Is A.I. the New Other?
Aliens and robots are swapping seats as filmic sci-fi reformulates its visions of the foreign and the familiar.
Wally Pfister
‘Transcendence’ Is a High-Tech Mess of Subplots
Like Dr. Caster's (Johnny Depp) experiments, Transcendence is much smarter in theory than it is in practice.
Films for Fans of Visionary Directors
In film, "visionary" has become a marketing adjective, like "iconic". Here, on the matter of visionary directors, we separate the claret from the beaujolais, if you will.
Religion and Biological Limits in Post-Humanity: ‘Her’ and ‘Transcendence’
Post-humanism, transhumanism, and the stakes of religion in the digital age intersect in Her and Transcendence, hinting at radical societal change.