It’s a five-person entomology seminar! Alan, Jim, PJ, Drü, and Drew dissect 1997’s Starship Troopers.

Alan is joined by Brent from the future to cannonball into a discussion of 1997’s Gattaca…or is it a belly-flop?

Adam the Computer joins Alan and Jim to discuss 2020’s Tenet and throw a few hot takes into the mix.

Jim brings another Drew on to talk about 1984’s The Last Starfighter, computer graphics in the 1980s, and video games in the movies, while Alan tries to tie in The Music Man with no success.

Derek drops in from the future (ouch!) to talk about 1981’s Time Bandits with Alan.

Alan, Jim, and Drü talk about Galaxy Express 999.

Tetsuro, orphaned by Cyborgs, lives in a slum in the shadow of their megapolis. With the help of his little band of thieves, he steals a boarding pass for Galaxy Express 999.

Alan and Jim talk about Tron.

Tron premiered in 1982, the same year William Gibson’s short story “Burning Chrome” and novel Neuromancer were released, more or less birthing the whole cyberpunk genre and introducing the concept of cyberspace.

Alan and Paul are joined by Jim Purcell, who can't believe that neither of them have seen Mad Max before now!

This week, Alan and Paul dive into yet another movie from 1979 as they discuss the oft-maligned Star Trek the Motion Picture.

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Alan and Paul look at another film from the late 70s/early 80s. This time it's The Black Hole as Paul breaks out his cereal toys and... wait, isn't that Norman Freaking Bates?!?