About this episode

The episode discusses the film Primer, its complexities, and features impersonations of characters from The Matrix.

Shane Carruth and his buddy build a time machine for $7,000 in a time when such things were possible. Joe & Adam reflect on Primer, a great or unnecessarily complicated film depending on who you ask. Primer was a darling of Independent cinema in 2004, and holds a place in the hearts of many hard sci-fi fans. This episode includes a discussion about time travel, and a series of impersonations of Hugo Weaving as the Agent from The Matrix.

People in this episode

Hosts: Joe, Adam

Topics covered

• time travel
• independent cinema
• sci-fi films
• film analysis
• impersonations

Keywords

• Primer
• time machine
• Shane Carruth
• Hugo Weaving
• The Matrix
• sci-fi
• independent film

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Primer, The Matrix

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