Still holding a pretty well-regarded spot in modern film history, Clive Owen’s quest to protect the first mother in a post-apocalyptic world is a technical marvel to behold, with some long take sequences that are still talked about to this day.
That is, after people stop wiping their tears from recalling some of the movie’s extremely powerful moments.
With Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma debuting on Netflix in December, it makes sense to bring some of the director’s work onto the streaming platform’s lineup as an appetizer.
Though in terms of food portions, Children of Men is one of those appetizers that feels like a whole meal on its own.