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Journey Through Sci-Fi

Journey Through Sci-Fi

By: James Payne
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 The sci-fi film podcast exploring the history of science fiction, one subgenre at a time. Two lifelong sci-fi nerds take you on a film-club adventure through the weird, wonderful, and world-changing history of science-fiction cinema. From space travel to mad science, body snatchers to killer robots - we cover it all!James Payne Art
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  • The Best Sci-fi of 2025: Future Frontiers

    The Best Sci-fi of 2025: Future Frontiers
    Dec 18 2025

    We look back at the biggest sci-fi moments of 2025 — franchise returns, standout TV, Marvel's slump, DC's revival, and the auteur films that kept the genre interesting. From Superman and 28 Years Later to Severance and Alien: Earth, we break down what landed, what didn't, and what comes next for JTSF.

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    33 mins
  • Flubber (1997) & The Nutty Professor (1996): The 90s CGI Boom

    Flubber (1997) & The Nutty Professor (1996): The 90s CGI Boom
    Dec 4 2025

    This week on Journey Through Sci-Fi, we revisit Flubber (1997) and The Nutty Professor (1996) to explore how both films became showcases for the 90s CGI boom.

    We look at how early digital effects, morphing tech, ILM's rubbery animation, and ambitious makeup and prosthetics reshaped the mad-scientist trope for a family audience. From Eddie Murphy's multi-character transformations to Flubber's bouncy CGI flying rubber, we break down the moment Hollywood shifted from practical FX to digital spectacle and what effect it had on the depiction of Mad Science.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Buckaroo Banzai (1984) & The City of Lost Children (1995): Rockstar Scientists & Stolen Dreams

    Buckaroo Banzai (1984) & The City of Lost Children (1995): Rockstar Scientists & Stolen Dreams
    Nov 20 2025

    "Remember, no matter where you go… there you are."
    This week on Journey Through Sci-Fi, we're looking at two very different visions of genius at work - one saving the world, the other stealing dreams. We discuss The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) - now say that five times fast - and The City of Lost Children (La Cité des enfants perdus, 1995) to explore the heroes and villains of mad science.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
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