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What You Lose When You Turn Into an Animal
In Pixar’s new film, Soul, the protagonist wakes up in the body of a cat. It’s a common enough trope—but ... -
2021 and the Conspiracies of Johnny Mnemonic
William Gibson was wrong about the wetware implants (not that he wanted to make predictions), but you’re still rooting for ... -
26 Movies We Want to See in 2021—One Way or Another
From Dune to Black Widow, a ton of films got delayed due to Covid-19. Here are the ones WIRED is ... -
Humanity Is in Danger of Becoming Obsolete in LX 2048
Director Guy Moshe talks about the ambitious scale and preternatural timeliness of his new sci-fi film. http://www.wired.com/ -
After 2020, Live Events Might Not Look the Same. Good!
This year radically changed what live events—at least those that weren’t canceled—look like. It also taught organizers some lessons. http://www.wired.com/ -
Can Disaster Movies Survive a Pandemic?
Two new disaster movies, Greenland and Songbird, came out this month. Whether they succeed or not may change the genre’s ... -
The 20 Most Underrated Movies of the Past 20 Years
You might’ve missed them when they came out. Here’s what you should catch up on—and how to stream them. http://www.wired.com/ -
My Year Watching Submarine Movies
To cope with Covid-19 lockdowns, many folks watched older films at home. Some tackled the AFI 100, or picked a ... -
This Was Supposed to Be the Year of the Female Movie Hero
From Wonder Woman 1984 to Black Widow, heroines were going to bust the box office in 2020. Then, they didn’t. ... -
2020: The Year of Cancel(l)ed Culture
This year, monoculture floundered, but microculture flourished. Everyone found a niche—and learned what they could live without. http://www.wired.com/