About this episode

The episode discusses the 1979 film The China Syndrome, its elements of tension, music, and features a spoiler review of The Bone Temple.

In this episode, we dive into 1979’s nuclear-era thriller The China Syndrome , discussing its slow-burn tension, terrible (limited) music, and the studliness of Mr. Lemmon + Brimley. And stick around after the main discussion for a full spoiler review of The Bone Temple. We continue to profess our love of this franchise.

People in this episode

Host: Matt

Topics covered

• nuclear thriller
• film review
• tension
• music
• franchise discussion

Keywords

• The China Syndrome
• nuclear thriller
• film review
• Mr. Lemmon
• Mr. Brimley
• The Bone Temple
• 1979

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The China Syndrome, The Bone Temple

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