Posts tagged Dystopian stories
Boy Kills World: A Fun and Twisted Coming-of-Rage Story
ReviewJim SlotekBoy Kills World, TIFF '23, Moritz Mohr, Bill Skarsgård, Famke Janssen, Nicolas Crovetti, Cameron Crovetti, Quinn Copeland, Yayan Ruhian, sci-fi, Dystopian stories
With Love and a Major Organ: A Gently Dystopian Dramedy with Abundant Heart
By Chris Knight
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New Order: Depiction of Brutal Class Divide Propels Grim Mexican Thriller
ReviewJim SlotekNew Order, Michel Franco, TIFF 2020, Venice Film Festival, Naian González Norvind, Dario Yazbek Bernal, Mexico City, Mexican film, Spanish language, Dystopian stories, Thriller, Venice Silver Lion Award
Bullets of Justice: Lurid, Crass, Vulgar Horror Lowers the Bar on Bar-Lowering
Level 16: Smartly Scripted Dystopian Tale Like A Black Mirror/Handmaid's Tale Mashup
ReviewJim SlotekLevel 16, Suspiria, Dystopian stories, Danishka Esterhazy, Subjugation of women, Katie Douglas, Celina Martin, Sara Canning, Black Mirror, Handmaid's Tale, Canadian films
Mortal Engines: Adaptation of YA Novel Offers High-Concept Looks, Low-Rent Story
ReviewMortal Engines, YA novel, Dystopian stories, Peter Jackson, Leila George, Hera Hilmar, Hugh Weaving, Stephen Lang, Christian Rivers, Jihae
The Darkest Minds sets the bar on dystopian teenager-killing movies even lower
ReviewJim SlotekYoung adult novels, The Darkest Minds, Divergent, The Hunger Games, Maze Runner, Super powers, Dystopian stories, Dystopian fiction, Bradley Whitford, Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Upgrade: A cyber-future B-movie that elevates its dystopian genre
