This week, we’re back to talk about Bong Joon Ho’s recent science fiction dark comedy, Mickey-17. It stars Robert Pattinson as Mickey Barnes, a disposable employee sent on a space expedition where he dies and is recloned again and again. Topics of discussion include the film’s satirical commentary on capitalism, some fascinating acting choices from the cast, and ugly-cute aliens. Lulu also tries not to bring up Twilight a lot and kind of fails. Media mentioned: The Wheel of Time (TV series) The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan The Notorious Virtues by Alwyn Hamilton Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins Episode 36 – The Ballad of Cabbages and Coursework All the Bad Apples by Moïra Fowley-Doyle Widows dir. Steve McQueen Mickey-7 by Edward Ashton Snowpiercer dir. Bong Joon Ho Parasite dir. Bong Joon Ho Mad Max: Fury dir. George Miller Fargo dir. Ethan and Joel Coen Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire dir. Mike Newell The Boy and the Heron dir. Hayao Miyazaki Twilight (film franchise) High Life dir. Claire Denis Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker dir. JJ Abrams Poor Things dir. Yorgos Lanthimos The Incredible Hulk dir. Louis Leterrier Black Panther dir. Ryan Coogler Hereditary dir. Ari Aster Hearts Beat Loud dir. Brett Haley Minari dir. Isaac Lee Chung The Borgias (TV show) The Count of Monte Cristo dir. Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière A Streetcar Named Desire (2023 production) Firebrand dir. Karim Aïnouz Severance (TV series) Dune 2 dir. Denis Villenueve  Okja dir. Bong Joon Ho Beowulf Blade Runner dir. Ridley Scott Fire Island dir. Andrew Ahn Episode 27 – More Pride and Less Prejudice Content warnings: discussions of death, human experimentation, and evil capitalism