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TIME TRAVEL
Changing the past. Escaping the future. Breaking the rules of time itself.
In this series we explore one of sci-fi’s most playful and mind-bending ideas - time travel. From paradoxes and alternate timelines to stories of fate, regret and second chances, these films reveal how the genre uses time to explore human choices.
🎧 Start with Episode 1 below and follow the evolution of Time Travel in cinema.
Time Travel E21: Conclusion
In the conclusion episode of their journey through time travel in scifi cinema, James and Matt discuss what they have learnt during the...
Time Travel E20: Star Trek Special
James and Matt revisit the Star Trek universe to talk time travel. They take a look at episodes from the original series and Deep Space...
Time Travel E19: Doctor Who With Rhianna Dhillon
James and Matt are joined by film and TV critic Rhianna Dhillon to discuss the master of time travel himself Doctor Who. They talk...
Time Travel E18: Avengers: Endgame (2019) & X-Men: Days Of Future Past (2014)
"So, Back to the Future's a bunch of bullsh*t?" This week James and Matt take on two big budget franchise films and how they use time...
Time Travel E17: Back to the Future Part III (1990) & The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
"Everything seems simple until you think about it" They've discussed it throughout the series but this time James & Matt take a real look...
Time Travel E16: Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) & Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
"Looks like some kinda, Hot Tub Time Machine." This week James & Matt take a look at what happens when time travel is infused with comedy...
Time Travel E15: Happy Death Day 2U (2019) & The Endless (2017)
This week James & Matt are joined once again by the master of horror podcasting Mike Muncer. The Evolution Of Horror host helps them talk...
Time Travel E14: Looper (2012) & Timecrimes (2007)
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...
Time Travel E13: The Butterfly Effect (2004) & The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
'Change one thing, change everything' This week James & Matt discuss two films where characters edit their own lives by travelling back...
Time Travel E12: Frequency (2000) & See You Yesterday (2019)
"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...
Time Travel E11: Back To The Future Part II (1989) & Primer (2004)
"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...
Time Travel E10: Timecop (1994) & Predestination (2014)
"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...
Time Travel E09: Donnie Darko (2001) & Minority Report (2002)
"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 |
Time Travel E08: 12 Monkeys (1995) & Source Code (2011)
"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 |
Time Travel E07: Groundhog Day (1993) & Edge Of Tomorrow (2014)
"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 |
Time Travel E06: Flight Of The Navigator (1986) & Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)
"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...
Time Travel E05: Je t'aime, je t'aime (1968) & The Jacket (2005)
"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...
Time Travel E04: Planet Of The Apes (1968) & Demolition Man (1993)
"You Maniacs! You Blew It Up!” James & Matt dive into two films which both feature characters frozen in time, who awaken to very...
Time Travel E03: Back To the Future (1985) & The Time Machine (1960)
"Are You Telling Me You Built A Time Machine...Out Of A DeLorean?” James & Matt take a look at inventors and time machines this week and...
Time Travel E02: Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989) & A Connecticut Yankee (1931)
"Time flies when you're having fun" James & Matt explore the theme of time travel tourism by looking at one the earliest depictions of...
Time Travel E01: Introduction
Welcome back to the Journey Through Sci-Fi podcast. James and Matt return to wax lyrical about science fiction cinema and begin their...
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