Keyword: future
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Logan
Some movies announce themselves with noise; Logan (2017) prefers to earn its reputation the slow way, one convert at a time. “Someone has come along.” That’s the line the studio chose to sell the film, and it doesn’t oversell it by much. The setup is straightforward enough on paper: In the near future, a weary…
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Blade Runner 2049
Few things separate a forgettable night of scrolling from a night you actually remember, and “Blade Runner 2049” (2017) lands firmly in the second camp for a specific kind of viewer. That reputation, as it turns out, is well earned. The marketing leaned on the line “The key to the future is finally unearthed.” —…
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Dune
When Denis Villeneuve sat down to make “Dune”, the goal was clearly to deliver something that sticks with an audience long after the credits roll. That reputation, as it turns out, is well earned. The marketing leaned on the line “It begins.” — and once you are a few scenes in, it is clear that…
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Her
Not every film needs to reinvent its genre to be worth your time, and “Her”, a drama and romance and science fiction entry, proves the point. It is easy to see why it keeps getting recommended long after its initial release. Everything the film wants you to feel is right there in its tagline: “A…