Episode 100: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

I revisit Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), a science-fiction classic that I think deserves to be mentioned alongside the very best dystopian films ever made. Even knowing the famous ending, the film is just as gripping because it’s the journey that counts. I talk about Philip Kaufman’s brilliant direction, Donald Sutherland and Brooke Adams’ performances, the eerie atmosphere created by Jerry Goldsmith’s score, and why the film’s themes of paranoia, conformity and losing your identity still feel remarkably relevant today. Nearly 50 years on, this intelligent, unsettling thriller hasn’t lost any of its power.