2049 is able to exist both as a masterful sequel and/or stand-alone film in the universe, which showcases Villeneuve’s massive skill as a storyteller and further validates him as one of the best visionaries of our generation.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jul 11, 2024

If the original film’s warmth beneath the cold metropolitan’s structure came from Deckard’s love for Rachel, 2049 extends this ethos to a love and understanding of the self in the greater context of others.

| Feb 6, 2024

Just as in the original, this film is as much about the texture of the world on screen as it is the story of the Replicants 30 years after Deckard first strolled the mean streets of L.A.

| Jan 7, 2023

Much like its predecessor, 2049 is a methodically structured puzzle, solved through slow but persistent drips of revelation.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Aug 19, 2022

That Villeneuve achieves such a cerebral and even touching picture, while also accomplishing an uncommonly sublime production, marks Blade Runner 2049 as a landmark in the science-fiction genre.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Mar 17, 2022

It's immaculately constructed, full of true wonder, and keeps you under its spell all the way to the very end. In some ways, Blade Runner 2049 even surpasses the original.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Dec 29, 2021

Heady science-fiction fans, this episode is for you.

| Oct 2, 2021

A new chapter. A triumph. A cinematic miracle.

| Original Score: 5/5 | May 6, 2021

Unlike the original film, where the "romance" feels like a product of Deckard's dehumanized relationship with Replicants, the romance between Ryan Gosling's K and Ana de Armas' Joi, both machines, feels real and keeps the film intriguing.

| Apr 13, 2021

A skilfully made movie that works as a companion piece to Scott's film and as a detective mystery.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 1, 2021

Deliberate in its pacing and world-building, the follow-up to Ridley Scott's dystopian vision of Los Angeles uses breathtaking cinematography, impeccable production, and a gripping story to make our second visit even more revelatory than the first.

| Original Score: A- | Jan 29, 2021

Slow-burn thrillers don't always work, particularly when fused with science-fiction and brief action, but here the finale is a welcome redemption.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Dec 5, 2020

Blade Runner 2049 is a visual feast for the eyes that demands to be seen in theaters.

| Nov 5, 2020

A rather remarkable sequel.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 3, 2020

Blade Runner 2049 is so visually poetic yet intelligently profound that it leaves a haunting linger if you've engaged with its concept enough.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Aug 26, 2020

Blade Runner 2049 can be aggravatingly sparse and sometimes bombastic, taking too much time to say what it wants to. When the pieces fall into place, however, it's spellbinding.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 23, 2020

Blade Runner 2049 is a deep, technically impeccable film that manages to expand the story of its predecessor, pushing it to new heights. [Full review in Spanish]

| Jul 3, 2020

The reason Blade Runner 2049 will be remembered, just like its predecessor, is for its visuals. My God, the visuals.

| Jul 1, 2020

Blade Runner 2049 just might be the greatest sequel since The Godfather: Part II.

| Jun 29, 2020

Blade Runner 2049 is distilled science fiction, as intriguing and profound as the predecessor. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 8/10 | Jun 27, 2020