
IndieWire
Hutton might not entirely stick the landing, but the pleasures of "Lapsis" extend beyond tidy conclusions and easy answers.
Full reviewIn this parallel universe sci-fi, a man struggling for employment takes on a bizarre job within the gig economy—dragging cables through lengths of forest and connecting them to giant metal cubes that make up the 'quantum trading market'.
Hutton might not entirely stick the landing, but the pleasures of "Lapsis" extend beyond tidy conclusions and easy answers.
Full reviewHutton scores a direct hit on the persistent machinations of corporations to nickel and dime everyone at each turn.
Full reviewStraddles both the bleak present-tense reality of Ken Loach's "Sorry We Missed You" and the subversive near-future political satire of Boots Riley's "Sorry to Bother You" while arriving at a whimsical critique all its own.
Full reviewIt's a sharp, progressively-minded satire with sci-fi elements that would make an interesting double feature with Boots Riley's more outrageous but similarly pissed-off Sorry To Bother You.
Full review"Lapsis" isn't a polemic, it's a caricature, and all the more likable for having its claws sheathed in velvet.
Full reviewIt feels like one of those movies we'll be looking at decades from now...
Full reviewThe low-budget, idea-driven corner of science fiction has become a crowded place recently. Lapsis is the latest entry worth seeing and arguing about.
Full reviewLapsis is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and Apple TV.
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