Her (2013): AI and the puzzle of beautiful, handwritten letters
How the story of a guy who can’t catch a break in love reveals our twisted romance with technology
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Minority Report (2002) explained: the paradox of precognition
Symbols of seeing and not seeing – and the unbearable weight of grief – in sci-fi thriller Minority Report
The Fly (1986) explained: the killing kind
Metaphor and transformation in David Cronenberg’s The Fly
Moon (2009) explained: echoes of future memory
A meaty read explaining the twists in sci-fi gem Moon – and what it says about isolation and us
Ex Machina (2014) explained: the empathy question
We worry computers will be the end of us. Ex Machina asks instead: what if they just want to be free?
Alien: Covenant (2017) explained – colonialism and creation
Deconstructing Covenant, the 2017 prequel to the Alien franchise