#224 – Looper | Directed by Rian Johnson (with Brett Salter of Irish Salt)

Tune in as Brett Salter (Irish Salt) rejoins the podcast for a review and recap of Looper, the 2012 sci-fi thriller about a hitman who has to contend with messy timey-wimey mechanics, crime syndicate enemies, and a mission in which he needs to kill a future version of himself that’s been sent back to his present-day world. The ways in which the messiness of time travel does and doesn’t work for Looper, its penchant for stuffing women into maternal stereotyping, and wondering if Rian Johnson fully understands his own sci-fi rules pop up as a few of the talking points for this episode.

Written and directed by Rian Johnson, Looper stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Pierce Gagnon, Noah Segan, Jeff Daniels, Paul Dano, Garret Dillahunt, Piper Perabo, Xu Qing, Tracie Thoms, and Frank Brennan.

Spoilers start at 28:55

LOOPER: Director Rian Johnson Talks Plot Holes and Burning Questions

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