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
301. School
300. Ed's Birthday 2020
299. When Will Movies Come Back?
298. Best of the Year So Far
297. Olivia de Havilland
296. Movies and Video Games
295. Don't Go to Movie Theatres. Wear A Mask. This Isn't Hard.
294. The "Value" of the Canon
293. The Brands Are At It Again
292. Books About Films
291. Coming of Age Stories
290. Pick n Mix
289. Favourite Actors
288. Rewriting History
287. Underrated Performances
286. Writers' Rights
285. Art We Left Behind
284. CoronArt
283. Films as Time Capsules
282. COVIDeodrome
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