The Pod Generation - Review | Sundance 2023

The Pod Generation - Review | Sundance 2023

Directed by: Sophie Barthes

Written by: Sophie Barthes

Starring: Emilia Clarke, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rosalie Craig, Vinette Robinson. Jean-Marc Barr

Runtime: 109 min

Synopsis: A New York couple, Rachel (Emilia Clarke) and Alvy (Chiwetel Ejiofor) live in a not-so-distant future where technology provides ever-more convenient living. A rising tech company executive, Rachel lands a coveted spot at the Womb Center, which offers couples a convenient (and shareable) maternity by way of detachable artificial wombs, or pods. But Alvy, a botanist with an affection for nature, prefers a natural pregnancy. And yet, as Rachel’s AI therapist puts it, why is that “natural”? So begins the tech-paved path to parenthood.

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Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Ron Howard

Written by: Lawrence Kasdan, Jon Kasdan

Starring: Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Paul Bettany

Runtime: 135 min

Board the Millennium Falcon and journey to a galaxy far, far away in an all-new adventure with the most beloved scoundrel in the galaxy.

Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich) meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover), in a journey that will set the course of one of the Star Wars saga's most unlikely heroes.

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