In 28 Years Later, a father and son leave their quarantined community on a remote island to venture into the zombie-infested mainland.

Starring Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Jack O’Connell, and directed by Danny Boyle, 28 Years Later is was released June 20, 2025.

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Tim: A Bigger Splash (Guadagnino, 2015)—where to watch.
Tay: Dead/Alive (Jackson, 1992)—where to watch.

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In 28 Days Later, a man wakes up in an abandoned hospital to find the world devastated by a mysterious virus. He soon joins a group of survivors, they face both the infected and the horrors of what humanity has become.

Starring Cillian Murphy and directed by Danny Boyle, 28 Days Later was released June 27, 2003.

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Tim: Re-Animator (Gordon, 1985) — where to watch
Tay: Southern Comfort (Hill, 1981) — where to watch

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In Zodiac, policemen, journalists and a cartoonist become obsessed with identifying the titular killer, whose cryptic letters and brutal murders haunt the Bay Area. As the years pass, the case consumes those chasing the truth.

Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr., and Mark Ruffalo, and directed by David Fincher, Zodiac was released March 2, 2007.

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Tim: Mindhunter (Fincher, 2017) — where to watch
Tay: All The President's Men (Pakula, 1976) — where to watch

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In Prometheus, a team of explorers travels to a distant planet hoping to uncover the origins of human life. What they find instead is a threat beyond anything they imagined.

Starring Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender, and directed by Ridley Scott, Prometheus was released June 8, 2012.

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Tim: The Killer (Fincher, 2023) — where to watch
Tay: Hard To Be A God (German, 2014) — where to watch

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Alien focuses on the crew of a commercial spaceship who investigate a distress signal and unknowingly bring a deadly alien lifeform aboard. One by one, the crew is hunted in the isolation of deep space.

Starring Sigourney Weaver and directed by Ridley Scott, Alien was released May 25, 1979.

Where to watch Alien.

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• Chestburster in Spaceballs

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Tim: The Hidden (Sholder, 1987) — where to watch
Tay: Repo Man (Cox, 1984) — where to watch

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Annihilation is a sci-fi mystery about a group of scientists who enter the Shimmer—a strange, mutating zone to investigate a phenomenon no one understands. As they journey deeper, the landscape—and their minds—begin to unravel.

Starring Natalie Portman and written and directed by Alex Garland, Annihilation was released February 23, 2018.

Where to watch Annihilation.

Notes

• Annihilation and Decoding Metaphor (Folding Ideas)
• Mandelbulb

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Tim: Evil Does Not Exist (Hamaguchi, 2023) — where to watch
Tay: Rush (Howard, 2013) — where to watch
James: Devs (Garland, 2020) — where to watch

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Ex Machina is a sci-fi drama about a young programmer who’s invited to test a humanoid robot’s intelligence. As the experiment unfolds, he begins to question the motives of both the robot and its creator.

Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, and Oscar Isaac, and directed by Alex Garland, Ex Machina was released April 10, 2015.

Where to watch Ex Machina

Notes

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• The Idea of "Bumping The Lamp" (via kaptainkristian, not Every Frame a Painting)

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Tim: Companion (Hancock, 2025) — where to watch
Tay: Automata (Ibáñez, 2014) — where to watch

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O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a Depression-era comedic-adventure-musical that follows three escaped convicts as they journey across Mississippi in search of hidden treasure, encountering bizarre characters and unexpected twists along the way—all set to a rich backdrop of American folk and bluegrass music.

Starring George Clooney and directed by Joel & Ethan Coen, O Brother, Where Art Thou? was released December 22, 2000.

Where to watch O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Notes

• Down From The Mountain (music documentary)
• Eudora Welty's photography

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Tim: Sullivan's Travels (Sturges, 1941) — where to watch
Tay: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (Coens, 2018) — where to watch

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