7 June 2023
A junior astronomy competition is spectacularly derailed by world-changing events in this star-studded film by Wes Anderson, but what is really going on? It’s complicated
24 February 2023
Faith, freedom and spirituality are key to a well-made sci-fi psychological thriller, Animalia. But writer-director Sofia Alaoui leaves the aliens dangling in an unsatisfying ending
5 October 2022
A new documentary explores the promise of nuclear energy as an antidote to the climate crisis, but the result may be a little too one-sided
21 September 2022
Set on an Earth where the ecosystem has collapsed, this ravishing sci-fi film is centred on Vesper, a young girl struggling to find a cure for her paralysed father
15 June 2022
David Cronenberg’s latest outing is a fascinating sci-fi tale that sets out to be a transgressive exploration of human evolution, but ends up sunk by flaws in its internal logic
6 April 2022
A portrait of three intrepid glaciologists brings the reality of climate change and glacial melting into sharp focus in this powerful documentary
23 February 2022
Riley Stearns's dark comedy about a death match between clones has an appealing premise, but it doesn't quite hit the mark
22 September 2021
Denis Villeneuve's big-budget remake boasts a stellar cast and spectacular effects, yet the big scenes fail to deliver on the deeper ecological and anti-colonial message of the novel
15 September 2021
A young boy uses nanotechnology to decipher the clues in his dreams in Karmalink, an original sci-fi drama set in a near-future version of Cambodia
4 August 2021
After Yang is a thoughtful film about a couple who purchase an android friend for their young daughter. It evokes a future where humans learn moral lessons from robots
