What: In Contact SETI discovers a legitimate alien signal and then we love Carl Sagan so much. Directed by: Robert Zemeckis Starring: Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, Bill Clinton, David Morse, William Fichtner
What: In Hackers a gaggle of innocent Hackers are framed for extorting an oil company and “hack the planet.” Bad guy rides a skateboard. In the 90’s. Directed by: Iain Softley Starring: Johnny Lee MIller, Angelina Jolie, Matthew Lillard, Jesse Bradford, Fisher Stevens, Penn Jillette, Marc Anthony
Who: Philip K Dick, the prolific science fiction author that transcended the genre and inspired a number of films we love. What: In this episode we do an overall review of Philip K. Dick. His work, how much we love the cheesy action movies adapted from his work, and the relevance of his work today. To this end, we call in an expert to help us out!
The Philip K. Dick Film Festival
The indie science fiction film festival that we’re really looking forward to attending. Featuring a bunch of interesting short and feature length films. Details below!
See the schedule and buy tickets at the website
What: A team of astronauts go on a mission to reignite the sun with a crazy-huge fission bomb. Directed by: Danny Boyle Written by: Alex Garland Starring: Cillian Murphy, Michelle Yeoh, Chris Evans, Mark Strong
What: Our combined top 5 science fiction TV shows. Spoiler-free as much as humanly possible? How: The main criteria: “what would you recommend to someone else?”
What: Matt Damon gets desperate and tries to bring equality to a world divided into the haves (in the space station Elysium) and the have-nots (on Earth). Directed by: Neill Blomkamp Starring: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley
Featuring guest co-host Liam Ginty, host of Voices From L5
What: Barry Pepper struggles to lead humanity against an oppressive alien occupation, lead by John Travolta. Directed by: Roger Christian Starring: Barry Pepper, John Travolta, Forrest Whitaker
What: In 2029 a special cybernetically-enhanced police force goes after a brain hacker. Directed by: Mamoru Oshii Starring:Atsuko Tanaka, Iemasa Kayumi, Tamio Ôki, Akio Ôtsuka
What: Ethan Hawk is, in this world, “genetically inferior” and assumes the identity of a superior person in order to pursue his dreams. Directed by: Andrew Niccol Starring: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law
What: Loser Bradley Cooper gets his hands on some AWESOME brain drugs, starts to get things done in a really serious way. But, of course, there are consequences. Directed by: Neil Burger Starring: Bradley Cooper, Robert DeNiro, Abbie Cornish