[School of Movies 2016]
John Carpenter's remake of The Thing from Another World, based on the novel Who Goes There was woefully unappreciated on initial release, for reasons we will go into on this show. It has, over the next three decades become a sci-fi pop-culture classic, unblemished by greedy meddling studios desperate to wring every penny from nostalgia. Even the remake/prequel, while slavishly loyal to the aesthetic and tone of this one and not endeavouring to actually be *about* anything isn't all that bad.
Joshua Garrity of Cane and Rinse and Neil Taylor of GameBurst consider it one of their all-time favourites and in this show you'll find out why it's still so effective.
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Guests:
Neil Taylor of TheKidDogg
Joshua Garrity of Cane and Rinse
Highlander
Zootopia
Logan
Coraline
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Book of Life
L.A. Confidential
Watership Down
Swiss Army Man
Wonder Woman
Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2
Doctor Strange
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Hero
The Thief and the Cobbler
Brazil
The Lego Batman Movie
Mulan
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