About this episode
Matt and Eric discuss Spielberg's READY PLAYER ONE and its commentary on fandom and corporate influence.
Matt and Eric enter the Oasis, chatting up Spielberg's READY PLAYER ONE - a movie that, much like its villain, is a corporate thug being fed 80s trivia in his ear in order to relate to an unhealthy fandom.
People in this episode
Host: Matt Fowler
Guest: Eric
Topics covered
- film analysis
- 80s nostalgia
- corporate culture
- fandom
- science fiction
Keywords
- READY PLAYER ONE
- Spielberg
- 80s trivia
- fandom
- corporate thug
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Spielberg
Books & works: READY PLAYER ONE
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