Get an AI reality check on ‘The Creator’ — Hollywood’s latest robo-doomsday movie Over the next 50 years, will humanity become too attached to the artificial-intelligence agents that dictate the course of our… Read More
Get a reality check on quantum computing vs. ‘Quantumania’ in Marvel’s latest movie Ant-Man may be getting small in Marvel’s latest superhero movie — but in the real world, quantum is getting big.… Read More
Amazon’s ‘Peripheral’ brings cyberpunk prophet William Gibson’s vision up to date The future may not be evenly distributed, but there’s a dystopia-inducing concentration of it in “The Peripheral,” a science-fiction novel by cyberpunk… Read More
Does ‘Kimi’ deliver the goods? Thriller aims to capitalize on Alexa, Siri … and Seattle’s tech cachet Once again, Seattle’s tech scene provides the backdrop for a high-profile movie on HBO Max — but this time, it’s… Read More
‘Superintelligence’ in Seattle: AI researchers do a reality check on a movie that adds romance to tech Seattle, Microsoft and the field of artificial intelligence come in for their share of the spotlight in “Superintelligence” — an… Read More
Not so far, far away: How the Star Wars galaxy falls short of the real-life search for planets Over the past 42 years, filmgoers have seen exotic worlds come to life in a succession of Star Wars movies… Read More
‘Terminator’ is back! AI experts do a reality check on Hollywood’s new robo-nightmare He promised he’d be back — and 35 years after Arnold Schwarzenegger created what’s now a cliche for artificial intelligence… Read More
Brad Pitt coaxes a thumbs-up for his ‘Ad Astra’ movie in hookup with space station Imagine the taglines in the movie ads: “Really good” portrayal of zero-gravity! “Absolutely” better than George Clooney! There’d be some… Read More
Voyager at 40: ‘The Search for Life in Space’ puts big question on the big screen What better way to celebrate 40 years of NASA’s interplanetary Voyager mission than with an eye-filling movie that brings the… Read More
GeekWire at the Movies: ‘Alien: Covenant’ delivers the gory goods, and some answers Spoiler Alert: This item avoids discussing major plot twists in “Alien: Covenant,” but wait until after you see the movie… Read More
‘Life’ horror movie sparks reality check on procedures for studying Mars samples Spoiler Alert! This article doesn’t reveal any major plot twists, but wait to read it if you’re trying to stay… Read More
Horror movie ‘Life’ draws upon real-life biology and worst-case space scenarios A real-life organism provides the inspiration for the alien monster at the center of “Life,” a horror movie that’s set on… Read More
Review: ‘Rogue One’ is entertaining, but it’s time for Star Wars to explore new frontiers Spoiler Alert! This review provides a Star Wars fan’s perspective on “Rogue One,” but wait to read it if you’re trying to stay… Read More
GeekWire at the Movies: ‘Voyage of Time’ lays out a visual book of scientific genesis Is it possible to create a visual gospel, to be seen on a movie screen rather than read from a… Read More
GeekWire at the Movies: ‘Snowden’ rallies defenders of fugitive whistleblower Whether you see him as a patriot or a traitor, it’s a big week for Edward Snowden, who was forced to… Read More
GeekWire at the Movies: Our review of the new documentary, ‘Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine’ Several members of the GeekWire team watched, with high hopes, the new Alex Gibney documentary, Steve Jobs: The Man in… Read More
