It's an odd film, with a lot of intensity and three interesting performances, but somewhat dull or blunted in its outlook and impact. Full Review | Jul 8, 2020.
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Set in a universe where memory doesn't exist, Claire Carré's existential directorial debut, Embers, is a brilliant and emotional exploration ...
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Embers is a film that tries so hard to be so much more than it needs to be. It had an interesting premise that held some amazing possibilities.
The evocative science fiction premise is little more than a ruse to explore a world without memories. The look of the film, abandoned buildings ...
This is a strangely beautiful movie set around the decay of the man-made world. The performances are excellent. My favorite actor, Jason Ritter ...
Embers is a film about the loss personal memories. The story touches on the upside of losing a painful or negative memory, which serves as ...
Embers” is a fittingly thoughtful sci-fi meditation on memory loss and identity by director/co-writer Claire Carre.
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Embers is a post-apocalyptic science fiction drama, in which a past epidemic has resulted in the bulk of humanity losing memory. The population of the world ...