Science at the Movies

It's the end of a series, the end of our so bad it's good era! Praise the lord! We're closing out this year with a long one but it was such a hoot talking about this movie. The wild ride that is Pacific Rim. It's full of tropes but Idris Elba and topless Charlie Hunman made it all worthwhile. Just don't say the aussie accents were good...apparently Freda disagrees. oops We're on an extended break...

Closing out our Is it so bad it's good series is this absolute gem of a movie! Samuel L Jackson, snakes and a plane. What more could you want? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"couda been smart coulda gone to college, been cool...all these circuits get crossed ZAP" - Bruce Willis explains autism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

an orgy of hatred Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Halloween you beauties. Join us for a relaxed chat about what this movie means to people. It doesn't cost anything in life to be kind! Big Issue Interview with Richard O'Brien Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5 of our miniseries 'So Bad it's Good?' and yes, yes this movie is! Cotton Candy Cocoon anyone? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We deal with work stress before heading into the streams of our conciousness. .. Normalise Emotional Meltdowns!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FINALLY a movie so bad its good. A movie so committed to the art of being bad that you have to applaud it. No second takes were had in this movie! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This absoulte jem came out on Netflix recently and it has everything we love about a sci-fi comedy nancy drew in the mystery machine with gangsters, pimps and ho's. Instant classic! We're back on clone science and memory downloads with a touch of what is conciousness. But most of all, it's a tumble down an MK Ultra rabbit hole, the bleak and crazy world of secret government experiments and that ti...

i will never look at a baby in the same way again for the rest of my life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is as packed and chaotic as the movie itself, due to Abi and Freda being exhausted from bootlegging and Freda being in an crisis of science faith. Anyways, we finally get to discuss Oceangate. Also, offshore drilling hab(itats), underwater nuclear testing and breathing liquid oxygen strongly features. Finally, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio never felt the need to shorten her name. *****...

You know those movies that you watch, where they are just sooooo bad, they end up being good? This isn't one of them. Welcome to this series minis: So bad it's good? This is episode 2 and we're seriously regretting this miniseries. Don't watch it, you don't need to waste 90 minutes of your life. Listen to us instead! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is this the greatest movie we've ever done? Can someone find Freda a Quarry, some rope and Perfect Tommy? Peter Weller makes bowties and glasses cool af! This movie is a glorious journey through madness with some well thought out science! Yes, the science is not terrible! In fact, it's pretty good. As far as cars driving through mountains into the 8th dimension goes... 'Yes on one, no on two' TikT...

You know those movies that you watch, where they are just sooooo bad, they end up being good? This isn't one of them. Welcome to this series minis: So bad it's good? This is episode 1 and we regret it already. Don't watch it, you don't need to waste 90 minutes of your life. Listen to us instead! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back! Back with another Spielberg alien film, this time Close Encounters of the Third Kind. We are derailed at several points by conspiracy theorists, especially this one commenter called Daisy. Eric wasn't there to protect us. Bob Balaban returns to Science at the Movies. We talk about mental health, music, and the fact that we are both over Einstein. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

It's our week between seasons and so we are re-releasing an old episode for you, uncut. So please enjoy two unedited hours of us rabbiting on about Zombies, Zombie Ants, Zombie Babies and Miss Justineau plus an entire minute of silence where Abi tries to find an article. Stay tuned for an accompanying interview with an actual fungus expert who can correct our awkward ramblings. Hosted on Acast. Se...

It's a big one! 2001 is an absolute classic of science fiction filmmaking. Kubrick gave us space like it hadn't been seen before and working with the legendary Arthur C Clarke brought us one of the most impressive depictions of hard scifi in the history of filmaking. Could have done without the gorillas and fetus though. Before you listen..yes i messed up the names!! I will forever hang my head in...

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Small Soldiers a.k.a Freda dies on her hill Microchips (what are they), non-technical bosses, viagra and...the biathlon? That escalated quickly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is episode 5/6 of our scifi miniseries. This episode is all about AI. We talk about how they are depicted in science fiction, what we think about AI in the real world and what is our favourite movie about AI that we've covered here at SatMs! To get the conversation going we watched James Camerons series 'The History of Science Fiction'. It's well worth a watch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

Science Fiction classic turned cult satire! Starship Troopers; it'll make you laugh, it'll make you cry, it'll make you want to squash some bugs and slap some humans. This week we're talking about the battle for Klendathu, plasma butt weapons, asteroid slingshots and of course history and moral philosophy. "Do you want to know more?" TikTok: @scienceatthemovies Instagram: @scienceatthemovies Email...

Episode 4/6 of our miniseries - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's so good about being human? And what's so terrible about AI? Well, maybe we answer both of those question and then some. Come along with us to have a nuanced discussion about The Problem with AI, where we discuss black boxes, non-linear models, high-order interactions, causal pathways and all that fun stuff. Plus - oh yeah - there's this goddamn amazing movie to talk about to and some extrem...

James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction: Monsters Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time for another Marvel breakdown. This time we get quantum with Ant-Man! Pym particles and the quantum realm, safe cracking lols, controlling ants. Fun movie, stupid science and one of the worst casting decisions Marvel has made... 'She went subatomic' TikTok: @scienceatthemovies Instagram: @scienceatthemovies Email: scienceatthemovies@gmail.com Safe Technician rates Heist Movies If you want...