The Battle Beyond Planet X

By Harrison ChuteTV & Film

The Battle Beyond Planet X episodes

September 01, 2014 Ep. 23 - Tortured Masterworks III: Riddick
Pitch Black, Dark Fury, Chronicles of, Riddick
28 min
August 18, 2014 Ep. 22 - Longform Structure in The Last of Us
Story form in 2013's great zombie stealth/shooter
20 min
August 11, 2014 Ep. 21 - The Essentials: Doomsday
Neil Marshall's masterpiece, and the Escape Trilogy
21 min
August 04, 2014 Ep. 20 - Like Tears in Rain: Dying in SF Film
Death as a theme in The Fountain, Jacob's Ladder, Bonjour Galaxy Express 999, AI: Artificial Intelligence, and Blade Runner
27 min
July 21, 2014 Ep. 19 - Nihilism is Easy: The Purge and Violence
Modern SF satire -- many have tried...
32 min
July 07, 2014 Ep. 18 - Tortured Masterworks II: Mass Effect
Retrospective of the Mass Effect trilogy
40 min
June 23, 2014 Ep. 17 - Orphan Black: Season 2 Review
Checking in with Sarah, Alison, Cosima, and the gang
49 min
June 16, 2014 Ep. 16 - Edge of Tomorrow: War, Women, and Waking Up
War movie or summer blockbuster? Can't it be both?
19 min
June 02, 2014 Ep. 15 - Episodic Structure in The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury's classic can tell us something about longform storytelling
26 min
May 12, 2014 Ep. 14 - Casual Fridays: Godzilla and Atomic Allegories
The meaning of Godzilla, SyFy ranting, scifi film in 2014, Tupac news?
37 min

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