14 August 2018: Ex Machina

Another one I’d been putting off for ages, I guess because I was afraid it was depressing? Wow is this good. I don’t normally give a movie five stars after a first watch, but there is just nothing that they don’t absolutely nail here. Acting is great, especially Oscar Isaac, it looks beautiful, & most importantly, it does exactly what it sets out to do, & keeps us on the chain the whole time. I’ll always love a movie that stays out ahead of me & controls my understanding of what’s going on, & that’s exactly what this one did. Alex Garland was able to get that awesome Black Mirror gut punch of understanding out of a feature-length film, which is no small feat. In conclusion, daaaaaamn.