One of the arguments I try to make in epic breadth in ‘↑Cyberanthropology‘ is that the cyberpunk discourse gathers ever more momentum. In the book my exemplary strategy for a proof is looking at the movie production. The point is that more and more of the high-end productions [high-end in terms of budget, star-speckled cast, prominent director, or all three of those criteria] fall into the cyberpunk genre. The trend is unbroken: This year we already had ‘↑Source Code‘ (Jones 2011), starring Jake Gyllenhaal, ‘↑Real Steel‘ (Levy 2011 | ↑review), starring Hugh Jackman, and today ‘↑In Time‘ (Niccol 2011), starring … Continue reading →