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SFULTRA

All Units is an anatomy of the thriller. Every two weeks Sean McTiernan creates a double bill in the hopes of exploring and understanding another aspect of thriller cinema.

Every other week, Calling All Units will answer questions from listeners, the host and, if necessary, the authorities.

If you keep a running list of movies you want to watch, prepare for it to get much, much longer.

SFULTRA #40 - Dai Dark - Q Hayashida

Apr 13, 2026

"Many are transforming in that glorious condition normally described as decay. Transforming through splinter and chemical imbalance. By fading and forgetfulness.” - Brian Catling, Lantern Slides, Several Clouds Colliding

SFULTRA #39 - His Master's Voice - Stanislaw Lem

Mar 1, 2026

“So I think when I’m looking at you, I see you there. But I can’t just explain what you are. I see you there and you could be photographed, but then after you’d been photographed, one still wouldn’t know what your realism was. You’d have to find a technique by which you can give over all the pulsations of a...

SFULTRA #38 - Stars In My Pocket Like Grains Of Sand - Samuel R. Delany

Jan 31, 2026

“If you can talk about it, why paint it?” - Francis Bacon

SFULTRA #37 - Red Hook Variations

Nov 21, 2025

Main works discussed:
The Horror at Red Hook - H. P. Lovecraft
The Ballad of Black Tom - Victor LaValle
The Courtyard - Alan Moore
Neonomicon - Alan Moore
Providence - Alan Moore

“So you think you know what terror is
As it stares from the newspaper page
Yeah of course you all know what horror is
It's the rage of the...

SFULTRA #36 - Vurt - Jeff Noon

Sep 28, 2025

"Tell me what you know about a man's affliction
PC plod talk pure science fiction" - Cowboy Dave, Happy Mondays