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Do you like science? Do you like movies? Well, have we got a combo for you! Every two weeks join us, real life physicists Freda and Abi, while we break down the science behind some of the best and worst movie plots out there. We also get real about the depiction of scientists and their working environment in movies and lay it all on the table with our WTF moments. We're not about debunking, we're here to show our appreciation to the art of movie magic but reserve the right to laugh and shout as well as applaud where deserved! Here comes the science... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Do you like science? Do you like movies? Well, have we got a combo for you! Every two weeks join us, real life physicists Freda and Abi, while we break down the science behind some of the best and worst movie plots out there. We also get real about the depiction of scientists and their working environment in movies and lay it all on the table with our WTF moments. We're not about debunking, we're here to show our appreciation to the art of movie magic but reserve the right to laugh and shout as well as applaud where deserved! Here comes the science... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Pacific Rim

11/30/2023
It's the end of a series, the end of our so bad it's good era! Praise the lord! We're closing out this year with a long one but it was such a hoot talking about this movie. The wild ride that is Pacific Rim. It's full of tropes but Idris Elba and topless Charlie Hunman made it all worthwhile. Just don't say the aussie accents were good...apparently Freda disagrees. oops We're on an extended break now until the new year! We'll drop a few uncut episodes and try to crank out a christmas special. Rest and be merry this holiday season! Thanks for listening to us for another year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:02:03:48

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Minisode: Snakes on a Plane

11/23/2023
Closing out our Is it so bad it's good series is this absolute gem of a movie! Samuel L Jackson, snakes and a plane. What more could you want? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:01:02:16

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Mercury Rising

11/16/2023
"couda been smart coulda gone to college, been cool...all these circuits get crossed ZAP" - Bruce Willis explains autism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:01:40:52

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Minisode: Battlefield Earth

11/9/2023
an orgy of hatred Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:46:05

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The Rocky Horror Picture Show

10/26/2023
Happy Halloween you beauties. Join us for a relaxed chat about what this movie means to people. It doesn't cost anything in life to be kind! Big Issue Interview with Richard O'Brien Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:01:27:31

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Minisode: Killer Klowns From Outer Space

10/19/2023
Episode 5 of our miniseries 'So Bad it's Good?' and yes, yes this movie is! Cotton Candy Cocoon anyone? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:46:35

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Being John Malkovtich

10/12/2023
We deal with work stress before heading into the streams of our conciousness. .. Normalise Emotional Meltdowns!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:01:42:16

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Minisode: Sharknado

10/5/2023
FINALLY a movie so bad its good. A movie so committed to the art of being bad that you have to applaud it. No second takes were had in this movie! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:55:06

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They Cloned Tyrone

9/28/2023
This absoulte jem came out on Netflix recently and it has everything we love about a sci-fi comedy nancy drew in the mystery machine with gangsters, pimps and ho's. Instant classic! We're back on clone science and memory downloads with a touch of what is conciousness. But most of all, it's a tumble down an MK Ultra rabbit hole, the bleak and crazy world of secret government experiments and that time they thought mind reading could be a thing. 'Let's get into Blockchain' TikTok: @scienceatthemovies Instagram: @scienceatthemovies Email: scienceatthemovies@gmail.com Recommendations: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:01:38:06

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Minisode: Baby Geniuses

9/21/2023
i will never look at a baby in the same way again for the rest of my life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:28:34

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The Abyss

9/14/2023
This episode is as packed and chaotic as the movie itself, due to Abi and Freda being exhausted from bootlegging and Freda being in an crisis of science faith. Anyways, we finally get to discuss Oceangate. Also, offshore drilling hab(itats), underwater nuclear testing and breathing liquid oxygen strongly features. Finally, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio never felt the need to shorten her name. ***** Some stuff you might be interested in Interview with Joseph B Keller about underwater nuclear testing: https://www.ams.org/notices/200407/fea-keller.pdf Production hell of The Abyss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RyLikHFh78 Liquid breathing: https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2021/08/can-humans-breathe-liquid-like-in-the-abyss/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:01:33:31

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Minisode: Rollerball (The worse version)

9/7/2023
You know those movies that you watch, where they are just sooooo bad, they end up being good? This isn't one of them. Welcome to this series minis: So bad it's good? This is episode 2 and we're seriously regretting this miniseries. Don't watch it, you don't need to waste 90 minutes of your life. Listen to us instead! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:41:48

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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

8/31/2023
Is this the greatest movie we've ever done? Can someone find Freda a Quarry, some rope and Perfect Tommy? Peter Weller makes bowties and glasses cool af! This movie is a glorious journey through madness with some well thought out science! Yes, the science is not terrible! In fact, it's pretty good. As far as cars driving through mountains into the 8th dimension goes... 'Yes on one, no on two' TikTok: @scienceatthemovies Instagram: @scienceatthemovies Email: scienceatthemovies@gmail.com Some Reading: Moving through matter with Buckaroo Banzai by Cary I SneiderBuckaroo Banzai Press Kit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:01:41:41

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Minisode: The Adventures of Pluto Nash

8/24/2023
You know those movies that you watch, where they are just sooooo bad, they end up being good? This isn't one of them. Welcome to this series minis: So bad it's good? This is episode 1 and we regret it already. Don't watch it, you don't need to waste 90 minutes of your life. Listen to us instead! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:38:24

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

8/17/2023
We're back! Back with another Spielberg alien film, this time Close Encounters of the Third Kind. We are derailed at several points by conspiracy theorists, especially this one commenter called Daisy. Eric wasn't there to protect us. Bob Balaban returns to Science at the Movies. We talk about mental health, music, and the fact that we are both over Einstein. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:01:33:29

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The Girl with all the Gifts: ABI AND FREDA UNCUT

8/3/2023
It's our week between seasons and so we are re-releasing an old episode for you, uncut. So please enjoy two unedited hours of us rabbiting on about Zombies, Zombie Ants, Zombie Babies and Miss Justineau plus an entire minute of silence where Abi tries to find an article. Stay tuned for an accompanying interview with an actual fungus expert who can correct our awkward ramblings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:02:02:27

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2001: A Space Odyssey

7/20/2023
It's a big one! 2001 is an absolute classic of science fiction filmmaking. Kubrick gave us space like it hadn't been seen before and working with the legendary Arthur C Clarke brought us one of the most impressive depictions of hard scifi in the history of filmaking. Could have done without the gorillas and fetus though. Before you listen..yes i messed up the names!! I will forever hang my head in shame. TikTok: @scienceatthemovies Instagram: @scienceatthemovies Email: scienceatthemovies@gmail.com Further Reading: American Rocketry PioneerOne giant lie.. why so many people still think the moon landings were faked Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:01:36:25

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Minisode: Time Travel in Science Fiction

7/13/2023
Yes, we have more to say on this... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:39:34

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Small Soldiers

7/6/2023
Small Soldiers a.k.a Freda dies on her hill Microchips (what are they), non-technical bosses, viagra and...the biathlon? That escalated quickly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:01:18:47

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Minisode: AI in Science Fiction

6/29/2023
This is episode 5/6 of our scifi miniseries. This episode is all about AI. We talk about how they are depicted in science fiction, what we think about AI in the real world and what is our favourite movie about AI that we've covered here at SatMs! To get the conversation going we watched James Camerons series 'The History of Science Fiction'. It's well worth a watch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:35:57