The long-gestating sequel to Ridley Scott's sci-fi classic Blade Runner hit theatres this week to glowing reviews and disappointing box office. As two recently converted Blade Runner skeptics, Matt and Ed talk about Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049, an ambitious movie which, like its predecessor, raises a lot of questions: Was Deckard a replicant? How much does it owe to the work of Andrei Tarkovsky? And is Jared Leto "perfectly tolerable" in this movie?
They also discuss the fallout of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, the spectacularly dumb Rick and Morty/Szechuan sauce farrago, and whether Jessica Williams joining the cast of the Fantastic Beasts... sequel could possibly balance out the Eddie Redmayne-shaped void at the heart of that franchise.
00:00:00 - 00:01:47 - Intro
00:01:48 - 00:35:11 - News
00:35:12 - 01:26:41 - Matt & Ed talk about Blade Runner 2049 (Spoilers abound!)
01:26:42 - 01:33:44 - SRS Recommends & Outro
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360. Emily’s Leaving, Hiatus
359. News Round Up
358. Toxic Femininity
357. The Modern State of the Rom-Com
356. How We Would Fix the Oscars
355. Bad Movies We Can’t Stop Thinking About
354.Curation in the Streaming Age
353. Emily’s Birthday 2022
352. Best of 2021
351. The Lord of the Rings Films Are Old and So Are We
350. Musicians Acting
349. Perspective
348. Gimmick vs. Premise
347. The Six (with Arthur Jones)
346. Scary Moments in Non-Horror
345. The Fun of Sprawling Art
344. Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (2020) / Malignant (2021)
343. What Makes a Good Rip-Off?
342. The Matrix Online is Canon!
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