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
17 May 2023
From Dune to Babylon 5, the Eragon author reveals five inspirations behind his new adult science fiction novel, Fractal Noise
5 March 2023
The ballet Creature, adapted for film, worries about how we treat other primates, but its subtleties are overwhelmed by simple moralising and a metaphor that doesn’t work. The dancing is superb, though
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
16 November 2022
Vladimir Sorokin's dystopian fantasy is a wild read, mixing political satire with steampunk microstates and a must-have psychotropic drug based on tellurium
9 November 2022
A new exhibition at the Science Museum isn't so much about science fiction, as it is about involving you in a journey through the cosmos
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
20 July 2022
Eyes of the Void, Sea of Tranquility and The Memory Librarian are among our top sci-fi novels to read this holiday
1 June 2022
A mind-expanding new exhibition in Liverpool, UK, sets out to explore how science has influenced the making of Doctor Who
10 June 2020
Greg Daniels's new show Upload is fizzing with interesting ideas, but the characters may not be strong enough to keep you interested, writes Emily Wilson
