Strange Days

In 1995, Katheryn Bigelow and James Cameron tested the boundaries of reality with Strange Days. Starring Ralf Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis and Tom Sizemore, this film noir, sci-fi flick follows Lenny as he prepares for a new millennium as an “experience dealer”, selling pieces of people’s lives that can be viewed and experienced using SQUID technology. In the meantime, some LA cops kill a famous singer in cold blood, and that experience is captured via SQUID, and the tape ends up with Lenny…sort of. With the help of Mace, his friendly neighbourhood bodyguard limo driver, and Max, the whispy haired private detective turns bodyguard, they try to prevent a riot and save their own skins while the bad coppers try to save their own skins.  Made for $42M, Strange Days was a commercial failure, bringing in only $8M at the box office.  But since then, it has found a cult following and is now remembered slightly more fondly than when it was first released.  But does it hold up? Listen as Jon, Colin and Brent slap some squids on their heads and see if they share a favourable experience filled with sex, drugs, and fun, or if this dark flick brings up only bad memories of the new millennium filled with foggy remembrances and forgettable characters.