Garth Davis brings to screen Iain Reid’s 2018 sci-fi drama novel with a beautiful but disturbing glimpse of a devastating near-future hypothesis

The Time Machine is a fun, frivolous and unfaithful adaptation of H. G. Wells’ sci-fi novella

The Time Traveller’s Wife, a new musical based on the book and film of the same name, is having its world premiere at Storyhouse Chester – ahead of a West End run

Head of Culture Michal Wasileswki reviews Electric Rosary at the Royal Exchange Theatre

Electric Rosary, written by Bruntwood Prize Judges’ Award winner Tim Foley, plays at the Royal Exchange Theatre

Head of Culture Michal Wasilewski interviews Tim Foley, the playwright behind Electric Rosary

MANIFF 2022: A witty mix of sci-fi horror and family melodrama, Natalie Kennedy delivers in her first foray into the genre

Mary Shelley’s timeless classic has always inspired ideas of bringing back the dead, but with today’s technology are we almost there?

What Jurassic park got right and wrong about bringing back dinosaurs

Alex Harris reviews a high concept sci-fi movie after sitting down with its creators

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews 2084 – An Immersive Experience at Manchester Central Library

Following a string of lacklustre outings, James Cameron’s return to the Terminator franchise signals an exciting and much needed return to form, writes Tom Kuson

Urussa Malik reviews a new short story collection which explores what it means to be a woman in Palestine today.

A guide to Manchester’s cinemas, festivals and events for 2019

The Grimmfest crew paid homage to two of the best alien invasion films at the Plaza, Stockport

Alien has thrilled audiences for 40 years and is a testament to challenging the status quo and achieving brilliance even with limited resources.

Grimmfest is returning to Manchester in its 10th year to celebrate independent horror, sci-fi and fantasy films. It takes place on the 4th-7th of October at the Odeon Manchester Great Northern. The festival promises to be a thrilling weekend. Festival coordinators, Simeon Halligan and Rachel Richardson-Jones created Grimmfest 10 years ago to showcase horror films […]

The much-anticipated follow-up to Alex Garland’s directorial debut Ex Machina