Naomi Klein!
http://www.wired.com/2014/12/geeks-guide-naomi-klein/?mbid=social_fb
Month: March 2016
Aeon Flux
Remember when these were streaming freely on MTV’s website?
List
15 Underseen Dystopian Films From Indiwire
For the Literate
One member noted that this article does not touch non-western films. Another stated: “District 9.”
For the Literate
Our fascination with dystopian movies, explained with copious academic references. Are these movies an escape, reinforcement of our political fears, or a way of coping with the increasing dystopia that is modern civilization? What say you Dystopian Movie Society?
http://daily.jstor.org/why-are-dystopian-films-on-the-rise-again/
The Conspiracy
Are we already living in a dystopia?
Clever concept. Wonderfully executed.
Ex Machina
“One day the AIs will look back at us. Upright apes. All set for extinction.”
Zero Theorem
Unfortunately we have to give it a C-. The theater manager asked us what we thought while we were leaving, and after we told him he said he gets very polar opposite feedback on this one, so maybe you will love it, but if not you just might hate it.
Lunopolis
“We’ve already failed the test.”
We used this movie as a shibboleth for lovers.