This really is it! The end of the Matrix series so far. Morpheus has died in a game you didn't play and Hugo Weaving was doing some theatre so Agent Smith has a new face. But the big news is that Neo is alive, somehow, and trapped in a new Matrix devoted to nodding self-referentially at the old one, while Trinity has become just a regular, Ducatti-riding, Hollywood hot mom of two regular kids.

Join us! As we discuss why two of us... actually like this film now? Even though it's sentimental, overly self-aware, and Neo can't kick as high as he used to.

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This is it! The end of the Matrix series, until they made another one. With Neo trapped in a cybercoma and strapped on a gurney next to a man doing a cartoonish Hugo Weaving impression, WHO will be available to speak to the big machine face and force a ceasefire before the squids interrupt the eternal raving of Zion? It barely matters.

Join us as we discuss what is supposed to be happening in this film, who won at the end, and why two members of the Redshirt Cinema Club somehow prefer this to Reloaded.

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With Nath exiting the Matrix (and the country) this week, Rob and Dave are taking the opportunity to read some of your amazing emails (and some of the less amazing ones too). We talk future plans, rugby fans and questionable flans. Does anyone even read these genius descriptions?!

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How do you follow the most iconic sci-fi action movie of all time? By building an actual freeway to stage an elaborate reaction set piece, making your hero fly and then having him fight 100 Hugo Weavings. Does The Matrix Reloaded deliver where it counts however? Get ready for some OPINIONS.

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We're unplugging from the real world and diving into The Matrix over the next few weeks, starting with the breathtaking 1999 original that changed the course of action cinema forever. How will it hold up 25 years on? Was Cypher right? Why am I me, and not someone else? We tackle all of these questions and more in today's episode!

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Before we dive into our next series, this week we're pausing to reflect on fandom and the effect it's had on our lives. Has fandom shaped our sense of identity? Do we physically display our fandoms, and look for communities of like minded people? Are there fandoms we've forgotten and rediscovered? Please share your own stories with us!

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As is becoming tradition, we're taking a breath this week and plunging our heads into the mailbag before we set out on an adventure in a far away galaxy. As always, we've been sent some excellent observations, anecdotes and conversation starters from all around the world. Prepare to laugh, gasp, and strongly disagree!

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Our David Lynch mini-season comes to a close with 2001's Hollywood nightmare, Mulholland Dr.

Like Twin Peaks, Mulholland Dr started life as a pilot for an ABC TV series, but became a self-contained puzzle of a film when that pilot was rejected.

The resulting movie is part-Cinderalla story, part noir throwback, and part artful commentary on the power dynamics and hidden spaces of the dream factory of Hollywood.

What will Rob and Dave make of one of Nath's favourite films ever? Listen to find out!

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Our journey through the works of David Lynch brings us to Twin Peaks, the hit 1990 TV phenomenon that's influenced everything from Alan Wake to Stranger Things and still loved and talked about 35 years on. The thing Lynch made, alongside writer Mark Frost, around which a genuine fandom was born - people travel to the real life Great Northern Hotel for coffee and cherry pie. But what will we make of it? Let's find out!

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Our season celebrating and exploring the films of David Lynch continues with 1986's Blue Velvet.

What a pairing with last week's film, Dune - the same director, star, and producer bring us a film of vastly different scope, and unique perspective.

Blue Velvet is the story of a young man's involvement with a mystery, a dreamy love story interrupted by the rich textures of a sensual nightmare. It's unlike anything we've watched on the podcast before - join us as we venture into the unknown!

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