futurism
noun
fu·tur·ism
ˈfyü-chə-ˌri-zəm 
1
: a movement in art, music, and literature begun in Italy about 1909 and marked especially by an effort to give formal expression to the dynamic energy and movement of mechanical processes
2
: a point of view that finds meaning or fulfillment in the future rather than in the past or present
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Minority Report is a crime thriller with all kinds of twisted, sci-fi futurism tech from sick sticks to eye-digging robots.
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Directed by visual artist Robert Longo, Johnny Mnemonic is a fascinating snapshot of mid-'90s futurism, with Reeves playing data courier Johnny, who has a storage device implanted directly into his brain.
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27 June 2026
Stanton, by far the most science-fiction-oriented of Pixar auteurs, has a habit of merging high-tech futurism and grand-scale optimism.
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19 June 2026
The result felt controlled as every element seemed chosen to reinforce a larger message about identity, elegance and futurism.
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Grace Dean,
Space.com,
1 July 2026
Directed by visual artist Robert Longo, Johnny Mnemonic is a fascinating snapshot of mid-'90s futurism, with Reeves playing data courier Johnny, who has a storage device implanted directly into his brain.
—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
27 June 2026
Stanton, by far the most science-fiction-oriented of Pixar auteurs, has a habit of merging high-tech futurism and grand-scale optimism.
—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
19 June 2026
The result felt controlled as every element seemed chosen to reinforce a larger message about identity, elegance and futurism.
—
Partner Content,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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