Sneakers (1992): the film that explains what a pentest is
Sneakers (1992) shows a pentest team, social engineering, a recorded voice and a box that breaks encryption. What it got …
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The Terminator (1984): what the film got right about AI
The Terminator (1984): Skynet is still fiction, but the T-800 faking Sarah's mother's voice is now a real AI scam. …
WarGames (1983): the film that made Reagan ask about hackers
Reagan watched WarGames at Camp David and asked if it could really happen. The answer became NSDD-145 and the first US …
Person of Interest: how the show predicted mass surveillance
In 2011, Person of Interest showed an AI monitoring 300 million Americans in real time — before Snowden proved that kind …
Mr. Robot: what the show gets right about hacking (and what it exaggerates)
With an ex-FBI agent and veteran hackers behind the scenes, Mr. Robot became a technical benchmark in fiction. But where …
Dark Matter S2: what the show gets right about the multiverse
Dark Matter returns for season 2 on Apple TV+ on August 28. What the series gets right about parallel universes — and …
Silo Season 3: the origin of the shelter and the two timelines
Silo Season 3 premiered on July 3 on Apple TV+ with weekly Friday episodes. Two timelines reveal the silo's origin — and …
The Dog Stars: what to expect from Ridley Scott's new sci-fi
Ridley Scott dodges the cliché apocalypse: The Dog Stars arrives in August with Jacob Elordi and Josh Brolin in a …
Supergirl (2026): review, cast and the link to Superman
Supergirl reached cinemas 42 years after the 1984 flop. Here's the cast, the link to James Gunn's Superman and what the …
Disclosure Day: Spielberg returns to science fiction in 2026
Disclosure Day opens tomorrow. Spielberg directs Emily Blunt in a sci-fi about aliens and a cover-up — and it's already …