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Creature review: Human nature is key to a sci-fi ballet

Creature review: Human nature is key to a sci-fi ballet

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


Animalia review: Intriguing sci-fi thriller, shame about the aliens

Animalia review: Intriguing sci-fi thriller, shame about the aliens

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


Visitors inside the Off-World section of the exhibition, while a swarm of bioluminescent creatures emerge above their heads

Voyage to the Edge of Imagination review: A compelling new sci-fi show

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


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Vesper review: Exquisite dystopian sci-fi has a Brothers Grimm edge

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


Jupiter from Europa. Computer artwork of a view towards Jupiter and its moons, across the surface of Europa as it might have looked four billion years ago. Europa is the fourth largest of the moons that orbit Jupiter. It is believed to be composed of silicate rocks with a layer of water ice covering the entire surface. It may contain more water than all of Earth's oceans combined but its distance from its sun meant that there wasn't enough heat to prevent it from freezing over.

11 of the best science fiction books for holiday reading

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


Concept drawing may not reflect final content. Image by Sarner International courtesy of National Museums Liverpool

Doctor Who: Worlds of Wonder review: The science behind the show

1 June 2022

A mind-expanding new exhibition in Liverpool, UK, sets out to explore how science has influenced the making of Doctor Who


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?


We Are Satellites review: What brain implants could do to family life

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


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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


(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


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