Doctor Who mania quickly stoked this feature film, now on the big screen in colour and starring classic actor Peter Cushing as a man named, uh, Dr. Who. What could go wrong? What could go right? Regardless of what your opinion of this film is, a lot of things did go wrong in the recording of this episode of Matt and Luke's Sci-Fi Sanctuary. We had a Whovian expert as a guest, but he ended up inaudible. I suppose the silver lining is that we can bring him in another time for a better movie. But i...
Mar 04, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Getting onto the next few episodes of Picard. How do Luke and Matt feel about unnecessary eye surgery and MK Ultra triggering. Have a listen and find out. Then search us out and spread the love at Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/415874449046073/ Or the Twitter: https://twitter.com/mlsfspod?lang=en
Mar 02, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 25
This one is still a bit of a thing in the UK, and it's certainly a bit of a cult classic in the US. Matt and Luke take a bite into this eight course cheese dinner and try to Queen as hard as we can. Spoiler - we may not be very good at it. Have a subscribe and a share, and find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/415874449046073/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mlsfspod?lang=en
Feb 25, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 24
A little more of that Picard you dig so much. Episodes 3 and 4 may move at a relaxed pace, but we've got plenty to say about the philosophy behind the show. If you dig the cello interlude, you can find it here because Matt recorded exclusively it for this podcast after hearing it in Picard's holo-study. Where are we, mo-fos? Try- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/415874449046073/?epa=SEARCH_BOX Twitter: https://twitter.com/mlsfspod?lang=en
Feb 19, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 23
It's one of those sci-fi chestnuts we've just got to address. It may be serious, but don't call it Shirley. We get into the whitest crew ever to grace the cosmos, the electronic tonalities, and the Shakespeare interpretation inhabiting here. Like, subscribe, and all of that. The audio version is on places like Apple Podcasts. You'll find our Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/415874449046073/ And our Twitter here: https://twitter.com/mlsfspod?lang=en
Feb 18, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 22
In this very special episode, Luke teaches Matt to pronounce both "Jason Statham" and "zeitgeist," as Matt keeps mumbling the former and deranges the latter We also cover this spinoff of the Fast & Furious series, which has a transhumanist bent that was enough for us to call it sci-fi. This is basically Matt's first F&F movie, but Luke has had the run of all of them as we consider it's place in the franchise. Like, subscribe, and all of that. The audio version is on places like Apple Pod...
Feb 11, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 21
This pansexual, fabulous, candy-coated sci-fi romp could have only happened at the time that it did. The Willis and Chris Tucker are in their prime, and Milla Jovovich definitely makes herself known. Gary Oldman's worth seeing as well, but he hates this movie, so whatever. We've opened up a portal to the 90's, declined Chris Tucker's credit card, and given Milla's '94 singer-songwriter album a spin. If you like this, do like us and subscribe on stuff like Apple Podcasts and YouTube. Perhaps thro...
Feb 05, 2020•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 20
How many podcasts are going on about Picard? Probably quite a few. Still, here’s our fun-sized take on the first two episodes of the series. That’s only like 20% of the candy bar - and that’s all we’ve seen of this.
Feb 03, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 19
This is an oft forgotten, psychedelic colour blast of science fiction featuring some heavy hitters in the cast and some wild design. It is a good movie? That's up for debate, but it is undoubtedly an endlessly fascinating production. We get deep into that, as well as FX tips on how to turn a butt into a vampire. Disney's first live action take on sci-fi is a strange one indeed. And who better to bring in to chat about it than Andrew Shearer, director of "Space Boobs in Space" and the ringleader ...
Jan 29, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 18
We’re digging the film, but let’s be real, we’re going for the jugular of the comic book mythos. Still, Luke was blindsided by the quality of the DC Animated Universe, and Matt thinks there is nothing better than RoboCop voicing Batman. But the real reason we had to get to Batman was so that we could show Luke’s past attempt to actually be Batman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_86IACz5lk8&t=1s
Jan 21, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Matt and Luke get deep into the underpinnings of this very slow, but transcendental sci-fi classic by Stanley Kubrick. Do we let Dave in the pod doors, or just spin Pink Floyd on vinyl? Listen and learn. Don’t forget to rate and review on iTunes, follow on Twitter, tell your pals.
Jan 15, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 16
It’s the big daddy of the (non-Japanese) monster movies and Luke has been chomping at the bit to chat about it. Meanwhile, Matt watched it long ago in film school. Hear us beat our chests at the gates of Skull Island!!!
Jan 07, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Matt thinks this is not only a solid sci-fi, but one of the best (defacto) Trek films. Luke thought this was just a comedy to quote, but now he's looking at geek fan culture then and now. Could you make this movie today?
Dec 24, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Oh Star Wars, Nothing but Star Wars, Give me those Star Wars, Don't let them end. Oh Star Wars, If they should bar wars, Please let these Star Wars Stay.
Dec 24, 2019•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Star Wars Month Continues! We’re gonna get controversial in this one because we’re getting properly stuck into Episode VIII: The Last Jedi. Guess what: we bloody love it!
Dec 18, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Okay, we covered a shit film for Star Wars month but now we’re getting stuck into some legit, canonical, George Lucas Star Wars. This should be good, right? Right?
Dec 12, 2019•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 12
We’re having a bit of a Star Wars month here in the Sci-Fi Sanctuary, preparing ourselves for the end of the saga when the Rise of Skywalker hits us at the end of the month. For now we’re . . . enjoying? . . . the most seasonal of the Star Wars films.
Dec 04, 2019•56 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Here’s quite possibly the very first science fiction feature film. It’s a classic, a masterpiece, a touchstone and lots of other words that mean it’s very old and very important, but how is it as a film? Listen and find out!
Nov 27, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Our newest film yet! We recorded this one right after leaving the cinema, so it’s something a little new and different for us. The episode is divided into three parts: first, there’s totally spoiler-free chat about the film’s quality. Then we get into the themes of the film. Finally, we deal with some specific moments and details.
Nov 21, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Hey look! We’re talking about a film released this year. We can occasionally be relevant when we put our minds to it. This one was pretty unanimously derided when it came out, but Matt and Luke think there’s a little more discussion to be had than that.
Nov 12, 2019•59 min•Season 1Ep. 8
This week, we’re talking about legitimately one of the greatest films ever made, and a personal favorite of both Matt and Luke. Plus, it stars the greatest actor of all time: Arnold Schwarzenegger. If you want to check out the Terminator knock-off Matt made when he was 12, you can find that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OUWeQ_hC_s Don’t forget to rate and review on iTunes, follow on Twitter, tell your pals.
Nov 06, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 7
21 Years before Megan Fox and Shia Lebouf starred in Transformers, Leonard Nimoy and Orson Welles starred in . . . Transformers. Matt was alive in the 80s and Luke bloody loves Transformers, so get ready for some dumb chat about a very dumb film.
Oct 30, 2019•50 min•Season 1Ep. 6
We’re finally doing it. Skipping the foreplay and getting right into Joss Whedon’s cinematic directorial debut: Serenity. Spoiler alert, we really bloody like it. Don’t forget to rate and review on iTunes, follow on Twitter, tell your pals.
Oct 16, 2019•59 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Hello friends! Here’s a little bonus to keep you amused between episodes.This was originally recorded as the first in our Firefly podcast, Brown Pants. Unfortunately we lost the recordings of episodes 2 and 3. Then we kind of gave up on making a Firefly podcast and made this podcast instead.Next week: We get to the juicy stuff and actually cover Serenity (the feature length movie that comes after the TV series, not the feature length pilot before the series).Don’t forget to rate and review on iT...
Oct 09, 2019•57 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Here’s the film our podcast is kind of named after. Matt’s watched it hundreds of times, but doesn’t know what Tinder is. Luke watches it for the first time but has been rejected on Tinder many a time. Don’t forget to rate and review on iTunes, follow on Twitter, tell your pals.
Oct 02, 2019•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 3
This was recorded a while before even the first hints of the Marvel/ Sony news, so don’t expect any discussion of that. Instead, you get some Spidey fanboying from Luke, some unexpected Sam Raimi trivia from Matt and lots of Willem Dafoe love.
Sep 18, 2019•49 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Here’s something novel - a podcast where two white guys talk about science fiction movies! Matt and Luke start at the beginning with a little bit of good old fashioned Star Trek.
Sep 04, 2019•56 min•Season 1Ep. 1
