Redshirt Cinema Club

• John Carpenter - Dark Star (1974)

  A new dawn! A new day! A new Dark Star!Welcome to a brand new series on Redshirt Cinema Club, as we embark upon a vaguely Halloween-timed viewing of the early films of John Carpenter.There are so many reasons this run of films fits with what we've watched on the pod so far, not least the fact that several of these films are very good. We're starting this week with Carpenter's first film, Dark Star, co-created with eventual Alien writer Dan O'Bannon, and a teasing love letter to mid-century science fiction. Enjoy!Let us know what you think of this episode by emailing us at [email protected] and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/redshirtcinemaclub for access to two bonus episodes per month as well as our newsletter, The Civilian Observer.Our October John Carpenter series:Dark Star - 6/10/25Assault On Precinct 13 - 13/10/25Bonus - The Fog - 15/10/25Halloween - 20/10/25Escape From New York - 27/10/25Bonus - Prince Of Darkness - 29/10/25The Thing - 3/11/25 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Alien: Earth - Episode 8 'The Real Monsters'

  We've reached the finale of Alien: Earth! This week we discuss episode 8, 'The Real Monsters'.The journey has ended, and have we been walking in a circle this whole time? The hybrid kids use soft(ware) power to launch a coup, we finally get to see that Morrow vs Kirsh showdown, the orchid escapes, and Johnny Eyeball finds a new home. Are we happy? Nearly. How are you doing?Let us know what you think of this episode by emailing us at [email protected] and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/redshirtcinemaclub for access to two bonus episodes per month as well as our newsletter, The Civilian Observer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Alien: Earth - Episode 7 'Emergence'

  This week - episode 7 of Alien: Earth, 'Emergence'. Things are happening, Fletch - many of them bad, especially for any humans remaining on the Neverland island complex in possession of a moral compass. Slightly and Smee become body smugglers, Wendy and Nibs feel their humanity slipping away, and Morrow does an actual invasion. Oh, and the alien got out.It's all a bit much for us, as our the first really significant cracks appear in our confidence that all these fabulous ideas are going to land, somehow. Well, we've been wrong before...Let us know what you think of this episode by emailing us at [email protected] and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/redshirtcinemaclub for access to two bonus episodes per month as well as our newsletter, The Civilian Observer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Alien: Earth - Episode 6 'The Fly'

  After the brilliant episode 5 we return to Neverland for Alien: Earth episode 6 as events ramp up for the season finale. Wendy is transfixed by a now-adolescent Xenomorph, Slightly is desperate for a human to get face-hugged and that sheep with an alien eye ball is definitely planning something. Meanwhile Kirsh continues his observations while Boy Kavalier and Yutani enjoy an amicable business meeting. Does this episode live up to the standards of what came before? Let's find out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Alien: Earth - Episode 5 'In Space, No One...'

  Episode 5 of Alien: Earth takes us back to the beginning. We wondered when we'd see the crew of the Maginot again and here they are, revealed in all their flawed, incompetent glory. An episode that details how we got from the first 10 minutes of episode 1 (everyone wakes up and banters over breakfast) to 20 minutes later in episode 1 (everyone dies). It's classic Alien basically - a crew of increasingly panicked humans being picked off one-by-one, either by deadly extra-terrestrials or their own stupidity. We also learn more about the backstory of Security Officer Morrow, plus a dramatic twist reveals the true cause of the Maginot's 'accidental' plummet into Prodigy territory on Earth. It's one heck of an episode and sets things up nicely for the final three episodes of the season. Let us know what you think of this episode by emailing us at [email protected] and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/redshirtcinemaclub for access to two bonus episodes per month as well as our newsletter, The Civilian Observer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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