The Matrix was a Trojan Horse. What began with Y2K futurism, kung-fu, and “bullet time” later evolved into a brooding treatise on free will. The sequel to the 1999 phenomenon, The Matrix Reloaded, ...

It’s the year 2199, and things look incredibly bleak for humanity. After an AI uprising, the surviving humans are stockpiled in pods and harvested as an energy source, powering a race of machines. The ...

After the modest success of their 1996 neo-noir Bound,young sibling filmmaking duo The Wachowskis convinced Warner Bros. to bankroll their next project, a sci-fi action headtrip called The Matrix. The ...

Film CriticWith the possibility of offending anyone who bought their tickets the first day they were available or watched both previous movies immediately before going to see the third, I bring you my ...

In 1999, writers-directors Lilly and Lana Wachowski introduced audiences to the concept of the Matrix, and action movies were never the same. The original 1999 movie, "The Matrix," is a near-perfect ...

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Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many ...