Mark and Aaron explore the popular genre that is science fiction, and we take a closer look at Fassbinder's World on a Wire.

Mark and Aaron explore the popular genre that is science fiction. At the core of our discussion is a science fiction project that Aaron has been working on, but we also explore the genre on Criterion, and delve into Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s World on a Wire.


Episode Links & Notes

0:00 – Welcome and Intro


3:00 – The War Room, Thanks Keith


8:30 – Short Takes (Frau im Mond, The Fits, Captain America: Civil War, Robinson Crusoe on Mars, Mysterious Island, Stalker)


29:00 – The Sci-Fi List Project


50:30 – Sci-Fi Criterion Titles


57:00 – World on a Wire

CCU39: The War Room
Wonders in the Dark
CCU12: The Brood & Early Cronenberg
Musical Notation: Metropolis
Great Criterion Sci-Fi (Corby D.)
Criterion Science Fiction (kafkaesque)
Taste of Cinema: 15 Great Scientific Movies in the Criterion Collection

Episode Credits

Mark Hurne: Twitter | Letterboxd
Aaron West: Twitter | Blog | Letterboxd
Criterion Close-Up: Facebook | Twitter | Email

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