Creating a Better World

It is a year post an apocalypse - Nomad led by the US fights the Nirmata of the AI led New Asia. In fight sequences that are reminiscent of US overreach in Vietnam the American soldier Joshua (John David Washington) finds himself with his loyalties entirely subsumed by simulant wife Maya (Gemma Chan) and Alphie (Madeleine Yuna Voyles). In a movie that takes on the best of Dust, Chappie, District 9 and the likes of Terminator, The Creator is bit of an unsung hero among post apocalyptic thrillers. While I'll desist from calling it a must watch, if you have spent time on Oppenheimer this year this is a better use of your time

 

15.5/20

Test of Nerves

It is the ultimate test for the ultimate contestants. All eight of them, packed into a room with pencil and paper, and not knowing what the test could possibly be. Exam is not so much about decoding what the content of a particular evaluation process is, as it is about personalities. It is a test of how different people react to a specific circumstance – quiet resignation, logical thinking, violence, anger – and how such a process can be used to select winners from losers. For a movie that is shot in a single room and has an ever-decreasing cast of characters, this one comes through rather nicely

14/20