Building his latest documentary around impossibly big questions, a cheeky ‘90s cyber aesthetic and the words of visionary author Philip K. Dick, director Rodney Ascher explores the labyrinthine ...

A Glitch In the Matrix likely won’t convince you that you’re living in a simulation. But this strange new documentary—which premiered at Sundance Film Festival last weekend and is now available in ...

Rodney Ascher's Sundance Midnight title uses cultural touchstones like "The Matrix" to answer the question: Is any of this real? Magnolia Pictures has released the official trailer for the Sundance ...

If you've heard of simulation theory -- the idea that our entire universe could be running inside of some sort of extra-dimensional computer -- there's a good chance you encountered it from a high ...

Director Rodney Ascher has an interesting approach to the documentary form. His 2012 film Room 237 explores fan theories and coded messages within Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, with its subjects ...

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(THE CONVERSATION) In the most talked-about film from the final year of the 20th century, “The Matrix,” a computer hacker named Neo finds that the world he lives and works in isn’t real. It’s a ...

If a stranger told you the whole world was a fraud and you were living in a computer simulation, would you believe them? Movies don’t often choose their moments, so it’s a happy accident that two ...

(The Conversation) — In the most talked-about film from the final year of the 20th century, “The Matrix,” a computer hacker named Neo finds that the world he lives and works in isn’t real. It’s a ...

Elon Musk recently stated that he believes that humanity might be living inside a simulation, similar to the Keanu Reeves movie, The Matrix. The tech billionaire appeared on Nikhil Kamath’s podcast to ...