Into this ever-expanding category comes Gareth Edwards’ The Creator. His directorial work on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Godzilla shows he has game in this medium and this is his boldest statement yet. He uses cutting-edge effects to full advantage and tackles a topic that is at the forefront of human thinking at the moment.

On the surface, the story tells of a time in the future when AI or artificial intelligence has become a species of its own and is in competition with humans for control of the planet. Sub-texturally it touches on subjects as wide-ranging as American Imperialism, the emergence of Asian culture as the dominant one and the simple love that can exist between a father and his child.

There are big ideas afloat and the concepts are complex ones but they are grounded in a story as old as man himself, where is our place in the cosmos and does the power of love transcend and even bridge the gap between man and machine. The Creator provides an epic journey well worth taking.

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Pack your bags but leave one hand free for your glass of sparkling on arrival and take a trip to Venice post World War 2 with the intrepid sleuth Hercule Poirot in A HAUNTING IN VENICE. Starring Kenneth Branagh, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey and Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh, this thrilling Agatha Christie whodunnit murder-mystery will keep you guessing until the very end. Solve the mystery on Wednesday, September 13 at Dendy Cinemas Coorparoo and Portside.

Or for something more recent, delve into DUMB MONEY with an all-star cast including Paul Dano, Pete Davidson, America Ferrera, Nick Offerman, Anothony Ramos, Shailene Woodley and Seth Rogan. Re-live the 2021 David versus Goliath tale based on the insane true story of everyday people on Reddit who battled the wits with Wall Street and got rich by turning GameStop into the world’s hottest company. Ride the rise and fall of the stock market with a Stone and Wood Beer in hand on Friday, September 22 at Dendy Cinemas Coorparoo and Portside.

If the future is more your thing, then you won’t want to miss the epic sci-fi action thriller set amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of AI in THE CREATOR. Starring John David Washington, Benedict Wong and Allison Janney and from the writer/director of Rogue One and Godzilla a hardened ex special forces agent must hunt down and kill a world-ending weapon – an AI in the form of a young child. Travel across enemy lines into the heart of AI-occupied territory with your glass of sparkling in hand on Wednesday, 27 September at Dendy Cinemas Coorparoo and Portside.

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Joshua (John David Washington), a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife (Gemma Chan), is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war and mankind itself.

Joshua and his team of elite operatives’ journey across enemy lines, into the dark heart of AI-occupied territory, only to discover the world-ending weapon he’s been instructed to destroy is an AI in the form of a young child (Madeleine Yuma Voyles).

The Creator will be released in Aussie cinemas September28!
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Directed by Gareth Edwards (“Rogue One,” “Godzilla”), the film stars John David Washington (“Tenet”), Gemma Chan (“Eternals”), Ken Watanabe (“Inception”), Sturgill Simpson (“Dog”), newcomer Madeleine Yuna Voyles and Academy Award® winner Allison Janney (“I, Tonya”).

Amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, Joshua (Washington), a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife (Chan), is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war… and mankind itself.

Joshua and his team of elite operatives journey across enemy lines, into the dark heart of AI-occupied territory… only to discover the world-ending weapon he’s been instructed to destroy is an AI in the form of a young child.
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