In this week's episode, I'm joined by screenwriter Kim Barrante to discuss her love of 1997's Contact, it's influence on her as a writer of science fiction and how it's deeper messages can be told in a manner that bends science to serve the sto

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Nov 15th, 2020 1h 33m

This time around, we're joined by Elliot and Zander Weaver. Elliot and Zander wrote, produced and directed the 2019 indie sci-fi film Cosmos. They're discussing the influences that Close Encounters have had on them as film makers as well as its

Cosmos

Nov 3rd, 2020 33m 42s

In this week's episode, I decided to take a more conversational approach with my wife, Cathy as we sit down to discuss the 2019 indy sci-fi film, Cosmos, its contribution to paving a way for the future of high quality, (truly) low budget scienc

Cloverfield

Oct 18th, 2020 56m 20s

On this week's episode, Matt is joined by Caitlin Duffy from Night of the Living Academic and Of Gods & Monsters podcasts to explore post-9/11 science fiction, digital anxiety and the immersive nature of the 2014 American monster movie, Cloverf

Ghost in the Shell ('95)

Oct 4th, 2020 49m 49s

In this episode, we're examining the 1995 classic cyberpunk anime, Ghost in the Shell. Anthony Derington, from Something Ghoulish, to help take a crack at themes of identity and industrial power in this Japanese masterpiece from the minds of Sh

The Last Starfighter

Sep 20th, 2020 1h 2m

In this week's episode, Matt sits down with Drew Martin from Coming Off The Reels to discuss a beloved film from both of their childhood's The Last Starfighter. Enjoy this look at a classic movie from through lens of nostalgia and the desire to

Under the Skin

Sep 6th, 2020 1h 17m

In our newest episode we're joined by Filmmaker Erica Tennyson as we discuss minimalist science fiction, deliberate filmmaking and simply composed beauty as we take a look at the 2013 sci-fi/horror film, Under the Skin. After you listen to this

Invasion of the Body Snatchers ('78)

Jun 10th, 2020 1h 10m

In this weeks episode, Matt is joined by Bianca Garner, founder and editor of In Their Own League. These two lovers of film take a deep dive into the masterpiece of paranoid science fiction, Invasion of the Body Snatchers and try to pin down wh

Enemy Mine

May 24th, 2020 1h 7m

In this episode, we sit down with Zachary Sokol from the podcasts Radio Camp Half Blood and Of Gods & Monsters to discuss the 1985 Wolfgang Peterson classic, Enemy Mine. The movie is loaded with themes that range from racism to overcoming diffe

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