AI

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

Published: 16 May 2023 | Last updated: 3 July 2023
16 May 2023

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

Published: 21 March 2023 | Last updated: 15 September 2023
21 March 2023

The Fly (1986) explained: the killing kind

Metaphor and transformation in David Cronenberg's The Fly

Published: 3 February 2023 | Last updated: 16 May 2023
3 February 2023

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

Published: 30 August 2022 | Last updated: 30 May 2023
30 August 2022

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…

Published: 19 April 2022 | Last updated: 30 July 2023
19 April 2022

Alien: Covenant (2017) explained – colonialism and creation

Deconstructing Covenant, the 2017 prequel to the Alien franchise

Published: 7 April 2022 | Last updated: 30 July 2023
7 April 2022