Cerebrum review: An enigmatic slice of sci-fi horror
12 July 2023
William returns home to recover after a terrible car accident leaves his world in pieces. Great performances and a chilling script make for an intriguing debut, says Simon Ings
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Best Interests review: Moving drama about life with muscular dystrophy
5 July 2023
Marnie is like any 13-year-old – except she has a severe form of muscular dystrophy. Best Interests is an empathetic drama about terrible choices, says Bethan Ackerley
Depp V Heard review: Scary documentary shows power of social media
7 June 2023
An alarming documentary about the court case of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard shows how a powerful, untamed social media has the potential to undermine our justice systems
New Scientist recommends: Curtis Sittenfeld's new pandemic romcom
31 May 2023
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Mrs. Davis and Class of '09 review: AI anxieties abound in TV sci-fi
10 May 2023
Hostility, scepticism and general disquiet towards artificial intelligence run through two new sci-fi shows, Mrs. Davis and Class of '09, but they have very different styles
Don't Miss: Life deep underground in Apple TV+'s mysterious Silo
26 April 2023
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Dead Ringers review: A triumphant reimagining of Cronenberg's classic
19 April 2023
Remaking a cult psychological thriller like Dead Ringers is a seriously tough ask. Amazingly, a six-parter starring Rachel Weisz as twin gynaecologists is a standalone triumph, says Bethan Ackerley
Atomic Light review: Solar astronomers rescue an uneven installation
22 March 2023
Four films make up Atomic Light by video and installation artist David Blandy, a work marred by overstatement, but saved by the story of two solar astronomers who drew the sun on the day of the Hiroshima blast
Extrapolations review: Can this climate sci-fi make us care?
22 March 2023
Earth's climate is reeling out of control in this eight-part sci-fi series stuffed with A-listers. From one of the minds behind An Inconvenient Truth, it is heavy on messaging, but lacks some focus
Don't Miss: 65, a sci-fi dinosaur thriller by writers of A Quiet Place
8 March 2023
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