4.44-Just Imagine with Amanda Kusek

About this episode

The episode features a discussion about the 1930 film Just Imagine with guest Amanda Kusek, exploring its futuristic vision and plot developments.

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is my conversation about the 1930 film Just Imagine I'm joined by Amanda Kusek who writes the The 90-Minute Movie newsletter, and we talk about the vision of 1980 as seen from 1930, how the film takes on a completely new plot nearly halfway through, and some out of this world imaginings of what people on Mars might be like. You can watch Just Imagine on YouTube, Tubi or the Amazon Prime or pick up a physical copy for your collection and be sure to check out A...

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan Ytreberg

Guest: Amanda Kusek

Topics covered

• 1930 film
• film analysis
• vision of the future
• plot twists
• Mars

Keywords

• Just Imagine
• Amanda Kusek
• 1930 film
• film review
• future vision
• Mars

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The 90-Minute Movie

Books & works: Just Imagine

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