Aliens

464: Single hot takes – Aliens on Sodor (and Adolescence)

On: March 25, 2025

This week, Christian Cawley and James McLean mull over the impact of the single take shot in new Netflix drama Adolescence. Single takes, also known as one-shots and continuous shots, have appeared in many movies and TV shows, from Marvel’s Daredevil to Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope to Orson Welles’ Touch ofRead More →

450: Looking back at The Terminator, 40 years on

By: Christian Cawley

On: November 15, 2024

In: Podcast

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Here is this week’s podcast, an hour-long chat between Christian and James concerning (mostly) The Terminator. Naturally, we meander across a bunch of similar and contemporary movies, referencing Ridley Scott’s Alien, Cameron’s Aliens, other movies in the Terminator franchise, RoboCop, and even 1980s Yorkie adverts. No, really. This is a shorterRead More →