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 his dark, techno-druggy future anyway.
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 hoping to see, whether at home or (finally) in a theater.
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.
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.
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 fate.
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.
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 favorite director. I picked a theme.
Watch This Obscure Animated Classic. Never Recover
In the freaky-fantastic Hungarian film ‘Son of the White Mare,’ the hero breastfeeds for 14 years. Years. And that’s only the beginning.
‘Spree’ Is Nasty, Clever Satire for the Influencer Era
I never want to watch this movie again. 5/5 stars.
Maybe Netflix and Amazon Should Just Buy Theater Chains
The rules banning movie studios from owning cinemas have been overturned—just in time for theaters in need of a bailout.