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PODCAST

Science Fiction Rating System

Sam Draper, Alex Humphrey, Chris Reading

Join Sam, Alex and Chris as they rank every science fiction film EVER. Every week we dissect a new film before adding it to a giant and highly scientific ranked list. We review a film a week until we run out of films. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

tv & film film reviews

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1:04:09

Back to the Future Part II

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2023/07/13

After Back to the Future joined the new list at number one after last week's re-ranking, we watch the 2nd part of the trilogy. Join us for rampant nostalgia, Zemeckis respect and endless discussions about plot.Next week, we conclude the trilogy withBack to the Future Part III!Get in touch!Visit the Website!See the new list!Play along at home!Watch us on Youtube!See the old list!Download the soundtrack!Buy our Merch!And we're on Instagramand Facebook too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for

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1:09:53

Re-Ranking Special II

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2023/06/22

You asked for it, we delivered. This week, we add a whole load of list 1.0 films to list 2.0 with a bumper episode of classic SFRS re-ranking action.Join us to hear revised thoughts on Back to the Future, Twins, Death Race 2000 and lots more! It's the hard-hitting analysis you've come to expect from us: mis-remembered plots, confusion over how the system works, and Alex inventing some rules. Also, guest reviewer Logan Humphrey returns with his thoughts on Tron Legacy!Next week we watchBack to the

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55:02

Strange Days

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2023/06/15

Hey, it's us! Yes, episode drops have been a little infrequent, but you know the drill...Anyway, hopefully we're going to be around a bit more often for a bit. First up, we're watchingStrange Days, Kathryn Bigelow's almost career-killing VR neo-noir cult (?) classic (??)!Join us to hear about Chris' conclusive thoughts on VR in film, Hollywood divorces, True Lies 2, and the One Secret They Don't Want You To Know About A Popular '90s Chart Hit.Next week: you asked for it, and we have

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1:02:51

Gravity

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2023/05/25

We're back after a classic impromptu break (Chris was in Cannes etc.) to reviewGravity, an incredibly critically revered film by Alfonso Cuarón! What's not to like? Oh, wait, he also directed another critical darling we didn't care for, Children of Men? Hmm.Next week we finally have a little chat about season 3 ofPicard!Get in touch!Visit the Website!See the new list!Play along at home!Watch us on Youtube!See the old list!Download the soundtrack!Buy our Merch!And we're on Instagramand Facebook too

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59:14

Downsizing

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2023/05/04

This week we watchDownsizing, in which a 5-inch tall Matt Damon is a small man withbig problems. Join us as we discuss a film of two halves, pitch endless ideas for our own versions, ponder the science of being shrunk, and marvel at Udo Kier's dancing. Also, we add our first Poppins film to the new list!Next week it'sGravity!Get in touch!Visit the Website!See the new list!Play along at home!Watch us on Youtube!See the old list!Download the soundtrack!Buy our Merch!And we're on Instagramand Facebook

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53:23

Ghosts of Mars

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2023/04/27

This week we rank Alex's birthday pick, John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars. It's the only Carpenter film Alex hadn't seen...is this a lost gem? No, it's not. It's a stinker. But we watched it so you don't have to, so join us to find out just why it isn't worth your time. Public service podcast. The government should be paying us to make this, probably.Next week we watch a 5 inch tall Matt Damon in Downsizing!Get in touch!Visit the Website!See the new list!Play along at home!Watch us on Youtube!See the

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50:28

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th...

Science Fiction Rating System ·

2023/04/13

This week we review a 'cult classic' that is truly cult, because none of us have heard of it. Join us as we watch a pretty stellar cast star in a truly bizarre film. Suicidal concert goers, questionable accents, Jeff Goldblum being Jeff Goldblum. It's a film that's got everything, except a particularly coherent plot.Next week it's Alex's birthday pick, er, Ghosts of Mars! Sorry about that.Get in touch!Visit the Website!See the new list!Play along at home!Watch us on Youtube!See the old list!Download

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52:34

V for Vendetta

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2023/04/07

Wachowski season concludes with a forensic, scientific review and rating of V for Vendetta. Join us as we discuss poorly thought out dystopias, Sam's past conflicts with Anonymous and a domino world record attempt. And then we rerank Equilibrium, too!Next week, we escape the Wachowskis and watch cult 'classic' The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th DimensionGet in touch!Visit the Website!See the new list!Play along at home!Watch us on Youtube!See the old list!Download the soundtrack!Buy

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52:44

Cloud Atlas

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2023/03/29

We return from a classic SFRS unexpected hiatus with the 2nd part of our Wachowski season, Cloud Atlas. Join us as we try and untangle six stories, 60 bad prosthetics, and 600 roles played by 6 actors. It's a mess, but is it a good mess? Hmm? (not really, no.)Next week, we watch V for Vendetta!Get in touch!Visit the Website!See the new list!Play along at home!Watch us on Youtube!See the old list!Download the soundtrack!Buy our Merch!And we're on Instagramand Facebook too! Hosted on Acast. See

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55:57

Speed Racer

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2023/03/10

This week we begin our Wachowski season with Speed Racer, 2008's insanely colourful kid's film that at least one host has fond memories of. Join us as we discuss the film's unusual look, dental work on piranhas, and chimps on film.Next week, we continue down Wachowski-ing it up with Cloud Atlas!Get in touch!Visit the Website!See the new list!Play along at home!Watch us on Youtube!See the old list!Download the soundtrack!Buy our Merch!And we're on Instagramand Facebook too! Hosted on Acast. See

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57:52

A Quiet Place

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2023/02/24

2018 season concludes with long-time listener Colin's pick- A Quiet Place! Join us for a classic SFRS alien feasibility breakdown, great ideas for films that we should have redacted, unrelated Jack Ryan appreciation. And we re-rank Toys and end up with loads more problems with the rankings!Next week, Wachowski season begins with Speed Racer! Prepare to feel sick.Get in touch!Visit the Website!See the new list!Play along at home!Watch us on Youtube!See the old list!Download the soundtrack!Buy our

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55:47

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

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2023/02/16

This week we continue 2018 season with Sam's pick, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse. We watched these films a month ago so excuse your host as he forgets what order the film took place in, and even what happened. Alex gives us some deep Marvel lore, Sam can't stop talking about the animation, and Chris is enjoying himself despite this being both a superhero film and animated.Next week, 2018 season concludes with listener pick, A Quiet Place!Get in touch!Visit the Website!See the new list!Play along

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55:58

Sorry to Bother You

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2023/02/09

2018 season continues with Alex's pick, Sorry to Bother You, a dystopian tale of capitalist gone mad. Join us for white voice confusion, an anti-capitalist rant from guess who, the usual concern about the state of everything and a twist nobody saw coming. And we also find time to add another film to the new list!And correspondence too? It's the podcast that keeps giving! And then ends.Next week (hopefully) we watch Sam's pick for 2018 film, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse!Get in touch!Visit the

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1:16:18

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Science Fiction Rating System ·

2023/01/26

A new era of ranking begins, as we put our first film to the proper 2.0 test - join us for a bumper discussion of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom! We get into the rampant lack of logic on show throughout, ideas for better dino films, auction confusion, the most unlikeable cast in cinema, and much more!Next week, 2018 season continues with Sorry to Bother You!Get in touch!Visit the Website!See the new list!Play along at home!Watch us on Youtube!See the old list!Download the soundtrack!Buy our

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50:58

SFRS 2.0, Part II

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2023/01/13

WATCH THIS EPISODE IN FULL-ON HD GLORYThis week we conclude our introduction to the ground-breaking new Rating System 2.0 with six more rankings. Join us as we test the limits of the algorithm and get our TILT on.And this week, the video worked entirely properly (ish), so join us on YouTube right here for uninterrupted footage of the three of us rating, ranking and going FULL TILT. There's even video clips and stuff playing a bit. Guaranteed ever so slightly less amateur-ish than last week.Want more

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58:48

SFRS 2.0, Part I

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2023/01/06

SEE THE FIRST EVER SFRS VIDEO PODCAST HERE!New year, new us! We're back with a bang, starting 2023 with an entirely new list. Join us as we explain how the new science-based ranking system works and as we put the system into practice by ranking six films. It's an admin heavy week, but trust us, it will all be worth it.And if that's not enough, this is also the first ever video version of the podcast! Predictably, it all went a bit wrong, but the episode is available to watch on YouTube, with our

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39:56

The 6th Annual SFRS End of Yearpalooza

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2022/12/30

The year is over and tradition dictates that we see out another trip round the sun by reviewing the year that was. Join us as we discuss our high and lowlights of the year, what we're looking forward to in 2023, the 2018 films we'll be watching throughout January, and we conclude by introducing SFRS 2.0! A new era is dawning...Thanks for listening throughout the year - we'll see you in 2023!Get in touch!Visit the Website!See the new list!Play along at home!Watch us on Youtube!See the old

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1:22:02

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

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2022/12/23

It's the night before the night before Christmas, and as is tradition we finish the year with a jumbo-sized pod rating a slice of Star Wars - it's Revenge of the Sith! Join us as we discuss questionable motives, questionable CG, Backstroke of the West, the tragedy (?) of Darth Plagueis, the tragedy (!) of the younglings, and then we reach the end of an era...Next week, it's our annual end of year wrap up episode!Get in touch!Visit the Website!See the new list!Play along at home!Watch us on

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59:24

Junior

Science Fiction Rating System ·

2022/12/16

This week we watch Junior, a film which is actually a checklist of bad scientific practice. Join us as we discuss questionable ethics, Schwarzenegger's career slump, bad CG, the US box office for the Thanksgiving weekend 1994, and a Head of Department with the worst plan of all time.Next week, we return to a galaxy far, far away for our annual festive Star Wars rating - it's Revenge of the Sith!Get in touch!Visit the Website!See the new list!Play along at home!Watch us on Youtube!See the old

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58:03

Mimic

Science Fiction Rating System ·

2022/12/09

This week we get to a horror film six weeks after Halloween (as is tradition) and watch Mimic! Join us for scientifically correct discussions about evolution, impromptu spoilers for The Butterfly Effect, a fake Spaniard exposed, plans for our impending Mimic remake, and the content you've all been waiting for: a quiz about cockroaches.Next week, we watch Junior!Get in touch!Visit the Website!See the new list!Play along at home!Watch us on Youtube!See the old list!Download the soundtrack!Buy our

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