The Lobot Mods: A Podcast about Sci-Fi Cinema
The future isn't what it used to be in science fiction cinema. Aaron Wood & Paul Docherty talk about sci-fi movies old and new, asking the question: are modern sci-fi movies getting worse or are we just getting old?
Two movies. Two decades. Every two weeks.
Podcasting since 2024 • 12 episodes
The Lobot Mods: A Podcast about Sci-Fi Cinema
Latest Episodes
THE LOBOT MODS 012: Mars Attacks! (1996) / Attack The Block (2011)
They're here!!!In this final episode of LOBOT MODS season 1, we take a look at Tim Burton's sci-fi feature film MARS ATTACKS! and compare that with the 2011 UK action/sci-fi/monster feature ATTACK THE BLOCK. Two alien invasions. One by ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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55:23
THE LOBOT MODS 011: Planet of the Apes (1968) / Fantastic Planet (1973)
Humans would make great pets!We take a look at the classic 1968 sci-fi feature film PLANET OF THE APES starring Charlton Heston, and compare that with 1973 animated science fiction film FANTASTIC PLANET. Two alien scenarios where humans...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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55:56
THE LOBOT MODS 010: Saturn 3 (1980) / Ex Machina (2014)
Mad men make mad mechanical people. Mad horny mechanical people. We take a look at Stanley Donen and John Barry's 1980 feature SATURN 3 starring Kirk Douglas and Farrah Fawcett, and compare that with Alex Garland's 2014 film EX MAC...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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53:18
THE LOBOT MODS 009: Moon (2009) / 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Two Artificial Intelligences hold human life in the balance. One is a monstrous, untrustworthy abuser. The other is Kevin Spacey. We take a look at the legendary Stanely Kubrick classic 1968 feature 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, and compa...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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55:19
THE LOBOT MODS 008: Rollerball (1975) / Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Two future sports that tease the prospect of freedom. One is a meat grinder on wheels, the other is barely a game at all.We take a look at the classic 1975 feature ROLLERBALL starring James Caan, and compare that with Robert Rodriguez's...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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55:37