From time-traveling doctors to sentient androids, these characters define the sci-fi genre and take viewers on incredible ...

Vernor Vinge, who mocked the surveillance state in his writing, was investigated for alleged connections to socialist ...

In the 1970s, science fiction writer JG Ballard was intrigued by the growing capabilities of computers – so used one to compose poems. They were a first step on the road to ChatGPT. The novelist and ...

As a child, Leah Wolfe was captivated by the characters and worlds of science fiction novels like Douglas Adams’s The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Frank Herbert’s Dune. Yet, the idea of ...

A Space Odyssey and Gattaca are among the best examples of 20th-century hard sci-fi, grounding their plots in logic and plausibility.

The mission in 2001: A Space Odyssey didn't entirely depend on HAL, but it was a crucial piece of the puzzle. The ...

This series from Vince Gilligan stars Rhea Seehorn as a cynical woman living in a world where people are constantly happy. It ...

Science fiction films are treated roughly by awards season, but critic Roger Ebert was famous for loving the genre. Here are ...

Her and Under the Skin ignore logic and plausibility in favor of introspective and emotional character-focused narratives.