Welcome to the 6th season of Death Don’t Do Fiction, the AIPT Movies podcast! The podcast about the enduring legacy of our favorite movies! It’s September, so that means it’s time for our “Mechtember” series, where we cover movies involving all things robotic!! In this week’s episode, Alex, Tim, and returning guest Bill Mueller discuss the 2022 cautionary tale about Artificial Intelligence gone wrong, M3GAN! Dance intimidation! Inappropriate use of a paper cutter! Ear stretching! Farting toys with disturbing teeth! Wet 3D printers! Deadly lawn tools! Educational discussions about bathroom etiquette and condensation! A judgmental child therapist! Awkwardly funny police! Chekhov's Bruce! Death confirmation via shoe removal! Believable-yet-fun tech design! An impressive mix of practical and digital effects! RoboCop-style satirical commercials! A tight script from Malignant's Akela Cooper! An excellent cast that includes Allison Williams as a morally-gray technologist, Ronny Chieng, Violet McGraw, and Jenna Davis as the voice of M3GAN with Amie Donald physically bringing her to life! All this and more in this perfectly balanced horror-comedy from director Gerard Johnstone that has surprisingly effective themes of facing grief and the dangers of humanity's reliance on technology! In addition, the gang shares their spoiler-free thoughts on Don Coscarelli’s first two Phantasm movies, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Zendaya & Robert Pattinson’s The Drama, and the movie that almost wasn’t even released, Coyote vs. Acme!
Welcome to the 6th season of Death Don’t Do Fiction, the AIPT Movies podcast! The podcast about the enduring legacy of our favorite movies! It’s September, so that means it’s time for our “Mechtember” series, where we cover movies involving all things robotic!! In this week’s episode, Alex, Tim, and returning guest Bill Mueller discuss the 2022 cautionary tale about Artificial Intelligence gone wrong, M3GAN!
Dance intimidation! Inappropriate use of a paper cutter! Ear stretching! Farting toys with disturbing teeth! Wet 3D printers! Deadly lawn tools! Educational discussions about bathroom etiquette and condensation! A judgmental child therapist! Awkwardly funny police! Chekhov's Bruce! Death confirmation via shoe removal! Believable-yet-fun tech design! An impressive mix of practical and digital effects! RoboCop-style satirical commercials! A tight script from Malignant's Akela Cooper! An excellent cast that includes Allison Williams as a morally-gray technologist, Ronny Chieng, Violet McGraw, and Jenna Davis as the voice of M3GAN with Amie Donald physically bringing her to life! All this and more in this perfectly balanced horror-comedy from director Gerard Johnstone that has surprisingly effective themes of facing grief and the dangers of humanity's reliance on technology!
In addition, the gang shares their spoiler-free thoughts on Don Coscarelli’s first two Phantasm movies, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Zendaya & Robert Pattinson’s The Drama, and the movie that almost wasn’t even released, Coyote vs. Acme!
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The Death Don’t Do Fiction podcast brings you the latest in movie news, reviews, and more! Hosted by supposed “industry vets,” Alex Harris and Tim Gardiner, the show gives you a peek behind the scenes from two filmmakers with oddly nonexistent filmographies. You can find Alex on Twitter, Bluesky, or Letterboxd @actionharris. This episode’s guest, Bill Mueller, can be found on Bluesky. Tim can’t be found on social media because he doesn’t exist. If you have any questions or suggestions for the Death Don’t Do Fiction crew, they can be reached at aiptmoviespod@gmail.com, or you can find them on Twitter or Instagram @aiptmoviespod.
Theme song is “We Got it Goin On” by Cobra Man.