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.
Episodes
12 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
THE LOBOT MODS 007: The Black Hole (1979) / Interstellar (2014)
Two terrifying tesseracts piercing time and space, and the dumb humans that throw themselves into them.We take a look at the 1979 Disney sci-fi feature THE BLACK HOLE starring
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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57:06
THE LOBOT MODS 006: Alphaville (1965) / Blade Runner (1982)
Two detectives surrounded by robots (possibly), trying to make sense of the noir world around them. We take a look at Jean-Luc Godard's 1965 feature ALPHAVILLE starring E...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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54:04
THE LOBOT MODS 005: THX 1138 (1971) / Children of Men (2006)
Two men trapped in societies that rule the masses with an iron fist. Two men that defeat the odds and break on through. One of them does it for the betterment of all of humanity. The other one is a bit of a jerk. We take a look at ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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55:50
THE LOBOT MODS 004: Sunshine (2007) / Dark Star (1974)
Two spaceships from Earth on a mission to blow up celestial bodies - one mission to save mankind, the other to escape boredom. We take a look at Danny Boyle's 2007 film SUNSHINE, starring Cillian Murphy, and compare that high-stake...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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55:39
THE LOBOT MODS 003 :Equilibrium (2002) / A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Two dystopian futures where the masses are controlled by taking away their emotions. A peaceful society at the cost of not appreciating poetry. It's monstrous. But the fighting looks cool. We take a look at Kurt Wimmer's 2002 film...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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56:55
THE LOBOT MODS 002 : Judge Dredd (1995) / Dredd (2012)
The legendary weekly British anthology publication, 2000A.D., spawned one of the most iconic science fiction characters in comic book history - Mega City One lawman Judge Dredd. Inspired by cinematic figures like Frankenstein from DEATH R...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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58:10
THE LOBOT MODS 001 : Barbarella / Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
What's up with those bande dessinée sci fi adaptations for the big screen, eh? Maybe Hollywood rips off French sci-fi because the French do it better? We take a look at Roger Vadim's 1968 film BARBARELLA, adapted from the Jean-Clau...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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58:32