Basket Traffic: History versus Hollywood
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Hailing from Vancouver, this podcast is brought to you by hosts Craig, Shawn and Susie. Through story telling and conversation, our podcast grinds and plods along a meandering path of history and entertainment. Craig brings the history. Shawn brings the cinephilia and Susie wants nothing to do with any of it. In short, we're seriously unserious and a little irreverent.
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Basket Traffic: History versus Hollywood
Project Hail Mary: Hollywood We Have Lift Off 🚀
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Welcome back to the show where we combine film, history and comedy.
Today we’re heading into deep space with movie Project Hail Mary, a story that blends (some) hard science with human survival in the most unexpected way. Based on the bestselling novel by Andy Weir, the film follows a lone astronaut who wakes up with no memory…only to realize he may be humanity’s last hope to stop a cosmic extinction event. It’s part mystery, part science puzzle, and all about resilience in the face of the unknown.
Meanwhile, back on Earth, the Academy Awards delivered a mix of predictable wins and a few notable surprises—highlighting a continued divide between big studio productions and smaller, character-driven films fighting for recognition.
Today, we’ll explore whether Project Hail Mary has the makings of a modern sci-fi classic—and what the Oscars tell us about where cinema is headed next.
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