048 - Modern Sci-Fi

Episode 48 of the Line of Sight podcast, hosted by Line of Sight, titled "048 - Modern Sci-Fi" was published on August 18, 2020 and runs 170 minutes.

August 18, 2020 ·170m · Line of Sight

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Summary

There are been a lot of great science fiction films in the past 10 years. But what exactly is Science Fiction? We debate what actually counts, list off a few of our favourites, and some others that aren't as great as we'd like them to be. Some notable titles are: Interstellar, The Martian, Ex Machina, Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, Under The Skin, and take a deeper dive into Passengers (2016).

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There are been a lot of great science fiction films in the past 10 years. But what exactly is Science Fiction? We debate what actually counts, list off a few of our favourites, and some others that aren't as great as we'd like them to be. Some notable titles are: Interstellar, The Martian, Ex Machina, Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, Under The Skin, and take a deeper dive into Passengers (2016).

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