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
204. Avengers: Infinity War
203. Jurassic Park at 25
202. Ready Player One
201. Movie Stars
200. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (with Emily Benita)
199. Best Best Directors
198. Watching Old Shows in the Age of Peak TV
Star Trek Discovery Redux
197. Black Panther
196. The Netflix Paradox
195. The Good Place
194. Oscar Nominations 2018
193. The Best Actors Working Today
192. 2018 Preview
191. 2017 Wrap-Up
190. Star Wars: The Last Jedi
189. The Disaster Artist (with Louise Le Cornu)
188. Justice League
187. Matt's Birthday 2017
186. Dirty Dancing at 30 (with Michaela Livingstone-Banks)
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