About this episode

The episode discusses the film SPECIES (1995), exploring its effects, cast, and overall reception.

The squad gets a heavy dose of seduction with Mike's pick, SPECIES (1995)! Beyond the gloriously dodgy early CGI, is this one of the last great practical effects showcases of the '90s? How did this manage to assemble such a ridiculously stacked cast? And, just how many times do we think Mike's dad watched this film? Tune in to find out if we gave this film this a NAY, OKAY, YAY, or SLAY! CHAPTERS: Theme/Intro (00:00:00)What We Been Consuming?/Why We Picked It (00:01:49)Trailer (00:56:26)Synop...

People in this episode

Host: Mike

Topics covered

• film review
• 1990s cinema
• practical effects
• CGI
• cast analysis

Keywords

• Species
• 1995
• film review
• practical effects
• CGI
• Mike's dad

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: SPECIES

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