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| Film ThreatAlan NgThe Pod Generation is a science-fiction film with something to say and forces us to confront our future by asking questions. Just because we can screw around with biology, should we? Sophie Barthes’ futuristic tale is worth watching just for the conversation that’s bound to happen afterward. |
| IndieWireKate ErblandStrong performances by both Clarke and Chiwetel Ejiofor, plus compelling production design from Clem Price Thomas (the pods and the wider world around them are instantly credible) recommend the feature, even if some of Barthes’ biggest ideas (she also wrote the film’s script) sometimes feel under-explored by the time the film reaches its conclusion. |
| The Film StageJohn FinkSmart and perceptive, The Pod Generation is more than a one-note big-tech satire. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattEjiofor is eminently relatable as an analog man who can't seem to understand where it all went wrong, and Clarke's eyebrows knit with such pained expressiveness, it's as if they're having their own wriggling monologue throughout the movie. |
| VarietyOwen GleibermanThe Pod Generation is very much about our flesh, and the forces that are only too happy to take it away from us. |
| Screen RantPatrice WitherspoonBarthes’ thought-provoking script is backed by phenomenal performances from Clark and Ejiofor. And despite its longer-than-needed runtime, the feature is sure to keep audiences entertained from start to finish. |
| Screen DailyAmber WilkinsonThe Pod Generation blends its tech parody with more quirky observations of the anxieties of impending parenthood and, if Barthes doesn’t always sink the satire’s talons in quite as far as she might, the film’s sweet-natured hopefulness and charming central couple should see it win over distributors and audiences. |
| ConsequenceLiz Shannon MillerThe resulting film is lacking in subtlety at times, but the world-building offered up some fascinating details, especially in a time when we’re seeing real-life human professions be reconsidered as potential tasks for artificial intelligence. |
| The PlaylistJason BaileyBarthes’ screenplay is clean; for the most part, it’s brainy but not didactic, and thoughtful but not dull. |
| The New York TimesBrandon YuWhile its heady themes yield commentary that is ultimately just a tad thin, Barthes’s satire is best enjoyed the way it’s made — without taking itself too seriously. |
