Children of Men (2006)
In sci-fi we’re used to highly intricate and dreamy spaceships taking us out of our real world and propelling us into a future defined by almost intangible technologies. And while that’s cool and all, the film that chooses to set its diegesis in the near future, emphasizing that reality is not so different than what’s seen on the screen, can be just as powerful, if not even more gripping than the alluring depiction of some 22nd century world. Just six…