The top 20 artificial intelligence films - in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Since Fritz Lang gave us ‘false Maria’ in 1927’s landmark sci-fi film Metropolis, robots have terrified and fascinated moviegoers in equal measure. With the release of Alex Garland’s Ex Machina, Michael Hogan picks his top 20 films (in no particular order); including Star Wars, The Terminator, Star Trek and Blade Runner; that star A.

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A poster ordering women to wear the hijab at a private university in Afghanistan. The Taliban then barred women from universities in 2022. Photograph: Wakil Kohsar/AFP/GettyA poster ordering women to wear the hijab at a private university in Afghanistan. The Taliban then barred women from universities in 2022. Photograph: Wakil Kohsar/AFP/GettyRights and freedomGlobal developmentAfghan girls detained and lashed by Taliban for violating hijab rulesGirls as young as 16 arrested in shops, classes and markets in Kabul by the Taliban, who labelled them ‘infidels’ for wearing ‘bad hijab’

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