Podcast-on-film is one of my favourite trends of recent years. Dialogue heavy, one room features that tackle layered topics and demand the viewer to sit up and engage with the nuanced topics they're grappling. The Artifice Girl is a great example of this format, with an exceptionally thought-provoking premise, limited characters and minimalistic sets. After a strong opening and follow-up salvo with Act 1 and 2, it stretches a little too far with the finale, falling under the weight of its own wordy dialogue and wobbly performances, but that doesn't completely diminish what The Artifice Girl manages to achieve with so little in the first hour. Really good lo-fi sci-fi stuff.
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Podcast-on-film is one of my favourite trends of recent years. Dialogue heavy, one room features that tackle layered topics and demand the viewer to sit up and engage with the nuanced topics they're grappling. The Artifice Girl is a great example of this format, with an exceptionally thought-provoking premise, limited characters and minimalistic sets. After a strong opening and follow-up salvo with Act 1 and 2, it stretches a little too far with the finale, falling under the weight of its own wordy dialogue and wobbly performances, but that doesn't completely diminish what The Artifice Girl manages to achieve with so little in the first hour. Really good lo-fi sci-fi stuff.