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 008: Rollerball (1975) / Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
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Two future sports that tease the prospect of freedom. One is a meat grinder on wheels, the other is barely a game at all. We take a look at the classic 1975 feature ROLLERBALL starring James Caan, and compare that with Robert Rodriguez's big budget cyberpunk-ish 2019 manga adaptation film ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL. Do these films represent the future of …
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THE LOBOT MODS 007: The Black Hole (1979) / Interstellar (2014)
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Two terrifying tesseracts piercing time and space, and the dumb humans that throw themselves into them. We take a look at the 1979 Disney sci-fi feature THE BLACK HOLE starring Robert Forster & Yvette Mimieux, and contrast that with Christopher Nolan's hard sci-fi art-house melodrama INTERSTELLAR. Which one takes a dive? Or do neither escape the pu…
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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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