MAN-MADE MONSTERS #28: Splice (2009) & Ex Machina (2014)
3/6/20261 hr 49 min
Steph McKenna joins Mike to discuss a pair of films that explore how terrifying scientific advances can be when they wrench control from their creators: Splice and Ex Machina
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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[ding] [tense music] In the 21st century, filmmakers started introducing new twists on the classic Frankenstein story. In 2009, Canadian filmmaker Vincenzo Natali created a Frankenstein-esque story, but this time about a married couple creating life, weaving in oedipal themes of sexual desire, violence, parenthood,