Jackie and Greg enter the Zone in search of the deeper meaning behind Andrei Tarkovsky's STALKER from 1979. Topics of discussion include the film's texture, its roots as a sci-fi novel, Tarkovsky as a conjurer, and its (literal) toxic production history.

#29 on Sight & Sound's 2012 "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time" list.
https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/polls/greatest-films-all-time-2012

#43 on Sight & Sound's 2022 "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time" list.  https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greatest-films-all-time

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