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S9E6: SUNSHINE
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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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