I really liked Ant Man and the Wasp, but the movie continues the flashback scenes showing the original Ant Man and Wasp riding a nuclear ICBM that travels through the air like a cruise missile and not through space like an ICBM. I love the Dr. StrangeLove joke but come on, Marvel!
Category: Low Yield Hot Take
In Philip K Dick's 1968 novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, that forms the basis of the 1982 movie, a nuclear "World War Terminus" was responsible for post-apocalyptic San Francisco. This is the reason why most animals are dead and humans use bioengineering and cloning to create artificial animals like snakes and robot cats. … Continue reading Low-Yield Hot Take: Blade Runner’s Nuclear Plot Lost Like Tears in Fallout
A quick Twitter thread on the <spoiler alert> "meltdown of all U.S. nuclear power plants in the United States" plot in season 3 of the hilarious Last Man on Earth. Click here to read the Twitter thread on Storify.
Our latest podcast episode on the nuclear nonsense in The Martian (2015) has space/maritime law guru Chris Mirasola get super critical about why Matt Damon might not actually be a space pirate. Here is a great write-up of his argument: "I love The Martian. However, until they find a way to introduce water to the … Continue reading Why Matt Damon is Not a Space Pirate…Just a Space Felon
After watching Batman v Superman: Dawn of Nuclear Injustice, the movie made some "interesting" choices for how to portray nuclear weapons, but probably not enough nonsense for a whole episode. Here are some initial thoughts by podcast host Tim. Warning: spoilers for one scene that surprisingly ends up not mattering at all for the plot. … Continue reading Low Yield Hot Take: Batman v Superman – Dawn of Justice
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