Olivier Megaton directed this 2020 Netflix film based on the 2009 graphic novel of the same name by Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini that stands out with an incredible 0% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 2.5 hour runtime. Édgar Ramírez, Anna Brewster, Michael Pitt, and Sharlto Copley star in a film about an American dystopia in which a nationwide signal will inhibit all citizens from committing illegal acts. We discuss government control in post-9/11 America and the increased militarization of police, and we also poke several holes in the film's world-building. (recorded April 1, 2021)
References:
"USA Patriot Act" (Investopedia)
"The 2014 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Public Service" (The Pulitzer Prizes)
"Bryan Mills jumps a fence" (YouTube)
