Criterion Close-Up – Episode 40 – The Science Fiction Episode

Mark and Aaron explore the popular genre that is science fiction. At the core of our discussion is a science fiction project that Aaron has been working on, but we also explore the genre on Criterion, and delve into Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s World on a Wire.

Episode Links & Notes

0:00 – Welcome and Intro

3:00 – The War Room, Thanks Keith

8:30 – Short Takes (Frau im Mond, The Fits, Captain America: Civil War, Robinson Crusoe on Mars, Mysterious Island, Stalker)

29:00 – The Sci-Fi List Project

50:30 – Sci-Fi Criterion Titles

57:00 – World on a Wire

• CCU39: The War Room


• Wonders in the Dark


• CCU12: The Brood & Early Cronenberg


• Musical Notation: Metropolis


• Great Criterion Sci-Fi (Corby D.)


• Criterion Science Fiction (kafkaesque)


• Taste of Cinema: 15 Great Scientific Movies in the Criterion Collection

Episode Credits

• Mark Hurne: Twitter | Letterboxd


• Aaron West: Twitter | Blog | Letterboxd


• Criterion Close-Up: Facebook | Twitter | Email

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