SPACE BRAINS PODCAST
EPISODES: 1 TO 10
EPISODE 1
The space brains discuss the 2016 film Passengers starring Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt. We talk about the homage to Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, Surrey talks about fusion generators, ion drives and why the Avalon lost gravity during malfunction. Mark analyses the story structure using the Blake Snyder Beat Sheet and we in general have a grand old time talking about space, movies and ethics.
EPISODE 2
The Lobster, released 2015 starring Collin Farell and Rachel Weisz and directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. The Lobster is an absurdist black comedy set in an alternate universe where singles have 45 days to find a partner or be turned into an animal of choice.
David, played by Colin Farell, is recently divorced and checks into the hotel where he is to find his partener. His animal, should he fail, is a lobster. Suffice to say he encounters unusual characters and difficult situations as he tries to negotiate some of societies most difficult scenarios while finding love.
The Space brains provide a run through of the main plot points, the viewing experience and rank it in comparison to Passengers. Surrey covers some interesting mathematical analysis of love and relationships while Mark looks at how music and lack thereof is used to increase drama and heighten the effect of key scenes.
Also, did you know we don’t really know how big a lobster will grow nor how long they can live?
EPISODE 3
The Beyond (2018) directed by Hasraf Dulull is reviewed in this episode of Space Brains. The film stars Neleen Comiskey, Kosha Engler, Jane Perry and is about a wormhole which mysteriously opens near the Earth, two cybernetic humans are sent through to explore it. Throughout the episode we discuss wormholes, documentary style film making, and a little Star Trek Discovery.
EPISODE 4
Equals is a romantic science fiction movie released in 2015 starring Nicholas Hoult and Kristen Stewart. The movie explores the developing relationship between two citizens of “The Collective”, a surviving group of humans living in a society that has genetically removed emotions.
EPISODE 5
1979 Starring Sigourney Weaver, directed by Ridely Scott. This is the 40th anniversary of this sci fi / horror classic and we dive in for a 2 hour in depth discussion including insights into the making of.
EPISODE 6
OtherLife is a 2017 Australian science fiction thriller film directed by Ben C. Lucas. It stars Jessica De Gouw as the co-founder of Otherlife where they develop a form of biological virtual reality. When her partner, played by T. J. Power, insists she license it for unethical use, she struggles to retain control of her invention with the help of her lover, played by Thomas Cocquerel.
The film is loosely based on the novel Solitaire by Kelley Eskridge.
EPISODE 7
Spectral is an American military-science-fiction action film directed by Nic Mathieu.
The screenplay was written by Ian Fried, Mathieu and George Nolfi from a screen story by Fried.
The film stars James Badge Dale, Max Martini, Emily Mortimer, and Bruce Greenwood.
The film was released on December 9, 2016 on Netflix
EPISODE 8
The Darkest Dawn is a big, brash, British sci-fi movie that tells the story of two teenage sisters as Britain descends into an alien apocalypse. Told through the eyes of the younger sister, the film charts the sisters’ descent into a post apocalyptic hell where they must choose between humanity and brutality in the fight for survival. Having lost their family in the initial chaos, the sisters unite with another group of survivors and embark on an odyssey out of a totally devastated London and into the badlands of Britain under alien occupation
EPISODE 9
Revolt is a 2017 American science fiction film directed by Joe Miale. It was written by Miale and Rowan Athale. It stars Lee Pace and Bérénice Marlohe in the lead roles.
EPISODE 10
2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick. The screenplay was written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke, and was inspired by Clarke’s short story