‘Hot Spot’ Review: Eighties Cyberpunk Kitsch Is the Future in Agnieszka Smoczynka’s Peculiar Post-Apocalyptic Vision
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‘Hot Spot’ Review: Eighties Cyberpunk Kitsch Is the Future in Agnieszka Smoczynka’s Peculiar Post-Apocalyptic Vision
In “Hot Spot,” the future of law enforcement looks somewhat different from what “RoboCop” predicted in 1987. With his bleach-blond, frizzy-permed mullet, giant hoop earrings, cuban-heeled Beatle boots and black-and-white lycra biker suit fitted to accentuate his every dadbod curve, police detective Djonny (Andrzej Konopka) instead appears to have been teleported directly from 1987 to […]
Review: HOT SPOT Burns Bright as an Expressive Dystopian Thriller
Before I screened Hot Spot, lauded Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Smoczyńska appeared on the screen via recording to set the table. Her message? In a matter of words, “I’m not here to provide answers, merely ask questions.” That warning of sorts, a recalibration of the audience’s headspace, was crucial before swallowing such a psychotropic cinematic drug. The film, a retrofuturistic take on artificial intelligence, is a vibe. It’s like mainlining a …
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