War of the Worlds (2025)
About this episode
The episode reviews the 2025 film War of the Worlds, critiquing its confusing narrative and themes of surveillance.
“This movie feels like a ChatGPT movie if there’s ever been one.” This week on Myopia Movies, the gang continues its tour through the worst films of the previous year with 2025’s War of the Worlds—a baffling, screen-filled sci-fi mess that somehow turns an NSA analyst played by Ice Cube into humanity’s last hope. The panel digs into the movie’s strange obsession with surveillance tech, brand-name software, and product placement, while trying to figure out whether the film is pro–surveillance state, anti–surveillance state, or just deeply confused. Along the way, they riff on everything from alien data harvesting and Amazon drones to bad military logic, real-time apocalypse plotting, and a family drama that feels far more creepy than heartfelt. The result is less War of the Worlds and more War of the Windows Tabs. Want to pick a movie we do an episode on and record a special commentary just for you? Purchase something from our wish list! https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3FN64UXVJTOEH?ref_=wl_share We are riffers on Cineprov! Check us out!!How will War of the Worlds (2025) hold up? Host: Nic Panel: Matthew, Alex, Keiko, Nur Directed by: Rich Lee Starring: Ice Cube, Eva…
People in this episode
Host: Nic Hoffmann
Guests: Matthew, Alex, Keiko, Nur
Topics covered
- sci-fi
- film review
- surveillance
- product placement
- comedy
- apocalypse
- family drama
Keywords
- War of the Worlds
- sci-fi movie
- Ice Cube
- surveillance state
- film review
- product placement
- apocalypse
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Amazon, Cineprov, NSA
Books & works: War of the Worlds (2025)
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