
weekend watchlist: country twang with a Scottish accent
Plus a soothing science-fiction horror and a scathing not-at-all satire that helps explain Boris Johnson. (First published June 11th, 2022, on Substack and Patreon.)
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Plus a soothing science-fiction horror and a scathing not-at-all satire that helps explain Boris Johnson. (First published June 11th, 2022, on Substack and Patreon.)
Visually, this dying future world is immersively hellish. Intellectually, though, its ideas haven’t kept up with the rapidly evolving science-fictional conversation.
Winners are indicated. I got 16/24. Pretty good, if I may say so myself.
Here’s a great way to catch up on the film you missed…
After a short break from the cliché of insane computers taking over the world with Her, we now return you to your regularly scheduled AI apocalypse.
It’s the rise of the machines as romantic dramedy, and the Singularity as romantic tragedy. It’s the nicest, gentlest sci-fi horror film ever.
12 Years a Slave and Gravity win big…
12 Years a Slave is our big winner…
There are even more films I still need to see before I can vote. I need more hours in the day and more days in the week…
Winners will be announced next week. I have some films to catch up on before I can fill out my final ballot!