Perfect Blue (1997) with Ren Itsuki Fox

 

Ren Itsuki Fox joins A Cosmic Void to talk about the 1997 anime about identity, Perfect Blue. We discuss how it was ahead of it's time with the way the world adapted to social media, and examining how pop star careers were managed. We also talk about how Darren Aronofsky purchased the rights to it, and then pulled from it for two of his movies. And of course there's a whole myriad topics I can't fit into this description. Follow us of Spotify, Stitcher, or where you get your podcasts today.

Menace II Society (1993) with Maxwell Amadeus of Under the Knife

 

This week A Cosmic Void has Maxwell Amadeus of Under the knife tackling the influential hit from the nineties: Menace II Society. We ask if our protagonist was doomed to his fate from the start, what happened with Tupac on the set, and if it ties in with American History X. Check this one out today!

The Girl with All the Gifts (2016)

 

A Cosmic Void looks at a little seen movie that's an interesting milkshake of many other zombie properties: The Girl with All the Gifts. Jeremiah and Biggs figure out which movies make up its parts, and debate the subtext that lies within. There's a lot packed in this hour that you'll want to put in your earbulbs!

Star Trek: First Contact (1996) with Eric Tuten

 

A Cosmic Void is joined by Eric Tuten of the Movies With Wrestlers podcast to talk about one of the favorites of a huge franchise, Star Trek: First Contact. We talk about Jonathan Frakes taking the helm for the best received of the TNG era of Trek movies. We note that it's the inverse of Wrath of Kahn, Patrick Stuart is really ripped, the Borg Queen is kind of hot while looking like an extra from Hellraiser. Check this one out!