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Sam Neill in Invasion

Invasion review: A slow-moving, tedious disaster drama

22 October 2021

Apple TV’s Invasion follows various characters as they pick up on hints of alien activity. But many of them regularly make reckless, nonsensical decisions that frustratingly lead to minimal payoff, says Josh Bell


Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar

From Interstellar to Hidden Figures: 12 of the best space movies

3 August 2021

Interstellar, Moon, Proxima, Alien, Hidden Figures... From science fiction to biographical drama, does your favourite movie about space make our list?


Lily-Rose Depp stars as Sela

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


Dressed in a spacesuit which is a replica of the one worn by Tim Peake on his mission to the International Space Station

Project Hail Mary review: Andy Weir conjures a new tale of space peril

15 May 2021

In the latest sci-fi novel from The Martian author, Andy Weir, an unlikely duo battle to avert the decline of our sun (and the collapse of life on Earth)


(Left to right) Shamier Anderson, Anna Kendrick, Daniel Dae Kim and Toni Collette in Stowaway

Stowaway review: A claustrophobic and philosophical space thriller

22 April 2021

Netflix 's Stowaway, starring Anna Kendrick, Daniel Dae Kim, Shamier Anderson and Toni Collette, tells the story of a space crew who face an impossible choice when an unplanned passenger compromises the lives of everyone on board


Tula (Sharon Duncan-Brewster) with Cady (Eleanor Tomlinson, left) and Genevieve (Diany Samba-Bandza, right) in Intergalactic

Intergalactic review: A promising prison-break drama set in 2143

21 April 2021

Intergalactic, a new show on Sky and streaming service NOW, follows a group who commandeer a spaceship to avoid prison. It's packed with plot and has the potential to be an exciting series


11 of the best sci-fi books that transport you to another world

11 of the best sci-fi books that transport you to another world

5 October 2020

All Systems Red by Martha Wells, Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson and The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin all make our list of best sci-fi escapism


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