The best books of 2021 - New Scientist’s Christmas gift guide
1 December 2021
Here is New Scientist's pick of the science and sci-fi books from 2021 that will keep you entertained over the holiday season
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Finch review: Even Tom Hanks can’t save this tame dystopian sci-fi
17 November 2021
Combining a Hollywood favourite with a comedy robot and a dog isn’t enough to make the film Finch more than the sum of its parts, says Gregory Wakeman
Dune review: Action aplenty, but a lack of depth and emotion
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
Karmalink review: An intriguing mix of Buddhism and nanotech
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
A New World Order review: A powerful sci-fi movie without dialogue
8 September 2021
A New World Order follows two people caught in a war against the machines. It has no dialogue and shows just how powerful silent films can be, says Simon Ings
The Forgotten City review: It's fun being stuck in a Roman time-loop
25 August 2021
Time-loops in video games can easily become a bit boring, but mystery adventure game The Forgotten City has found a nice way to bypass the problem, says Jacob Aron
I'm Your Man review: How to fall in love with a robot – maybe
11 August 2021
Maria Schrader's I'm Your Man is a curious sci-fi love story featuring Dan Stevens as a humanoid robot and Maren Eggert as an icy academic
How to Mars review: Sci-fi satire about reality TV on the Red Planet
4 August 2021
How to Mars by David Ebenbach is an amusing novel about a failed attempt at reality TV on Mars. It is a new twist on the genre, says Clare Wilson
Old review: M. Night Shyamalan's stylish horror of accelerated ageing
2 August 2021
Old, directed by The Sixth Sense’s M. Night Shyamalan, is a stylish sci-fi horror film about a group of tourists stranded on a beach who age at an accelerated rate
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers is joyful sci-fi reading
30 June 2021
Becky Chambers, the award-winning author of the Wayfarers series, builds a different world in A Psalm for the Wild-Built. But it shares the same warm optimism, finds Jacob Aron
