About this episode

The episode discusses the film War Games and its themes surrounding the apocalypse and technology.

This week on Myopia Movies, we learn that the only way to win is not to play. We watched War Games, a delightful romp about the apocalypse. Ally Sheedy is, like, stooping the whole time to make Matthew Broderick look taller than her, right? 🎙️ Thanks for listening, subscribing, and supporting the show—see you next episode. Want to pick a movie we do an episode on and record a special commentary just for you? Purchase something from our wish list! We are riffers on Cineprov! Check us out!! How will War Games hold up? Host: Nic Panel: Alex, Keiko, Matthew Directed by James Badham Starring: Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, John Wood, Dabney Coleman, Barry Corbin, Juanin Clay, James Tolkan

People in this episode

Host: Nic Hoffmann

Guests: Alex, Keiko, Matthew

Topics covered

• apocalypse
• film review
• comedy
• 1980s movies
• War Games
• Nuclear war
• technology

Keywords

• War Games
• Matthew Broderick
• Ally Sheedy
• 1983 film
• apocalypse
• nuclear war
• comedy
• film review

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