Jupiter Ascending (2015). D/W: The Wachowskis. DP: John Toll. Starring: Mila Kunis/Channing Tatum/Eddie Redmayne/Sean Bean/Douglas Booth/Tuppence Middleton/Maria Doyle Kennedy/Gugu Mbatha-Raw/Nikki Amuka-Bird. First success is oftentimes like a hot air balloon. Full of performance and awe at the sendoff then you are just up in the sky waiting for the scenery to change. The Wachowskis brothers,…
Surviving the Looking Glass
Ex Machina (2015). D/W: Alex Garland. DP: Rob Hardy. Starring: Domhnall Gleeson/Oscar Isaac/Alicia Vikander/Sonoya Mizuno. Robots and artificial intelligence have long obsessed humans, filmmakers not excluded. Ex Machina will join a large canon of cinema tackling the questions of artificial intelligence and the boundaries of consciousness. This exploration is the thru line of this new…