‘The Beast’ review: In 2044, AI takes care of business, while Léa Seydoux takes care of the movie
Truly this is the month for future shock — darkly compelling visions of a near-future that humankind can only interpret as a rejection letter, or a comeuppance for its determined lack of disaster prevention and preparedness.
The narratively straightforward “Civil War” has some far-out company, in other words. Now in limited theatrical release, co-writer-director Bertrand Bonello’s “The Beast” imagines a world 20 years hence. Climate change, and presumed corporate and political resistance to changing with it, have led to
