{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5a7bb1c265f1c7c93276d243/5bdce4eef8b7dafe0aa2f435?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 34: Strange Days (1995) Review [BONUS Episode] ","description":"<p>Gooooood morning!</p><p><br></p><p>Question: If a movie starring Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, and Juliette Lewis, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, with a screenplay co-written by James Cameron, came out in 1995, should it not have been a box-office smash? </p><p><br></p><p>What is this movie was also a sci-fi dystopia in which Angela Bassett is a kick-ass heroine trying to shed light on a cover-up by corrupt officials?</p><p><br></p><p>That's exactly what <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Days_(film)\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Strange Days</em></a> is and was a brick when it dropped that year. However, Jordan watched it recently and had an epiphany that perhaps it deserves a cult renaissance. With 90's nostalgia in full swing and the idea that society is living out a political dystopia, why not take a moment to experience this <em>Strange Days</em>, which was way ahead of its time.</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Jordan’s fashion choices circa 1998…[1:04]</li><li>Dystopian movies usually have a checklist…[1:54]</li><li>James Cameron: more famous for Avatar?…[5:00]</li><li>Kathryn Bigelow is an incredible director…[5:20]</li><li><em>Strange Days</em> — sequel in spirit to <em>Blade Runner</em>?…[6:35] (make sure to check <a href=\"http://www.pajiba.com/film_reviews/strange-days-review.php#comments\" target=\"_blank\">out this referenced article from Pajiba</a>)</li><li>The hardest part about watching <em>Strange Days</em>…[10:45]</li><li>End credit banter…[13:12]</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Follow us @8AMShift</p><p><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/8amshift/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/8amshift/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></p><p>#OnlyTheStrongest</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"8AM Shift"}