By encouraging us to imagine future fixes instead of fixing the problem of climate breakdown now, the more speculative of ...

Ex Machina, hitting UK screens back in 2015, scooped an Oscar for its stunning visual effects while also scoring a nomination for Best Original Screenplay. With thrilled cinema-goers giving it a ...

Amazon Prime viewers can't get enough of a film that's been hailed as the 'perfect interpretation' of an 'underrated character', sparking calls for a sequel. The 2012 flick, Dredd, has clawed its way ...

Ex Machina was about a young man tasked with testing ... Companion is a particularly post-Black Mirror (2011) example of science fiction. With its glossy aesthetics, and ubiquitously friction ...

However, that is far from a deal-breaker for me. Despite their distinct similarities, Companion does vastly stand out from the Ex Machina ending, thanks to contextual differences that make for a ...

Ex Machina was about a young man tasked with testing the artificial ... Companion is a particularly post-Black Mirror (2011) example of science fiction. With its glossy aesthetics, and ubiquitously ...

Moira Weigel began researching the history of dating in the early 2010s during a pivotal cultural moment in the U.S. The ...

Ava and Iris would have a lot in common.

So, it probably comes as no surprise that I perceive Ex Machina as a necessary cautionary tale, see Ava as the true ultimate villain of the story, and find myself deeply haunted by that ending to ...