EX MACHINA (full article at The Guardian Australia)

Alex Garland’s new movie, Men, is due for release in June and if you’re intrigued by the mysterious
trailer, or you enjoyed either his acclaimed TV series Devs, or the sci-fi horror of Annihilation, then Garland’s directorial debut Ex Machina is well worth investigating. 

Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson) wins a competition at his workplace to visit the home of the company’s reclusive CEO, Nathan (Oscar Isaac). Caleb travels to his vast and remote Norwegian estate and upon arrival discovers the contest was a smokescreen.

Identified as a gifted employee, Caleb has been summoned to work on Nathan’s latest project: an artificial intelligence named Ava (Alicia Vikander). It is Caleb’s job to administer the Turing Test (named after its creator, mathematician Alan Turing), to determine whether Ava has consciousness. If the tester cannot determine if the subject is machine or human, then the test is passed. 

Read the full article at The Guardian Australia:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/may/03/ex-machina-when-you-see-this-sci-fi-thriller-youll-never-stop-thinking-about-it

IMDB: Ex Machina

STAR WARS : THE LAST JEDI (full review at The Reel Word)

After the events of The Force Awakens the Resistance is on the run. Pursued with merciless intent by the First Order, and unable to escape their tracking systems. In a last ditch attempt to save the waning Resistance fleet, Finn (John Boyega), Rose (Kellie Marie Tran) and BB-8 set off in search of a hacker who can disable the First Order’s hyperspace tracking device. All the while, far across the galaxy, Rey (Daisy Ridley) looks to Luke Skywalker for guidance and teaching as her force powers become unleashed, preparing to either recruit Luke in the fight against the First Order, or confront Kylo Ren on her own.

Read the full article at The Reel Word website:
https://www.thereelword.net/star-wars-the-last-jedi-movie-review/

IMDB: Star Wars The Last Jedi