Podcast Episodes

How do you adapt an unadaptable sci-fi epic about the origins of religious belief, the moral responsibilities and failures of people in power, and intergalactic hallucinogens generated by giant worms?

Akira Kurosawa, often best known for his samurai epics, also pretty much invented the modern police procedural. Spike Lee, famed for his social commentary and love for New York, takes the story and runs with it. But which movie is more thrilling? Do these movies have anything to say?

Two classic rom-coms go head. Special guest Mick joins the podcast for the first time, and the fireworks start almost immediately. But will we perhaps reach agreement by the end of the fisticuffs?