Matthew Macfadyen and Elizabeth Banks star in The Miniature Wife Peacock Miniature people have been a staple of science fiction and fantasy going all the way back to Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, and shrunken characters have taken the spotlight in everything from classic Hollywood movies like Bride of Frankenstein and Fantastic Voyage to family-friendly blockbusters…
Kim Stanley Robinson, author of Red Mars Terese Loeb Kreuzer/Alamy 2026 marks the dawn of a momentous era: humankind taking our first steps towards colonising Mars. Later this year, NASA’s ESCAPADE probes will fly to the surface of the Red Planet, capitalising on its proximity to Earth and paving the way for crewed flights in…
Gina Torres, Nathan Fillion and Adam Baldwin as Zoë Washburne, Mal Reynolds and Jayne Cobb in Firefly © 20th Century Fox Film Corp Everett Collection Inc / Alamy Firefly holds a special place in the hearts of many sci-fi fans. First off, this 2002 western-in-space show by Joss Whedon is good, with a great gang…
