In today's episode, your hosts grapple with the Danny Boyle-directed, Alex Garland-written 2007 science-fiction horror-thriller SUNSHINE. A commercial failure at the time, with a mixed reception among critics, the film has over the past decade gained an appreciable cult following. But what do your hosts think? Is it a spooky, contemplative outer space film with some third act troubles? Is it a stylish but conceptually thin entertainment that needed a major rethink? Maybe both! You'll just have to listen and find out. Also discussed: which story elements worked and which ones didn't; how much we should care about scientific accuracy, the career arcs of Boyle and Garland; and whether it's ever a good idea for smart characters to do dumb things.

Episode links:

Sunshine on IMDb
Sunshine on Wikipedia
Roger Ebert 2007 film review
Manohla Dargis 2007 reivew
AV Club 2007 film review
Anthony Lane 2007 review
Mark Kermode 2007 review
Vanity Fair 2009 essay on Sunshine
Popular Mechanics Brian Cox interview
IFC Danny Boyle interview
Eye for Film Danny Boyle interview
The Dissolve Alex Garland interview
TechCrunch 2017 film retrospective
Empire Online 2017 feature story
"Sunshine (Adagio in D Minor)" on YouTube

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