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In Robert Zemeckis’ 1997 film Contact, a child raised in a single-tragedy household grows up to be Jodie Foster and a scientist listening for signals from extraterrestrials, which are tough to hear over all the mansplaining directed at her. Last year’s Interstellar reminded us of this movie in a lot of ways, good and bad, and not just in both films’ McConaugheyness. Now we see whether the earlier film actually broadcasts a strong signal across 18 light-years. Regardless, Tim will hurt you if you talk during the movie’s opening sequence.She doesn’t ever react to it, she’s just like, “Oh, FINE, I’m gonna go make a mix tape that expresses my angst.”Podcasters: Robert, Tim, Dana, Justin00:00 Intro and Memories12:50 Half-Assed Recap18:03 Reflections on Cinematography22:51 Exciting Science! (And Its Natural Enemy, “Faith”)28:57 The Club of Meaning32:09 A Surplus of John Hurt39:50 Mainly on the Mansplain46:38 Sufficently Advanced Technology52:18 The VoteNext Week’s AssignmentAlien wraps your face in its cinematic embrace.Comments? Questions?Check us out on Twitter (@hiddendeadly or #oldvgold).SubscribeiTunesRSS