XENOPOD From The Year 5000

On the first Xenopod of 2019, Sean is joined by Aaron Neuwirth (@AaronPS4) to discuss MORTAL ENGINES (2018) and the criminally under-seen live action/animation hybrid THE CONGRESS (2013).

Author Mark O'Connell joins me to discuss his new book Watching Skies: Star Wars, Spielberg and Us. We cover our journey through Science Fiction via the lens of kids growing up in the '80s obsessed with Star Wars, Indiana Jones and action figures. We also discuss the impact filmmakers like George Lucas and Steven Spielberg had on modern cinema.

After far too long of a hiatus, scheduling mishaps and sick kids, Xenopod is back! The brilliant, the lovely and the badass Anya Stanley (@BookishPlinko ) joins me to discuss FIRE IN THE SKY (1993).

Zach Long (@LightIsFading), founder of Scriptophobic (@Scriptophobics ) drops by to discuss Stuart Gordon’s PG-13 Sci-fi opus SPACE TRUCKERS! SPACE TRUCKERS is out now on a Region B locked Blu-ray available from Second Sight Films.

The Maze Runner Trilogy is well worth your time. This week I sit down with director Wes Ball as we discuss all three films and how ingenuity, determination and one short film launched his career as a respected Science Fiction director.