Examining A Variety Of Films That Imagine A Dystopian Future, Renowned Media Scholar E. Ann Kaplan Considers How The Increasing Ubiquity Of These Works Has Exacerbated Our Sense Of Impending Dread. But She Also Explores Ways These Films Might Help Us Productively Engage With Our Anxieties, Giving Us A Seemingly Prophetic Glimpse Of The Terrifying Future Selves We Might Still Work To Avoid Becoming.