Apocalypse not now? AI’s benefits may yet outweigh its very real dangers
A new Cambridge University institute will try to harness the good and anticipate the bad effects of artificial intelligence
December 2022
Week in geek
Can James Cameron revive the Terminator saga – or is it time to switch the cyborgs off?
The Oscar-winning director says a reboot for sci-fi series ‘is in discussion’. But is the franchise all out of ideas?
July 2021
Terminator 2 at 30: groundbreaking sequel that led to CGI laziness
James Cameron’s show-stopping follow-up to his surprise sci-fi hit was a spectacular display of both stunts and soul but its major strides caused others to trip up
May 2020
The classic film I've never seen
I've never seen ... The Terminator
For years I have been the self-professed biggest Terminator fan on the planet. There’s only one problem...
April 2020
What I'm really watching
What I'm really watching: MasterChef, University Challenge and the news
What happens when a film critic loses the will to watch movies? Our writer settles for cookery shows, half-hearted group-watches – and the knowledge that things could be much worse
November 2019
Darkest fate: how the Terminator franchise was finally terminated
The apocalyptically bad box office for the sixth Terminator film is looking like the final nail in a particularly rusty coffin
October 2019
Terminator: Dark Fate review – Arnie’s back, as backup
With flying debris and strong female leads, the franchise’s opportunistic sixth film gets the job done
Terminator: Dark Fate review – Arnie's back, and it's never going to stop
James Cameron co-produces the latest in the humans v machines odyssey – featuring a fierce Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger as a cyborg Grandpa Walton
Rambo and the Terminator: the cold war warriors are back
After the Berlin Wall came down, Rambo retired and the Terminator was reprogrammed. But with Trump in the White House and Putin in the Kremlin, they’re back on duty
September 2019
Week in geek
Can shifting to a female-focused future overcome Terminator: Dark Fate's bad buzz?
After a string of sequels that have failed to hit the mark, James Cameron may be turning to strong women to rescue the franchise. Will it work?
July 2019
Edward Furlong to return to Terminator franchise for Dark Fate
Producer James Cameron and Deadpool director Tim Miller join forces for the latest in series, that also reunites Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton
June 2019
Week in geek
I Am Mother: why blockbuster sci-fi faces an extinction event
Hilary Swank’s new thriller about an out-of-control environmentalist AI shows that ideas-led sci-fi is alive and well – just not in the multiplexes. Hollywood needs to think smaller
May 2019
Names in the news
Richard Ashcroft’s sweet victory as Stones bow out graciously
Rebecca Nicholson
Terminator: Dark Fate trailer – first footage released online
March 2018
Week in geek
Search and destroy: can James Cameron revive the Terminator by killing its past?
Is the original director’s plan to ignore the plots of the last three Terminator movies the way to revive the franchise for the next three films?
September 2017
Lynda Carter attacks 'thuggish' James Cameron over Wonder Woman jibes
Actor who played the character on TV in the 70s condemns Avatar director’s criticisms of the Patty Jenkins big-screen adaptation
June 2017
Film blog
Your mother knits socks in Hull: what 'clean versions' of films will look like
A horror-free Exorcist? The Terminator without guns? Sony Pictures’ initiative to re-edit films for family viewing would have extraordinary results
April 2017
Apes, vampires or giant crabs: which movie apocalypse would you prefer?
Whether you’re hiding from Godzilla or fleeing the zombie masses, some films prove you might just be better off flinging yourself into the sea
March 2017
Does a robot brickie dream of electric tea?
Joanna Griffin
Terminator franchise still alive, insists producer