Fifty years of Star Trek – a socialist perspective
Star Trek has reached its 50th anniversary. But does it really offer a picture of a brave new world? Sasha Simic weighs up the sci-fi classic
From Soylent Green to The Hunger Games: why is the future on film so grim?
As the latest Hunger Games film nears its release date Sasha Simic examines the grim visions of the future on film and why the cinema offers such a harsh outlook