Blade Runner is more than a sci-fi classic — it’s a meditation on memory, identity, and empathy. We explore Philip K. Dick’s 2-3-74 mystical VALIS experience, the meaning of the Voight-Kampff test, and why the film still resonates today as a cinematic awakening.  <a href= "https://shadowplaypod.com/podcast-2-8-blade-runner-philip-k-dick-and-the-search-for-reality-cinema-as-gnosis/"> Shownotes</a>

Blade Runner is more than a sci-fi classic — it’s a meditation on memory, identity, and empathy. We explore Philip K. Dick’s 2-3-74 mystical VALIS experience, the meaning of the Voight-Kampff test, and why the film still resonates today as a cinematic awakening. Shownotes

Blade Runner is more than a sci-fi classic — it’s a meditation on memory, identity, and empathy. We explore Philip K. Dick’s 2-3-74 mystical VALIS experience, the meaning of the Voight-Kampff test, and why the film still resonates today as a cinematic awakening.&nbsp; <a href="https://shadowplaypod.com/podcast-2-8-blade-runner-philip-k-dick-and-the-search-for-reality-cinema-as-gnosis/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Shownotes</a>

[Film on the Fringe 9] BLADE RUNNER, Philip K. Dick, and the Search for Reality: Cinema as Gnosis

Sometimes reality is stranger than fantasy, and sometimes myth is truer than the world outside your window.

The mainline MAGICAL MYSTERY MEDIA series is a freestyle discussion of the dark and strange in media. Topics include cinema deep cuts, fringe documentaries, strange behind-the-scenes stories, and forgotten lore.

SHADOW PLAY is an upcoming series of story-driven episodes about cinema’s bizarre and forgotten histories.

FILM ON THE FRINGE is a limited series exploring modern cult classics and genre favorites and their connections to magic, myth, and mystery.

Host Adam Charles is a writer, software developer, and lifelong film obsessive.

Check out MAGICAL MYSTERY RADIO: INANE RAMBLINGS FROM THE FRINGE for our "lost episodes" archive.

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Sometimes reality is stranger than fantasy, and sometimes myth is truer than the world outside your window. The mainline MAGICAL MYSTERY MEDIA series is a freestyle discussion of the dark and strange in media. Topics include cinema deep cuts, fringe documentaries, strange behind-the-scenes stories, and forgotten lore. SHADOW PLAY is an upcoming series of story-driven episodes about cinema’s bizarre and forgotten histories. FILM ON THE FRINGE is a limited series exploring modern cult classics and genre favorites and their connections to magic, myth, and mystery. Host Adam Charles is a writer, software developer, and lifelong film obsessive. Check out MAGICAL MYSTERY RADIO: INANE RAMBLINGS FROM THE FRINGE for our "lost episodes" archive.

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[Film on the Fringe 9] BLADE RUNNER, Philip K. Dick, and the Search for Reality: Cinema as Gnosis

[Film on the Fringe 9] BLADE RUNNER, Philip K. Dick, and the Search for Reality: Cinema as Gnosis