Ep.#402 - The Net
Podcast |
The Flop House
Publisher |
Maximum Fun
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Alcohol
Comedy
Movies
TV & Film
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Arts
Comedy
TV & Film
Publication Date |
Aug 12, 2023
Episode Duration |
01:20:53

Due to the ongoing refusal of the AMPTP to negotiate in good faith with the WGA or with our union brothers and sisters in SAG/AFTRA, we've decided to hit pause on discussing more current releases, since (in our own bizarro way) it could promote that work. Instead, we're using this opportunity to go back in time and discuss some silly releases from the past, starting out with some films 90's kids will remember. This week, we're discussing 1995's Sandra Bullock techno-thriller The Net, a movie about the horrors of the internet that seemed prescient and terrifying at the time, and now just seems kind of goofy, considering that the horrors of the internet were way different than those it imagines.

Check out more info about our season of streaming shows, FLOP TV, and buy tickets!

Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund here, to support those affected by the WGA strike.

Wikipedia page for The Net

Recommended in this episode:

Camera Man, by Dana Stevens (a cultural biography of Buster Keaton)

Dressed to Kill (1980)

Sing and Like It (1934)

Ever tried Microdosing? Visit Microdose.com and use FLOP for 30% off + Free Shipping.

We start a run of movies 90s kids will remember, with the techno thriller "The Net"

Due to the ongoing refusal of the AMPTP to negotiate in good faith with the WGA or with our union brothers and sisters in SAG/AFTRA, we've decided to hit pause on discussing more current releases, since (in our own bizarro way) it could promote that work. Instead, we're using this opportunity to go back in time and discuss some silly releases from the past, starting out with some films 90's kids will remember. This week, we're discussing 1995's Sandra Bullock techno-thriller The Net, a movie about the horrors of the internet that seemed prescient and terrifying at the time, and now just seems kind of goofy, considering that the horrors of the internet were way different than those it imagines.

Check out more info about our season of streaming shows, FLOP TV, and buy tickets!

Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund here, to support those affected by the WGA strike.

Wikipedia page for The Net

Recommended in this episode:

Camera Man, by Dana Stevens (a cultural biography of Buster Keaton)

Dressed to Kill (1980)

Sing and Like It (1934)

Ever tried Microdosing? Visit Microdose.com and use FLOP for 30% off + Free Shipping.

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