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This week James & Matt take a look at the theme of doubles in time travel films and what happens when you run into a past or future version of yourself. To explore this they discuss Rian Johnson's Looper (2012) and Timecrimes (2007) | Looper at 02:00 | Timecrimes at 47:00 |

'Change one thing, change everything' This week James & Matt discuss two films where characters edit their own lives by travelling back in time to do things a second time. To explore this time travel theme they look at The Butterfly Effect (2004) starring Ashton Kutcher and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) directed by Mamoru Hosoda. | The Butterfly Effect at 01:29 | The Girl Who Leapt Through Time at 40:13 |

"You gotta be more careful, cause I can't lose you again" This week James & Matt take a look at a couple of time travel films where people are trying to save lives by going back in time. Join them as they discuss Frequency (2000) and See You Yesterday (2019). | Frequency at 01:32 | See You Yesterday at 37:34 |

"How would you like to be rich?" This week James & Matt discuss what happens when time travel is used for personal gain. To dive into this topic they return to the Back To The Future series and also discuss Shane Carruth's confusing but brilliant Primer from 2004. | Back to the Future Part II at 01:45 | Primer at 43:00 |

In a special bonus episode of the podcast James & Matt discuss Christopher Nolan's new film Tenet (2020) and unpack the film's use of time travel and where it sits in Nolan's filmography.

"If I could guarantee that you'd get away with it, would you kill him?" This week James & Matt discuss what happens when time travel is kept in check by the law. This week they discuss Time Cop (1994) & Predestination (2014) | Time Cop at 01:40 | Predestination at 40:52 |

"And if you could see your path or channel, then you could see into the future, right? Like it's a form of time travel" This week James & Matt look at clairvoyance in time travel films by discussing Richard Kelly's Donnie Darko (2001) and Stephen Spielberg's Minority Report (2002). | Donnie Darko at 01:52 | Minority Report at  45:40 |

"It can't change but every time you see it, it seems different because you're different." This week James & Matt look at the importance of memory in time travel movies. They discuss Terry Gilliam's 12 Monkeys (1995), the film it was based on La Jetée (1962) and Duncan Jones' Source Code (2011). | 12 Monkeys at 01:40 | Source Code at 50:32 |

"Well, what if there is no tomorrow? There wasn't one today” This week James & Matt get stuck into time loops and look at two quintessential time loop movies. The comedy classic Groundhog Day from 1993 and sci-fi blockbuster Edge Of Tomorrow (Or Live, Die, Repeat) from 2014. | Groundhog Day at 02:09 | Edge Of Tomorrow at 41:00 |

"Where I presently dwell, life has no beginning, no middle, and no end” This week James & Matt take a look at what happens when aliens decide to get involved in time travel. They discuss childhood classic Flight Of The Navigator (1986) and the film adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's 1969 novel Slaughterhouse-Five (1972) | Flight Of the Navigator at 01:13 | Slaughterhouse-Five at 33:37 |

"How likely I'll survive? Oh yeah, 100% if I were a rat" This week James & Matt discuss time travel caused by experiments gone wrong. To delve into this theme they discuss the powerful Je t'aime, je t'aime (1968) directed by Alain Resnais and The Jacket (2005) starring Adrien Brody. | Je t'aime, je t'aime at 02:10 | The Jacket at 39:00 | Visit our website https://www.journeythroughscifi.com/

"You Maniacs! You Blew It Up!” James & Matt dive into two films which both feature characters frozen in time, who awaken to very different worlds to the ones that they remember. This week they discuss Planet Of The Apes (1968) & Demolition Man (1993). | Planet Of The Apes at 02:00 | Demolition Man at 46:00 |