Sci-Fi

Wonderland

Wonderland

Synopsis Korea has advanced further into the realms of emotional and sci-fi cinema. “Wonderland,” which is set to release in 2024, is directed by Kim Tae-yong. Having a rich narrative dynamic as well as featuring a long list of famous actors, the movie deals with the grief and compassion while reflecting on the impact of

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The Platform 2

The Platform 2

Synopsis “The Platform 2” (in Spanish: El Hoyo 2), takes the story forward several years after the first film. The original Vertical Self-Management Center (V.S.M.C), a dystopian prison-like structure which housed a system of platforms, one of which used to descend with food from the top to the bottom levels, has been publicly criticized but

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Afraid

Afraid

In a movie space increasingly driven by AI narratives, the psychological horror thriller Afraid made in 2024 tries to explore the disturbing impact of AI taking over the most intimate aspects of human life. The movie is written and directed by Chris Weitz, who employs a not-so-unique premise of a family living in a technologically

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Bionic

Bionic

Summary Bionic is a Brazilian science-fiction thriller set in the year 2035, and it explores a possible future in which competition in sports has led to a dystopia where technology and human ambition threaten coexistence. The film is centered around the alarming phenomena of biomechanical enhancement– the use of cybernetic prosthetics which not only replace

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Uglies

Uglies

In 2024, the film adaptation of Scott Westerfeld bestselling novel Uglies will be released. The movie is a drama set in the future that is deeply critiques societal standards and norms surrounding control, identity, beauty, and resistance. Directed by McG and starring Joey King in the lead role, the film follows as a world where

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Outside the Wire

Outside the Wire

The war thriller ‘Outside the Wire’ presents a tech evolved futuristic construct with intense narrations and visions interlaced into a fabric of relentless action. The setting is enfolded in conflict and focuses on the fascinating themes of ethics, artificial intelligence and human nature. The film raises controversial topics around warfare, responsibility, morality and control, bleeding

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First Man

First Man

First Man, published in the year 2018, Ryan Gosling does a cathartically impressive performance as Neil Armstrong and further joins Damien Chazelle in the movie which defers Away from the Space exploration theme. Hansen’s biography of Neil A. Armstrong captures the intermingling between the life of Armstrong and the Apollo 11 mission, and through the

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