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In this series we are counting down the 30 best horror films of the 20th century. This time, numbers 30 to 28, which means we discuss, with some spoilers, the films Gremlins, Near Dark and Altered States. The Good Robot
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Discussion, with lots of spoilers of the film The Killing of a Sacred Deer. Andy Balaam thinks it sounds worthy and tiresome, but Andy Cockerill describes an unsettling, grown-up horror film, whose story line is slightly weird, probably because it’s
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Discussion, with lots of spoilers of the film Annihilation. For some unknown reason, Andy Balaam starts talking about A Perfect Circle’s Annihilation, which is not very good, but is on the same album as A Perfect Circle’s Imagine, which sounds
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Discussion, with lots of spoilers of the film Split. Andy Balaam states that it is a light but entertaining sequel to Source Code but Andy Cockerill explain it’s a chilling psycho movie that, although it does feature “women in peril”,
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What is Open Source? Why is it important? Andy Cockerill tries to to restrain Andy Balaam from rambling forever about Linux, Apache and all the cool things that power the Googles, Facebooks, and Amazons of the new world we are
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Discussion, with lots of spoilers of the film Mute. Andy Balaam thinks it’s a rollicking Disney adventure about a tiny mouse who can’t speak, but Andy Cockerill tells him it’s a very dark, edgy sci-fi with disturbing scenes, featuring a
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Bonus chat by the Andys about the extreme film mother!, during which they coin the genre “social horror”. Also discussion of Children of Men and lots of Aronofsky films. The Good Robot Andys podcasts and web site by Andy Balaam
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Discussion, with lots of spoilers of the film Your Name. Andy Balaam speculates that it’s a rom-com starring a waif that thinks it’s more than it is, but Andy Cockerill explains it’s a Manga film that starts off like a
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Discussion, with lots of spoilers of the film Silence. Andy Balaam thinks it’s a night sky-inspired contemplative film with a strong lead from Kate Winslet, but Andy Cockerill explains as slowly as he can that it’s a study of faith
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The Andys take a break from movie discussion to talk tech, about the Meltdown and Spectre exploits that allow malicious people to grab secret information from loads of different types of computer. Andy Balaam insists that the way it works
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Andy and Andy discuss (with lots of spoilers) the film Colossal. Andy Balaam, who hasn’t seen it, decides it’s a Bill Murray vehicle with realistically-rendered giant robots, but Andy Cockerill, who has seen it, explains that it’s “one of the
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Special guest Kathy Bacon discusses Blade Runner 2049 with Andy Balaam, including some discussion of its portrayal of women, as initially discussed by the Andys in the episode 13 bonus. Andy Cockerill is given a right to reply to the
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Discussion, and lots of spoilers, of Get Out. Andy Balaam thinks it’s an Arnold Schwarzenegger documentary that reveals his plans to be president, but Andy Cockerill explains it’s a cracking horror film with a brutal social message. The discussion quickly
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Andy C and Andy B give their (enthusiastic) options about Blade Runner 2049, with almost no spoilers(!) The Good Robot Andys podcasts and web site by Andy Balaam and Andy Cockerill are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
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Discussion, and lots of spoilers, of The Red Turtle. Andy Balaam thinks it might be a rollicking Disney adventure, but Andy Cockerill sets him straight that it’s a beautiful story of love and family with not a single word spoken.
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Discussion, and lots of spoilers, of Prevenge. Andy Balaam suggests it’s a computer game spin-off based on Worms, but after a brief discussion concluding that would probably not make for a brilliant game, Andy Cockerill explains it’s a comedy slasher
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Discussion, and lots of spoilers, of The Autopsy of Jane Doe. Andy Balaam thinks it’s a rough cop drama, but Andy Cockerill explains that it’s just a really well-done horror. They briefly discuss the fact that the only significant female
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Discussion about Love, hate and fear, including the film Overview (below), Jadav Payeng who planted a forest one tree a day for 37 years, the one-ness of all life and humanity, the sternness or cuddliness of God, The Liturgists and
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A tribute to George Romero, who changed our lives for the better. The Good Robot Andys podcasts and web site by Andy Balaam and Andy Cockerill are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.