Biosphere Reviews
There’s a touch of the old Twilight Zone to this unusual entry into the canon of apocalypse survival movies.
| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 8, 2023
A sci-fi buddy film that proves life finds a way.
| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Dec 1, 2023
Funny, horrific, and filled with jaw-dropping, “WTF!?” moments, this boundary-pushing film is guaranteed to get you talking — a lot.
| Nov 27, 2023
Whimsical, funny, endearing, and ultimately a bit profound...
| Nov 16, 2023
Mark is a particularly competent actor who succeeds in granting credibility to the distinct characters he interprets, as in Biosphere... despite its apparent simplicity, he confronts one of the most difficult roles of his career. [Full review in Spanish]
| Oct 5, 2023
I think it is one of the film's charms that this isn't the masterclass in scenery-chewing it might have been, with two folk facing the end of the world, as they're both such laid-back characters.
| Sep 19, 2023
The sci-fi dramedy Biosphere would've been better as a short film, because some of the story drags with repetition. However, this post-apocalyptic movie with a two-person cast has good acting and provocative issues about human reproduction and gender.
| Sep 12, 2023
Even if the viewer might not want to spend days stuck in a dome-like structure with Billy or Ray, the film is worth the watch — just for one day.
| Sep 8, 2023
Though it’s stuffed full of interesting ideas Biosphere doesn’t really come together in a satisfying way, despite the engaging lead performances.
| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Sep 8, 2023
Sadly, while star and writer Duplass's script has some big ideas and very funny moments, including a ludicrously unsexy sex scene, its uneven tone works against it.
| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 7, 2023
Intriguing post-apocalyptic science-fiction comedy...A treat for those arthouse circuit denizens looking for out-of-the-box fare...A cleverly devised scenario that delivers a constant stream of surprises.
| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 7, 2023
Smart, different, creative and with a twist that no-one will see coming. Brilliant springs to mind.
| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 7, 2023
It’s truly unlike anything you’ve seen and deserves to be embraced, whether you agree with it or not.
| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 6, 2023
In this loose-limbed and sometimes ramshackle buddy comedy what matters most is the chemistry between the leads, and Duplass and Brown are both charming and convincing as buddies
| Sep 6, 2023
Biosphere is a marvellously inventive and funny film with a core of absolute sincerity about the tenuous state of the planet.
| Sep 6, 2023
Tonally the movie jumps from hilarious to sad to sweet, often within the same scene, and the chemistry between the two actors and the sure-handed, occasionally claustrophobic direction from Mel Ersyn keeps things interesting.
| Sep 2, 2023
… quirky and undeniably original …
| Original Score: 12.5/20 | Sep 1, 2023
“Biosphere” seemed like it was going to be a feature-length game of “will they or won’t they,” similar to the Duplass vehicle “Hump Day." But instead, it transcends into something a little headier, a lot more ambitious, and more tender.
| Original Score: 7.5/10 | Aug 23, 2023
Obviously intended as a provocative social satire, skimming over several hot-button issues, it's far too ambiguous and superficial to sustain interest and - after almost two hours - the conclusion is a total copout.
| Original Score: 4/10 | Aug 12, 2023
Like the dome, Biosphere’s structure isn’t as solid as it could be — it often meanders — but, with its thoughtful meditations on gender, sexuality, and evolution in all its forms, it’s easy to forgive this quirky indie gem that flaw.
| Original Score: 73/100 | Jul 27, 2023