FREE PATREON GIFT - "Destination Space" (1959) Commentary
For this festive Patreon bonus, it's another first reaction commentary of a movie/TV show we've never seen. This month, we're not sure which it is. It's Rip Van Ronkle's "Destination Space!" The effe...
25 Des 202557min
FREE PATREON GIFT - "2061" Introduction and Chapters 1 & 2 - Arthur C. Clarke (July '25 Book Club with Eli Schwab)
The party never stops at Clavius Base on Patreon, where we put out an extra hour + of extra episodes AND a community fanzine every month! For this free holiday bonus, join us for the inaugural "2061" ...
18 Des 202535min
Episode 68 - Max Meets the Monolith (2010: The Year We Make Content)
We've finally reached the point where we have to address Max addressing TMA-2, preferably not claws-out with that crunchy pod. The additional meanings of the Monolith in 2010, how it's activated, bu w...
5 Des 202550min
Episode 67 - Stanley Kubrick's Numbers with R.H. Vatcher (part three)
We're back from fall break to wrap up our discussion with film scholar R.H. Vatcher on the hidden numbers and meanings in Stanley Kubrick's films. (Apologies for the variable sound quality - the AE-35...
10 Nov 20251h 5min
Episode 66 - Stanley Kubrick's Numbers with R.H. Vatcher (part two)
We're back with Kubrick scholar R.H. Vatcher to conclude our discussion of 42, model theory, abstract math, and dive into the occurences meaning of 57 in "Full Metal Jacket." The concept of democide,...
4 Sep 202548min
Episode 65 - Stanley Kubrick's Numbers with R.H. Vatcher (part one)
We know Stanley Kubrick was a chess player and logic puzzle fanatic. What conscious and subconscious meanings did he bury in his later films through numbers and patterns? What is the role of model the...
21 Aug 202542min
FREE PATREON BONUS - Pinocchio HAL and the Convention Crusade with Virginia Smith
For July's first Patreon Bonus episode, we continue our conversation with Virginia Smith and try to determine if HAL gets to become "a real boy." The differences in how Kubrick and Hyams treat HAL an...
23 Jul 202536min
Episode 64 - HAL Resurrection, Act IV: The Chandra Factor with Virginia Smith (2010: The Year We Make Content)
We're kicking off a summer of guests with our pal Virginia Smith, here to take on a very special subject: the father and son duo of Dr. Chandra and HAL! How Dr. Chandra's relationship with SAL preface...
16 Jul 202552min
