| Ex Machina 
				(2014), 
				Director: Alex Garland, rated R for language, some 
				violence 
						To erase the line between man and machine is to 
						obscure the line between men and gods 
				
				  Starring: 
				Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, Sonoya Mizuno, 
				Corey Johnson, Claire Selby, Gana Bayarsaikhan 
				DML Rating: 
				★★★★★★★★☆☆ 
				- great 
				"Isn't it strange, to 
				create something that hates you?" – 
				Ava 
				Why watch this? This 
				is a superb story about artificial intelligence and the risk it 
				may pose. 
				Plot Summary: 
				Caleb Smith is a young programmer who wins a competition to 
				spend a week at the remote estate of Nathan Bateman, the 
				reclusive CEO of his company. Upon arrival, Caleb discovers he's 
				been chosen to participate in a groundbreaking experiment: 
				administering a
				
				Turing test to Ava, an advanced humanoid AI created by 
				Nathan. Caleb's task is to evaluate Ava's consciousness and 
				determine if her intelligence is indistinguishable from that of 
				a human. This leads to unforeseen revelations and a complex 
				examination of artificial intelligence and humanity. Dad's Preview: 
				Sci-fi often asks its audience about the meaning of being 
				"human". Today, modern computing is asking a new question: What 
				role do humans have if AI can run things better. Then it's about 
				two clicks away from SkyNet and Terminators wiping out the human 
				race. But I digress. This smart, tense, engrossing film is 
				eye-candy for us nerds because it is futuristically beautiful. 
				As expected, it certainly calls into 
				question what it means to be human, and whether it's wise to 
				create sentience within a machine. 
						 Film4, DNA 
						Films; A24
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