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Foundation's new season has dramatic potential – but sadly falls flat

9 July 2025

Foundation's new series is full of new characters and dramatic potential. But instead of mining those rich seams, too many plotlines have become shallow and absurd. It's hard to see a good show go bad, says Bethan Ackerley
×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ recommends: Pixar's Inside Out 2

×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ recommends: Pixar's Inside Out 2

24 July 2024

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×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ recommends YouTube series Journey to the Microcosmos

17 July 2024

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Would you resurrect a dead loved one with AI, asks a new documentary

17 July 2024

The extraordinary film Eternal You probes the power of "grief technologies" – boosted by AI – to generate credible simulations of the dead, says Simon Ings
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×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ recommends Martha Wells's sci-fi novella All Systems Red

10 July 2024

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×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ recommends space-heist action in For All Mankind

17 April 2024

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×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ recommends When the Dust Settles by Lucy Easthope

10 April 2024

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Spaceman review: Adam Sandler is a serious star as a lonely astronaut

27 March 2024

An astronaut on a journey far from home appears to be losing his grip. But the opposite is closer to the truth in a movie with many virtues, transcendental aspirations and a rather overblown conceit, says Simon Ings
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3 Body Problem review: Cixin Liu's masterpiece arrives on Netflix

20 March 2024

Cixin Liu's novel The Three-Body Problem has been turned into an eight-part series for Netflix by the Game of Thrones team. There is much to admire so far, but will the adaptation stay on track, wonders Bethan Ackerley
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×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ recommends: A City on Mars and True Detective

21 February 2024

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