Two decades after The Matrix came out, we’re still asking: ‘Is this really happening?’
Brian Raftery
The Wachowskis’ 1999 film anticipated – and changed – the contemporary world that we’re trapped in today, says film writer Brian Raftery
Licorice Pizza, The Matrix and Macbeth: new films to watch in Australia over the holidays
Oscar potentials, indie gems and blockbuster revivals: here’s our guide to what to watch on Boxing Day 2021 and beyond
Carrie-Anne Moss: ‘There was a scene in the first Matrix with me in stilettos. I could barely stand straight’
Twenty years after first playing kick-ass hacker Trinity in The Matrix, Moss is returning to the role in The Matrix: Resurrections. Thankfully, she wasn’t asked to wear heels this time …
September 2021
10 Quick Questions
From Neo’s awakening to Agent Smith’s omniscience: how well do you know The Matrix?
Week in geek
The Matrix Resurrections trailer: Neo disappears back down the rabbit hole
July 2021
Stream team
Bound: the Wachowskis’ immaculately crafted queer thriller was a test-run for The Matrix
The neo-noir film about an ex-con, a love affair and a double-cross is not just a great film but also a skeleton key to the director sisters’ entire career
June 2021
Week in geek
Take the red pill and hire Laurence: can the Matrix work without Fishburne’s Morpheus?
Matrix 4 is under way, with director Lana Wachowski spinning a fresh puzzle for fans to obsess over. But their biggest question for now is: why isn’t Laurence Fishburne on the cast list?
Notes and queries
Readers reply: how do we know we’re not living in a simulation like the Matrix?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
Notes and queries
How do we know we’re not living in a simulation like The Matrix?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
February 2021
A Glitch in the Matrix review – deep-dive into simulation theory
Using animation, archive and clips from the movie franchise, Rodney Ascher’s genre-bending doc gives philosophers and kooks space to explain why we are living in a synthetic world
January 2021
The Adrian Chiles column
Never mind machines getting cleverer – is technology making me stupider?
Adrian Chiles
Thanks to too-useful apps and gadgets I have managed to lose some basic skills, from map-reading to finding my phone. Is this the real threat from AI, asks Adrian Chiles
November 2020
Matrix party ‘disguised as film shoot’ to bypass German Covid rules
Keanu Reeves among 200 people at studio party where guests came as extras, say report
August 2020
The Matrix director: I'm glad film recognised as trans metaphor
Lilly Wachowski expresses pleasure that the film’s ‘original intention’ has become commonplace understanding among fans
May 2020
Shortcuts
Why is Elon Musk telling us to 'take the red pill'?
Lilly Wachowski rounds on Ivanka Trump and Elon Musk over Matrix tweets
February 2020
The Fashion spring/summer 2020
Down the rabbit hole: why is 'Matrix dressing' so on trend?
From tiny sunglasses to leather coats, the film’s costume designer Kym Barrett writes about why the film’s look feels so relevant in our uncertain world
August 2019
Shortcuts
A fourth Matrix movie is exactly the kind of rabbit hole reality needs right now
With its ‘red pill’ imagery co-opted by incels, how nice that Lana Wachowski, a trans woman, could give the original a sequel it deserves
Keanu Reeves set to return for The Matrix 4
The $1.6bn sci-fi franchise is returning with Lana Wachowski at the helm and the original stars back in front of the camera
Week in geek
The Matrix rebooted: do we want to go down the rabbit hole again?
The influential cyberpunk trilogy conjured a terrifying future where humans were enslaved to technology. How might a new film’s creative revamp top that?
July 2019
The Matrix trilogy review – pop-culture juggernaut still lands a thrilling punch
Keanu Reeves’ first trip down the rabbit hole is as electrifying as ever – and Carrie Anne-Moss’s charisma elevates the sequels
