Reviews

Literature: The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe

MOTS wall themselves in with some fine wine to discuss a less famous, but no less impactful story from the master of the macabre, Edgar Allen Poe.

AFI Top 100 #027: High Noon

Join MOTS as we journey to the old west for drama and red scare commentary in AFI’s #27 feature, “High Noon.”
Don’t forget to wind your clocks. [Aggregate score: 9.75]

Literature: Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang

Join MOTS Ado as we take this episode out of linear time to change our perspective of linguistics and physics in Ted Chiang’s “Story of Your Life.”

AFI Top 100 #013: Star Wars

After having processed the origin of hero myths through Joseph Campbell’s Hero With a Thousand Faces, TLS turn that lens onto one of the most influential modern hero arcs—the original 1977 Star Wars. [Aggregate score: 9.5]

Literature: The Jaunt by Stephen King

Join the Lost Signals crew in a raucous conversation on Stephen King’s The Jaunt and miscellaneous literary topics.

MOTS Ado About Nothing: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce

The MOTS Ado crew reaches the end of their rope with this review of a Civil War story about a life reclaimed. An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge remains Ambrose Bierce’s most enduring work for a reason.

AFI Top 100 #056: Jaws

The Lost Signals crew debates who the real villain of the 1975 classic Jaws is: a misunderstood predator looking for a snack? A plucky small town bureaucrat trying to save the summer?  John Williams?  Spoiler: It is definitely John Williams. [Aggregate score: 10]

MOTS Ado About Nothing: The Tunnel Under the World by Frederik Pohl

Today’s episode features our review of the 1955, reality bending short story by Frederik Pohl, The Tunnel Under the World. Coincidentally enough, we’re releasing this on the date before the events of the story. Good luck with June 15th.

 

AFI Top 100 #025: To Kill A Mockingbird

The crew takes on the 1962 film adaptation of To Kill A Mockingbird, looking at the social, cultural, and legal points of this classic story, with guest Geoff Blackwell returning to the set. [Aggregate score: 8]
Check out Geoff’s law-centric podcast at: http://alltoocommonlaw.com/