Voyagers review: Lord of the Flies in space is full of mystery
29 June 2021
Voyagers follows a group of genetically engineered children on their way to a distant planet. It has some good acting, but the film doesn't quite live up to its promise
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Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart review: A fun romp across the multiverse
26 June 2021
Amazing visuals, cinematic techniques, and inventive weapons - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is perfectly timed to take full advantage of the PS5 console, says Jacob Aron
Fathom review: What happens when humans try to talk to whales
23 June 2021
Documentary Fathom on Apple TV+ tracks two biologists as they study how humpback whales talk to each other and try to get involved in the conversation
Awake review: What would happen if nobody could sleep?
11 June 2021
Netflix’s Awake tackles the nightmare world where no one can sleep. But how close is it to reality?
We Are Satellites review: What brain implants could do to family life
9 June 2021
A brain implant boosts multi-tasking and attention span – what will it really mean for society? An unusual sci-fi novel asks the all right questions
Don't Miss: Awake on Netflix is set in a world where no one can sleep
2 June 2021
New Scientist's weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn't miss
Sweet Tooth Review: An eccentric mix of sci-fi and fantasy
1 June 2021
Netflix’s Sweet Tooth is a hopeful take on coping with the fall-out of a deadly pandemic, set in a world featuring human-animal hybrids
Solos review: Star-studded sci-fi that is let down by the material
21 May 2021
Solos, Amazon Prime's latest sci-fi anthology series, boasts one of the most distinguished casts ever assembled for television, including Oscar-winners Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren and Anne Hathaway
In Silico review: The ambitious project to recreate the human brain
19 May 2021
In Silico doesn't look slick, but it is a sharply scripted documentary about an ambitious, billion-euro project to model the intricacies of the human brain – and in just 10 years, says Simon Ings
Has science fiction become too serious?
19 May 2021
Sci-fi has become the only way to talk about today's problems, and that means it has lost its ability to help us imagine better futures, according to works at the online European Media Arts Festival
