Code 8: An interesting take on the Superpowers genre that falls a little flat

Code 8 is one of those movies that you’ve never really heard of until it pops up in your Netflix recommendations, so you give it a go.

It’s set in a world where people have “superpowers”—extraordinary strength, healing powers, telekinesis and control over electricity, heat and cold. Initially, these people were employed in roles to take advantage of their powers but eventually, automation replaced many of these jobs, leaving the “Powered” out of work and increasingly on the margins of soc...