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  • Anon (2018)
    Review preview for Anon

    The future is data

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    In the future data is transparent and a hacker can become invisible by eliminating personal detail. Even murder is an illusion. Possibly. A traditional detective, whose IT skills are last century, investigates
  • Gattaca (1997)
    Review preview for Gattaca

    The design has a stainless veneer, bathed in early morning light.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A man considered genetically inferior, switches identity to realise his dream of space travel.
  • In Time (2011)
    Review preview for In Time

    A shallow, stagnant film that whiffs of plagiarism.

    Donald Munro · 1.5 out of 5
    Money is time in a corrupt future.
  • Lord Of War (2005)
    Review preview for Lord Of War

    Original, explosive and dense with social criticism.

    The Exile · 4.5 out of 5
    The cynical dark world of an unscrupulous arms dealer.
  • Simone (2002)
    Review preview for Simone

    Writer/director Andrew Niccol makes his point with the subtlety of a Vin Diesel chat up line.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Computer generated actress becomes an international star in satire of modern Hollywood.

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