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 story and still deliver a great film.

Her screenplay Celeritas made it onto the 2014 Blacklist and can be heard here!

Any listeners looking to sharpen their sci-fi filmmaking chops can visit the Science & Entertainment Exchange by clicking here!

WARNING: This episode contains spoilers and some mild profanity.

Thanks to Ant McCabe for our theme music!

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 impact on their journey to making their first feature length film and what aspiring film makers can take away as well!

WARNING: This episode contains SPOILERS.

Cosmos can be streamed on many platforms. A list of them can be found here. Alternatively, you can purchase a physical copy of the film here.

Much thanks to Ant McCabe for our theme music and Zachary Sokol for editing the episode!

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 science fiction and the way it explores the ties between male identity and profession.

WARNING: This episode contains SPOILERS.

Cosmos can be streamed on many platforms. A list of them can be found here. Alternatively, you can purchase a physical copy of the film here.

Much thanks to Ant McCabe for our theme music.

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, Cloverfield.

WARNING: This episode contains SPOILERS.

Much thanks to Ant McCabe for our theme music!

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 Shirow Masamune and Mamoru Oshii.

WARNING: This episode contains SPOILERS.

Much thanks to Ant McCabe for our theme music and Zachary Sokol for editing the episode!

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 be and do more than society tells you!

WARNING: This episode contains some profanity SPOILERS.

Much thanks to Ant McCabe for our theme music and Zachary Sokol for editing the episode!

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 episode, be sure to pay Erica's Patreon a visit and show her some support!

WARNING: This episode contains SPOILERS.

Much thanks to Ant McCabe for our theme music and Zachary Sokol for editing the episode!

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 why it is the greatest remake of all time... if it is really even a remake!

WARNING: This episode contains SPOILERS.

Much thanks to Ant McCabe for our theme music!