“Mars Express” Review

There’s a lot of familiarity on the surface of Mars Express. With its neo-noir tale set against a futuristic society of robots, this is well-treaded science fiction for touching on the intersection of tech and humanity. Thankfully, director Jérémie Périn finds far more than stylish animation to make this film more of its own thing rather seem like another Blade Runner clone. The theme of humanity’s relationship with tech sings far more beautifully here when you care about the characters beyond ...