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
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
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
3 February 2021
State-of-the-art special effects combined with a compelling story makes Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian viewing to be savoured on Disney+
20 January 2021
Nnedi Okorafor's Remote Control mixes West African folk tales with a sci-fi mystery in a futuristic version of Ghana, as a young girl finds a meteor and gains a deadly power
14 October 2020
The Book of Malachi by T. C. Farren centres on a young man whose tongue has been cut out during a brutal civil war. It’s a tough, mind-bending morality tale
5 August 2020
If you like old fashioned sci-fi of the multistranded, multidimensional epic variety, The Expanse could be for you, says Emily Wilson
