Netflix’s newest apocalyptic thriller, Leave the World Behind, has people talking.
Directed by Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail, the film stars Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke and Kevin Bacon. It’s adapted from the 2020 novel of the same name by Rumaan Alam, and produced by Higher Ground Productions, the company founded by Barack and Michelle Obama.
Despite shooting to No. 1 on Netflix, reviews are mixed. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 75 per cent Fresh critic score, while the audience score is at 40 per cent. The film is tense, and between a descent into paranoia, the use of symmetry and tracking shots, Esmail’s influence behind the
