S1E4: Alien Resurrection

This week, we discuss Alien: Resurrection, the rapid evolution of big-studio filmmaking, the importance of managing tone and how best to translate the tone of a script to the screen, specifically via casting and the direction of said cast. We also make an earnest plea to armchair YouTube film critics to approach each film from a scholarly angle, as a work to be studied and discussed rather than derided and dismissed in the interest of empty-headed snark and sarcasm. In our Advanced Studies, we discuss Firefly and Serenity, alongside the career of Joss Whedon this week, and explore the 2nd trilogy of Resident Evil films (Afterlife/Retribution/The Final Chapter) as examples of comparatively successful, idea-driven Euro-helmed sci-fi/adventure films that are, when taken as a whole, surprisingly ambitious. Thanks as always to our brilliant Sound Engineer Drew DeVore, and be sure to check out the following clips/articles/and commencement addresses we reference off and on throughout the episode: Key and Peele - Awkward Conversation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKpQgEyjNdM Film Crit Hulk - Never Hate a Movie http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2011/11/03/film-crit-hulk-smash-never-hate-a-movie David Foster Wallace - This is Water https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcAhZ5JzYJY