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Devs (2020)
Falling short of the great expectations
A futuristic series set in a contemporary world, flirting with the possibilities of artificial intelligence when coupled with quantum computers.
An English-Japanese actress plays an American-Chinese young woman who's boyfriend gets promoted to a mysterious Devs unit in a company called Amaya, named after its founder's daughter. The boyfriend ends up getting killed because, surprise surprise, he turns out to be a Russian spy.
This had the ingredients of being a great show but unfortunately the decent plot gets destroyed by mediocre actors, sloppy scriptwriting, bad dialogue and a soundtrack geared to lull you to sleep.
Avoid.
Kylmä (2022)
Freeze!
A scientific take on the dangers and benefits of cold on our bodies, seen through the eyes of Elina Mäkinen who is getting ready to swim a mile in the ice cold waters of Svalbard.
The documentary shows Elina in both nature and in the lab, preparing for something very few people are able to accomplish. It's a story of calculated risk management and testing your limits but it's also an exploration into what makes this possible.
The film offers new insights (e.g. The importance of brown fat and the use of cooling/heating in medical operations) and it does so in an entertaining manner. Elina explains how the hardest part is not the swim itself but the recovery afterwards.
Highly recommended.