This week, we review Blade Runner (1982), Ridley Scott’s neo-noir sci-fi masterpiece that redefined the genre. Harrison Ford stars as Rick Deckard, a weary “blade runner” tasked with hunting down rogue replicants in a dystopian Los Angeles. With a haunting score by Vangelis, groundbreaking visual design, and existential themes at its core, the film explores what it really means to be human.

Is empathy a glitch in the code or the essence of the soul? Listen on to find out!

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This week, we review Bugonia (2025), Yorgos Lanthimos’s absurdist sci‑fi black comedy. Emma Stone stars as Michelle Fuller, a powerful pharmaceutical CEO suspected of being an alien, and she’s joined by Jesse Plemons as Teddy Gatz, a conspiracy‑theorist beekeeper who kidnaps her along with his cousin Don. In a bizarre twist on the “alien infiltration” theme, the film explores themes of conspiracy, power, capitalism, and our fraught relationship with technology and nature.

Is it a cutting satire of our paranoid era or a wild spectacle lost in its own weirdness? Listen on to find out!

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This week, we review Batman & Robin (1997), Joel Schumacher’s neon-drenched, camp-infused take on the superhero genre. George Clooney dons the cowl as Batman, with Chris O'Donnell returning as Robin, joined by Alicia Silverstone’s Batgirl. Together, they face off against a pun-happy Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and the seductive Poison Ivy (Uma Thurman) in a Gotham that looks more like a laser tag arena than a city in peril. With its over-the-top costumes, toyetic set pieces, and infamous one-liners, this film raises intriguing questions about how far a franchise can stray before it freezes over.

Is it a cold-hearted flop or a misunderstood cult classic? Listen on to find out!

Movie 16229 on Metacritic’s all time movie list.

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