This week, we have a double ep (of sorts). We discuss the 2025 Oscar nominations, plus we do a (short) review of Alien: Romulus, the 2024 science fiction horror film directed by Fede lvarez and written by lvarez and Rodo Sayagues.We start with the team discussing the nominations for the Oscars in 2025, which are:ALIEN: ROMULUS: Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin and Shane MahanBETTER MAN: Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft and Peter StubbsDUNE: PART TWO: Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd NefzerKINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES: Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story and Rodney BurkeWICKED: Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk and Paul CorbouldIn the second half of the show, we catch up on discussing Alien: Romulus, which we have not previously managed to review.Alien: Romulus follows Rain Carradine, an orphaned colonist at the struggling Jacksons Star settlement on the dark planet LV-410. After discovering that Weyland-Yutani has forcibly extended her work contract, she plans an escape with her friends and adopted brother Andy, a malfunctioning android. They commandeer a hauler to reach Renaissance, an abandoned Weyland-Yutani station, intending to steal cryostasis equipment for their journey to an independent planet. However, their mission takes a deadly turn when they accidentally release facehugger parasites.In a desperate attempt to regain control, Rain upgrades Andy with a security chip, only for him to become loyal to Weyland-Yutani. As the stations dark history is revealedincluding past experiments on a xenomorph recovered from the Nostromos wreckagethe group realizes they are trapped with a growing xenomorph threat. As the station hurtles toward destruction, the survivors face a harrowing fight against the creatures.Dont forget to subscribe to both the VFXShow and the fxpodcast to get both of our most popular podcasts.This week in space, our lineup is:Matt Wallin * @mattwallin www.mattwallin.com.Follow Matt on Mastodon: @[emailprotected]Jason Diamond @jasondiamond www.thediamondbros.comMike Seymour @mikeseymour. www.fxguide.com. + @mikeseymourSpecial thanks to Matt Wallin for the editing & production of the show with help from Jim Shen.