Film Review – The Pod Generation

The future of babymaking is explored in “The Pod Generation,” with writer/director Sophie Barthes (“Cold Souls,” 2014’s “Madame Bovary”) looking to understand the direction of conception. It’s a glimpse of the future, where an A.I. society turns the miracle of birth into a business, forcing two characters to understand what they want from the process as it commences at an alarming speed. Barthes has something to say about gender perspectives when it comes to the parental experience, creating an askew take on the ways of nurturing and responsibility. “The Pod Generation” is an interesting study of choices and regrets, but Barthes doesn’t make a heavy feature, looking to keep things lighter with her cast and an overall mood of playfulness as she probes workplaces, nature, and psychological spaces, providing a layered display of characters in crisis. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com