Today, we finally get to see Jupiter Ascending, the latest (and hopefully not last) gloriously shiny sci-fi epic from The Wachowskis, the sibling directing duo behind The Matrix and the under-appreciated adaptation Cloud Atlas. Not since The Chronicles of Riddick has an outer space epic looked this unapologetically bombastic, and we couldn’t be more thrilled—if there’s one genre that […]

I love science fiction books. I love science fiction movies. But somehow, the two don’t always blend well. While a lot of stunning fiction adaptations are in the works, particularly for the silver screen, Hollywood’s track record of turning classic science fiction or fantasy novels into box office money makers is a little spotted. Now that […]

In reviewing The Bone Clocks, the newest novel from David Mitchell, Publisher’s Weekly asked, “is this the most complex novel ever written, or just the most Mitchell-esque?” It’s easy to confuse the two, as Mitchell has made his career asking a lot out of readers. From the start, his books haven’t skimped on the tricksy techniques: […]

Speaking of: last month, Lana Wachowski announced she had started work on a fourth Matrix film, working from a script penned with with the aid of novelists David Mitchell and Aleksandar Hemon. The novelists seem a natural fit; The Matrix franchise has always taken a rather literary approach to its ballet of nonstop action and philosophical […]