The best film I've seen for years

Rating: 8/10 (6 September 2015)

Ex Machina is the most interesting film I've seen in years. This is a very layered production. Cleanly shot, well scripted and very thought provoking. It deals with our human responses to the complexities of machine intelligence, while neatly taking in gender issues, sexual politics and our collective moral compass. Watching this will probably leave you with more questions than answers - but that's part of why Ex Machina is essential viewing. It poses questions we should all be considering, or else we risk losing our humanity in the silicon swamps of technological progress.
I would find it impossible to write a full review of this film without wandering into spoiler territory, so I will avoid leading you there by suggesting that Ex Machina is partly about our innate ability to manipulate each other and the world around us. Here's a contextual question for you: is the Turing test an adequate guide to the ability of AIs to function in the world, and should we focus just as much on emotional and social intelligence as raw IQ? Thinking along these lines will, I believe, help you appreciate this wonderful film on a meaningful level.