Era
Y2K & Millennium Anxiety
Films made either side of 2000 about simulation, corporate dread and the suspicion that the whole arrangement was fake.
Four textbook cases
Not the best four — the four that define the shape. Start anywhere.
The Matrix
Lana Wachowski · 1999
Fight Club
David Fincher · 1999
American Beauty
Sam Mendes · 1999
eXistenZ
David Cronenberg · 1999
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Set the clock, pick the awards, and let your guild nominate. Six films over three months is the recommended shape.
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