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In this week's episode James and Matt discuss Ex Machina (2014) & Her (2013). Two films which play with the audiences perception of A.I and leave us questioning what's really in there?

In this week's episode James and Matt are joined by Film and TV critic Rhianna Dhillon. Together they discuss two recent TV series with A.I. at the centre, Battlestar Galactica (2004) & Westworld (2016).

In this week's episode James and Matt take a look at two films in which robots fall in love, Uncanny (2015) & Zoe (2018). What problems does this pose given the creator creation relationship? and can an A.I. really develop these kind of emotions?

In this week's episode James and Matt discuss hostile takeovers by A.I and take a look at two small budget independent films from British directors. The Machine (2013) & Kill Command (2016).

In this week's episode James and Matt explore the idea of synchronisation between man and machine as they discuss two films where the lines between robot and human are blurred. They take a look at Paul Verhoeven satirical sci-fi classic Robocop (1987) and Leigh Whannell's body horror filled Upgrade (2018).

In a special bonus episode of the podcast James & Matt discuss Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) the continuation to James Cameron's Terminator saga from Deadpool director Tim Miller.

This week James and Matt explore robot morality and laws. They discuss the influence of Asimov''s laws on A.I and the importance of having built in protocols by taking a look at I, Robot (2004) & Automata (2014).

This week James and Matt discuss the Pinocchio problem by taking a look at Bicentennial Man (1999) & A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001). Two films which have A.I. protagonists who wish to become human.

This week James and Matt look at two ecological Sci-fi films, Silent Running (1972) & Wall-E (2008), and discuss how they go about making you feel for the robots depicted in both.

This week James and Matt discuss Alphaville (1965) & Tron (1982). Two completely different films tonally but both with the common theme of putting A.I. in control.

In a special bonus episode of the podcast James & Matt discuss the new Sci-Fi epic Ad Astra (2019) starring Brad Pitt.

This week James and Matt take a look at Ghost In The Shell (1995) & The Matrix (1999) and discuss how the potential threat of the Y2K bug affected peoples views on A.I in the 90's.