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The future isn't what it used to be in science fiction cinema. Aaron Wood & Paul Docherty talk about sci-fi movies old and new, asking the question: are modern sci-fi movies getting worse or are we just getting old? Two movies. Two decades. Every two weeks.
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THE LOBOT MODS 006: Alphaville (1965) / Blade Runner (1982)
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Two detectives surrounded by robots (possibly), trying to make sense of the noir world around them. We take a look at Jean-Luc Godard's 1965 feature ALPHAVILLE starring Eddie Constantine and Anna Karina, and compare that art house flick with the hypermodern, stylish and groundbreaking 1982 film BLADE RUNNER by Ridley Scott. When does style get in t…
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THE LOBOT MODS 005: THX 1138 (1971) / Children of Men (2006)
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Two men trapped in societies that rule the masses with an iron fist. Two men that defeat the odds and break on through. One of them does it for the betterment of all of humanity. The other one is a bit of a jerk. We take a look at George Lucas' 1971 debut feature THX 1138 starring Robert Duvall, and compare that meditation on the automation of the …
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THE LOBOT MODS 004: Sunshine (2007) / Dark Star (1974)
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Two spaceships from Earth on a mission to blow up celestial bodies - one mission to save mankind, the other to escape boredom. We take a look at Danny Boyle's 2007 film SUNSHINE, starring Cillian Murphy, and compare that high-stakes deep space survival drama with John Carpenter's debut feature, the genre-defining 1974 sci-fi film DARK STAR. Has sci…
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THE LOBOT MODS 003 :Equilibrium (2002) / A Clockwork Orange (1971)
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Two dystopian futures where the masses are controlled by taking away their emotions. A peaceful society at the cost of not appreciating poetry. It's monstrous. But the fighting looks cool. We take a look at Kurt Wimmer's 2002 film EQUILIBRIUM, starring Christian Bale, and compare that totalitarian state with Stanley Kubrick's eye-popping, retina sc…
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THE LOBOT MODS 002 : Judge Dredd (1995) / Dredd (2012)
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The legendary weekly British anthology publication, 2000A.D., spawned one of the most iconic science fiction characters in comic book history - Mega City One lawman Judge Dredd. Inspired by cinematic figures like Frankenstein from DEATH RACE 2000 and Dirty Harry Callahan, a feature film adaptation of Dredd always seemed inevitable. We take a look a…
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THE LOBOT MODS 001 : Barbarella / Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
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What's up with those bande dessinée sci fi adaptations for the big screen, eh? Maybe Hollywood rips off French sci-fi because the French do it better? We take a look at Roger Vadim's 1968 film BARBARELLA, adapted from the Jean-Claude Forest comic book of the same name, and explore what it does and doesn't have in common with Luc Besson's 2017 flick…
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