“The only good bug is a dead bug!”
March 1
Guardians of Justice comes from Adi Shankar, showrunner of Netflix’s Castlevania. With a mix of live-action and animation, it’s a trippy, satirical take on the Justice League by way of Alan Moore’s Watchmen.
March 1
Gattaca is a slow-paced sci-fi classic set in a dystopian society where genetically engineered babies are the norm and people born the good old-fashioned way are second-class citizens at best.
March 1
Paul Verhoeven’s satirical Starship Troopers was largely hated upon release, only getting the credit it deserves more recently. It follows a gang of bright-eyed teens indoctrinated into a fascist regime as they carry out a bloody war against giant extraterrestrial bugs.
March 1
Based on the Alan Moore graphic novel, V for Vendetta is a parable of solidarity and resistance against totalitarianism. Its iconic Guy Fawkes mask even became a symbol for real-world protests after the movie’s release.
March 1
Directed by musician/activist Boots Riley, Sorry to Bother You is a biting anti-capitalist satire with a shocking fantastical twist that I promise you won’t see coming.
March 26
Blade Runner 2049 returns to the world of 1982’s Blade Runner and the Philip K. Dick story that inspired it. 2049 follows a next-generation Replicant hunter through a journey that’s part manhunt, part existential crisis.