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Dirty Computers - Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) and Pulse (2001)
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About the show
SciFrights – a movie podcast from the Interzone where horror meets science fiction.
In each episode hosts Liam Dunn and Dr Lindsay Hallam will explore a theme through two films, one horror and one science fiction. They will discuss the place of the film within the history of the genre, the ways the film employs genre tropes and style, and analyse the film’s historical context and social commentary.