I never include spoilers in my reviews anyway, so the request to not have them in this piece about Star Wars: The Force Awakens isn’t really causing me to alter my approach. The only thing I have to change is the I highlight the summary since that’s a part of what they don’t want spoiled. Then again, even if no …

When looking at Ex Machina beforehand, there are at least a couple of things that appeared to be guaranteed. One is the fact that there would be a huge budget behind it, the other is that there’s obvious potential for quite the cinematic experience for anyone who fancies themselves intellectuals. The story in Ex Machina features two intellectuals looking for …

A cartoonist, novelist and screenwriter, Alex Garland, who’s most commonly known for writing films such as The Beach, 28 Days Later, Sunshine, Never Let Me Go, and Dredd, has now made his directorial debut with Ex Machina, a sci-fi cautionary tale that challenges viewers with a variety of existential questions in regards to artificial intelligence. Can consciousness exist without gender? …