12 Recent Sci-Fi Movies That Are Future Classics

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An effective chamber drama with multiple hidden layers beneath its cerebral pulse, this underseen gem about a woman with Alzheimer's who is accompanied by a holographic version of her late husband poses the big, emotional questions like the best sci-fi works should arguably do.

Veteran director Michael Almereyda - whose best known prior work was likely 2000's modern-day take on Hamlet - teases out various threads across his relatively compact piece with warmth and elan; it's Lois Smith's performance though that elevates it to something to be cherished.

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