0095: The Running Man
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English - March 12, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 65.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTV & Film film science-fiction sci-fi ranking rating list humour Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: 0094: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Next Episode: 0096: The Transformers: The Movie
It’s the start of nostalgia season! This week Alex plucks a film from his childhood to see if it still holds up, and predictably Arnold Schwarzenegger is involved. In 1987’s The Running Man 2019 is a totalitarian hellscape where TV controls the world and the masses are oppressed by a minority, getting their kicks watching innocents throw themselves into a violent nightmare for a chance at redemption. Its only marginally less depressing than the real 2019 etc.
Next week we visit Sam’s childhood by finally getting to watch The Transformers: The Movie. Watch a trailer here!