Science Fiction

Foundation review: Apple TV+ new offering is science fiction at its cerebral best

Foundation is a beautifully shot, well-thought-out piece of science fiction, unspooling itself at a languid pace.

The Jared Harris interview | 'If you don't feel terrified as an actor, you're not doing the job right'

Jared Harris discusses what he found sumptuously terrifying about his new character in Foundation, the challenges of bringing to life a fictional but iconic literary character, and how the Apple show falls in line with the other great TV shows he is known for.

Ahead of trailer launch, a peek into the world of The Matrix Resurrections

Warner Bros has launched an interactive website for The Matrix 4, starring Keanu Reeves, Neil Patrick Harris, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas.

Vivarium movie review: Imogen Poots, Jesse Eisenberg are trapped in an endless suburban nightmare

Lorcan Finnegan’s Vivarium sees Imogen Poots and Jesse Eisenberg go real estate shopping and end up in a Kafkaesque nightmare

History of Indian science fiction: How the genre, rooted in mythology and science, has evolved over the years

Community plays an important part, and it will eventually define if India’s sci-fi movement and its proponents survive the struggles of everyday life to leave small, but intriguing legacies of wonder and disbelief.

Why Anand Gandhi's OK Computer is a commendable attempt at homegrown science fiction

OK Computer has delivered a worthy failure, at least, one that is intermittently enjoyable. Who knows what it could achieve with a better writing team?

In Ministry for the Future, Kim Stanley Robinson blends fact and fiction in a remarkable narrative around climate crisis

It’s a roller coaster of a book, one of the most significant pieces of fiction on the climate and ecological crises thus far and must be read by all those in any position to act on what is clearly humanity’s biggest challenge.

If I ever get stuck in a time loop, I'd love to be on a film set every day of my life: Kathryn Newton

In an exclusive, Kathryn Newton talks about her new Amazon Prime Video sci-fi romance film The Map of Tiny Perfect Things, and choosing critically acclaimed projects like Big Little Lies, Ladybird, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.

Arjun Rajendran's One man: Two executions is an ode to 18th century Pondicherry through inter-linguistic poetry

What Arjun Rajendran's poetry invokes beautifully is almost a haunting maritime imagery – of massive vessels anchoring at Pondicherry’s harbour, and the treasures, thieves, smugglers and pillaging pirates they brought ashore.

On Ray Bradbury's 100th birth anniversary, a reading primer to immerse yourself in the author's oeuvre

When it comes to prolific authors like Ray Bradbury, there’s not always an obvious choice that can open the door to seek out other books.