Episode 5: John Carter (of Mars)

Yes, Virginia, there is a Dotar Sojat. Ellie and Tim choose to fight for Helium by taking a look at John Carter, the 2012 adaptation of Edgar Rice Burrough's Barsoom novels. Warning: Contains explicit language, spoilers (both film and book), and much wistful grumbling about lost sequels.



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Movie In-Jokes: Total Recall

One of the fun games when watching movies is to spot references, secret messages and gags that filmmakers, film crews and actors can slip into movies to pay tribute to films they love, have a bit of fun with their previous work, or give the cinematic equivalent of a shout-out. Here's a spotter's guide to these inside jokes.

This time Arnold Schwarzenegger says "Kaor!" to one of Mars' original inhabitants in this fun little literary cameo from Paul Verhoeven's sci-fi action thriller Total Recall.