This week we’re joined once again by Carlos Boellinger of Tin Cowboys Productions on the eve of the cinematic release of Clay’s Redemption (2020), a future noir fantasy film shot guerrilla style on the streets of London; so we’re discussing future noir films. We start with James Cameron’s The Terminator (1984). Next up is Paul Verhoeven’s RoboCop (1987). We finish with Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report (2002). The future looked pretty dark 30 years ago.

Also: Total Recall the autobiography. Alex Cox. Harlan Ellison. The Terminator comics. Skynet needs a better calendar. Starship Troopers (1997). Dredd (2012). Broken glass budgets. Soldier of Orange (1977). Showgirls (1995). Minority Report (2015). Spoilers for Brazil (1985), Total Recall (1990) and Repo Men (2010). Ubik. I, Robot (2004). Dinner for Schmucks (2010). Paycheck (2003). Streets of Fire (1984).

Music: Sahara - Magnus Moone (license #09GJ)