The Futile Podcast

Deconstructing 80's & 90's action movies. Relating them to comics, TV, and cartoons from then and now.

238. Speedracer

238. Speedracer (right click OR click)

Don’t get me wrong I love this movie. It was one of the first movies I bought on Blu-Ray and has a handful of moments that I find quite moving and awesome … but that’s not really what Seth and Zack want to talk about on this Futile Podcast.

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231. Crank 2 redux

231. Crank 2 (right click OR click)

Not to confuse this isn’t a new version of this fantastic film it’s yet another podcast about it from us.  Why? Because it’s Crank 2 any further justification would embarrass the both of us.

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music:

Fat Boy Slim – Love Island

230. The Expendables and Scott Pilgrim

230. Expendable Pilgrim (right click OR click)

Zack, Seth, and Ian go for both.  It’s a great chat about 80’s action movies and the pathology of modern subculture. 

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music:

Iwasaki Tarou – Omaera Zenin Moete Shimaetsu

Futile Con Year 0003

Futile Con report 0003 (right click OR click)

We reminisce about the first podcast those many years ago, talk about what new plans we have in the future for Year 4, Ryan and Blaine give their report on SDCC and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and Zack talks about The Other Guys

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Robots in movies pt. 3

Just Robots Bein’ Robots (right click OR click)

We finish up our talk about portrayals of robots in cinema with a talk about movies that seem to handle the idea of a robot with some sense of seriousness rather than making them some lame sounding board for discussing Humanity.

Academic blog of record: www.eripsa.org

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Robots in movies pt. 1

Pixar and Wall-E (right click OR click)

Ian and Prof. Estrada talk about the various portrayls of robots in cinema.  In part 1 we talk about Pixar and specifically the triumph that is Wall-E.  Check the prof’s site:  http://eripsa.org/

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Technology in film part 3: Robotics and Fear

Tech in film part 3 (right click OR click)

Prof. Estrada and Ian continue to devle into robotics in movies which leads to discussions about intellegence and of course the Turing Test.

Dr. Estrada’s place:  http://eripsa.org/

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen review

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen review (right click OR click)

Zack, Ryan, and Ian discuss a few things.  Ian does a quick review of Wendy and Lucy and then they get into the big blockbuster for the Summer or whatever.

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musics:

Radiohead – Packt like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box

Animal Collective – Turn into Something

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