The Quantum Reactor

The Quantum Reactor

Coming to you live from the edge of the event horizon, this is The Quantum Reactor! A sci-fi movie review podcast starring Jeremy Cobb and Andrew Coons. Join us every other week as we embark on a never-ending journey of film analysis and examination, here on the only space station dedicated exclusively to sci-fi movie reviews.

Episodes

  1. 05/10/2023

    The Quantum Reactor Episode 9: Techno Orientalism (with James Mendez Hodes)

    Techno Orientalism is a problem that's plagued the sci fi genre for decades. Today, we're joined by James Mendez Hodes to discuss some of the films that suffer from it, some of the films that avoid it, and how the industry can learn from it going forward. Films/Television Shows mentioned: Blade Runner Blade Runner 2049 Star Wars series The Hidden Fortress Sense8 Cloud Atlas The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Better Luck Tomorrow Tangled Big Trouble in Little China Cyberpunk: Edgerunners James' Recommendations: Moon Girl  and Devil Dinosaur Cowboy Bebop Carole and Tuesday James Mendez Hodes Articles: https://jamesmendezhodes.com/blog/2019/1/13/orcs-britons-and-the-martial-race-myth-part-i-a-species-built-for-racial-terror https://jamesmendezhodes.com/blog/2019/6/30/orcs-britons-and-the-martial-race-myth-part-ii-theyre-not-human James Mendez Hodes 3 Black Halflings Appearances: https://headgum.com/three-black-halflings/lets-hamilton-this-guy-systemic-racism-in-fantasy https://headgum.com/three-black-halflings/its-ok-frodo-i-actually-dont-see-height-systemic-racism-in-dd https://headgum.com/three-black-halflings/another-finger-on-the-racist-monkeys-paw-closes-with-james-mendez-hodes https://headgum.com/three-black-halflings/the-monks-monopoly-with-james-mendez-hodes https://headgum.com/three-black-halflings/punch-you-in-the-ki-a-guide-to-monks-with-james-mendez-hodes Nute Gunray accent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD2gZ-2OI4I&ab_channel=JoTambor Research Links: https://thechloegong.com/2019/12/28/techno-orientalism-in-science-fiction/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/mb7yqx/cyberpunk-cities-fetishize-asian-culture-but-have-no-asians-blade-runner https://www.trtworld.com/opinion/slavery-the-robot-and-orientalism-in-science-fiction-37635 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9780230101678_6 https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/where-the-future-is-asian-and-the-asians-are-robots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8e8xtvElpQ&ab_channel=MaiaC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbqX53avv0o&ab_channel=YujinKim

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Coming to you live from the edge of the event horizon, this is The Quantum Reactor! A sci-fi movie review podcast starring Jeremy Cobb and Andrew Coons. Join us every other week as we embark on a never-ending journey of film analysis and examination, here on the only space station dedicated exclusively to sci-fi movie reviews.