forbidden Planet: Part 4)
Episode 91
As we continue our year-long celebration of the 40th anniversary of Alien, we've finally arrived at the man behind the camera: Sir Ridley Scott.
To s…
7 years, 1 month ago
113 // The Fantastic Dark: HR Giger and the Poetics of Fear (The Forbidden Planet: Part 3)
Episode 90
It's impossible to overstate just how revolutionary—and how brilliant—HR Giger's work on Alien was. But why? Why does his work continue to enthrall a…
7 years, 2 months ago
112 // A Two Year Alien: Covenant Anniversary Roundtable
Episode 89
In this episode, Jaime and Patrick are joined by special guests Aaron Percival of AvP Galaxy, MUTHUR9000, and Perfect Organism team members Conar and…
7 years, 3 months ago
111 // Alien Day 2019 Roundtable
Episode 88
Join us in this love-fest of a roundtable as JM, Patrick, MUTHUR9000, Dave, Sean, Shaun, and Conar look back on all the things that made the fourth a…
7 years, 3 months ago