When it was published in 2011, Ernest Cline's Ready Player One got a fairly warm reception as a diverting mashup of pop culture, gaming, and accessible quest narrative, wrapped up in a warm, comforting blanket of nostalgia for the ephemera of the 1970s and 80s. Over the past seven years, its reputation has proven much more divisive, in part because of Cline's subsequent work, but mostly because the kind of geek culture he celebrated has become much darker and more complicated. Matt and Ed talk about all that in regards to the film adaptation, directed by Steven Spielberg, as well as Amazon's big-budget TV gambles and the dystopian potential of Birmingham.
00:00:00 - 00:25:48 - Intro & News
00:25:49 - 01:09:15 - Matt & Ed discuss Ready Player One
01:09:16 - 01:17:06 - SRS Recommends & Outro
281. Typecasting
280. Versatility
279. Uncut Gems Minisode
278. Physical Performances
277. Childhood Terrors
276. Bojack Horseman Finale
275. The Good Place Finale
274. Emily's Birthday 2020
273. Little Women Minisode
272. 2020 Preview
271. Best Films of 2019
270. The Rise of Skywalker
269. Matt's (Belated) Birthday 2019
268. Movies With Small Casts
267. Movies That Are About Their Stars
266. Minor Works
265. When Artists Change
264. Autumn/Winter Preview 2019
263. Hustlers
262. (500) Days of Summer at 10
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