Sriram Emani’s short film “Jam Boy” just had its world premiere at the DC Independent Film Festival this February and…
Browsing: dystopia
We officially are in Dumpuary. For me, as a critic, it’s like summer break after awards-season finals weekend—a predictable lull…
Don’t let the “Severance”-adjacent dystopian ambiance fool you—actor and filmmaker Sriram Emani’s bilingual workplace sci-fi “Jam Boy” feels very much…
Released in 1993, “Demolition Man” is an oddly mature film for a sci-fi actioner and Sylvester Stallone at his most…
“Dredd,” released in 2012, fits right into the dystopian ideal. The character itself, Judge Dredd, is pulled from source material…
“The Long Walk” is a strange, occasionally mesmerizing genre hybrid: part dystopian YA nightmare, part minimalist sports film, part cruel horror,…
“Terminator 2: Judgement Day” has owned the cinema landscape for so long due to its undeniable “improvements” on its predecessor.…
I’ve been into sci-fi and dystopian films lately. 2010’s “The Book of Eli”—starring Denzel Washington—is another in the line of…
Our world has been shaped by inequality and classicism, which has led to the discovery of outstanding leaders, justice, and…
Films about mass genocide and bettering the world are common, but in “Can I Get a Witness” the world has…