In today's episode, your hosts grapple with the Danny Boyle-directed, Alex Garland-written 2007 science-fiction horror-thriller SUNSHINE. A commercial failure at the time, with a mixed reception among critics, the film has over the past decade gained an appreciable cult following. But what do your hosts think? Is it a spooky, contemplative outer space film with some third act troubles? Is it a stylish but conceptually thin entertainment that needed a major rethink? Maybe both! You'll just have to listen and find out. Also discussed: which story elements worked and which ones didn't; how much we should care about scientific accuracy, the career arcs of Boyle and Garland; and whether it's ever a good idea for smart characters to do dumb things.

Episode links:

• Sunshine on IMDb
• Sunshine on Wikipedia
• Roger Ebert 2007 film review
• Manohla Dargis 2007 reivew
• AV Club 2007 film review
• Anthony Lane 2007 review
• Mark Kermode 2007 review
• Vanity Fair 2009 essay on Sunshine
• Popular Mechanics Brian Cox interview
• IFC Danny Boyle interview
• Eye for Film Danny Boyle interview
• The Dissolve Alex Garland interview
• TechCrunch 2017 film retrospective
• Empire Online 2017 feature story
• "Sunshine (Adagio in D Minor)" on YouTube

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