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Alien Nation (1988) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094631/

A rough and tough detective is begrudgingly partnered with the first detective of alien refugees, and they follow the trail of his previous partner’s death.

Does not stand the test of time at all. The cop-buddy thing has been done to death since then and probably soils a more recent re-watch of this movie.


Prisoner X - (2016 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4206228/

Time traveling muslims have a chat with the CIA.

A pretty good movie in spite of it being so simple.



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2047꞉ Virtual Revolution - (2016 movie) image

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4054004/
http://virtualrevolutionmovie.com/

In a world where virtual reality is the primary lifestyle, a “mixed world” private detective is tasked to track down terrorists.

While it has a crazy amount of narration, it is really intelligent and subtle.

  • Trailer
  • Original title: Virtual Revolution


CyberTracker - (1994 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109515/

I watched it fairly recently but I apparently didn’t take any motes on it and I can’t even remember if I liked it.

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  • In Polish it is Elektroniczny łowca

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Solaris - (1972 movie) image

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069293/

People mysteriously go mad on a space station, and a guy is sent to investigate.

Long and boring.


Crimes of the Future - (2022 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14549466/

Humans have been rapidly evolving and spontaneously generating new organize.

A third of the way in there is no particular plot, and this is intolerably weird.



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The Girl with All the Gifts - (2016 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4547056/

A fungus turns people into zombies.

Slow. While it has potential it really doesn’t work out, especially because it stops making sense nearing the ending.



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