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From Beyond

Still Watching the Skies: Episode 114 “From Beyond”

Cody, Robert, and Nat discuss Stuart Gordon’s followup to Re-Animator, FROM BEYOND and also H.P. Lovecraft’s original story on this episode. Lovecraft wrote his tale of breaking down the barriers of perception and perceiving all that might live in the space between atoms, and how that added perception might drive someone insane, in November 1920. …

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The Brother From Another Planet

Still Watching the Skies: Episode 113 “The Brother from Another Planet”

Nat, Cody, and Robert discuss John Sayles’s independent success, THE BROTHER FROM ANOTHER PLANET and round out the episode with a discussion of 2023 in Film. John Sayles had something of two careers in the early 1980s. He bounced between paying the rent with better than they had any right to be scripts for the …

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A Trip to the Moon & A Trip to Mars

Still Watching the Skies: Episode 112 “A Trip to the Moon & A Trip to Mars”

Robert, Nat, and Cody take a look at two of the earliest science fiction movies, A TRIP TO THE MOON and A TRIP TO MARS. 1902’s A TRIP TO THE MOON is one of Georges Méliès, and cinema’s, first attempts at a narrative and has delighted audiences for over 100 years. Yet, A TRIP TO …

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Secret Santa IX

Still Watching the Skies: 2023 Christmas Bonus Episode: Secret Santa IX

Robert, Nat, and Cody are joined by returning guest Jim Laczkowski of Voices & Visions as we throw our ninth annual Secret Santa party. Who gave what to whom is the mystery of the episode as we take turns discussing five movies especially chosen for their recipients by their secret Santas. This episode is apparently …

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Still Watching the Skies: Episode 111 BRAINSTORM

Cody, Robert, and Nat dive deep into the mind with a look at 1983’s BRAINSTORM. The troubled production of BRAINSTORM, Natalie Wood died during filming, is probably what the film is most famous for today. But, it’s an ambitious film aiming to explore big ideas like our deepest dreams and nightmares, emotions like love, memory, …

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