Last five movies watched

Pick of the bunch: 2020 Russian sci-fi yarn "Sputnik" is something special. You think it's gonna be "Species" in the Soviet era, but it turns out far smarter than that. Amazing debut from the director, especially given the modest budget. Excellent performance by the lead actress. I'd like to see more of her, although the Ideology section of her Wikipedia entry is...controversial. I guess translation *could* be a factor there. Anyhoo, "Sputnik" is proper food-for-thought science-fiction, with decent effects, gritty action and artistic touches. And not forgetting the convincing historical setting, which adds to the alien-ness.

[Viewed on: Prime, ABC iview, Netflix, SBS On Demand, Netflix.]