"The Matrix" was a conspiracy thriller, and its effect was to make detaching yourself from reality cool.

The Matrix is a mind-bending franchise that depicts a dystopian future in which humans live in a simulated reality, leading to a host of questions.

The important thing, which the movie got right, is that you and I are the matrix, Deepak Chopra says.

But that’s how illusion keeps us entranced, by making it seem, as in the brilliant movies, that the matrix constitutes real life. Clearly a better explanation is needed in order to convince the ...

In 1999, The Matrix introduced your neighbor, your dad, and pretty much every hacky-sacking college kid in the country to the idea that the real world around us … might not be so real. In the ...

Together, the companies will bring The Matrix to Cosm’s venues in Los Angeles and Dallas on June 6. It is billed as a “shared reality” experience.

Exploring mind-bending questions about reality and virtual worlds via The Matrix NYU philosopher David Chalmers chats with Ars about his new book Reality+.

While the 1999 movie has influenced everything from videogames to action movies to the metaverse, the visual effects in the latest installment show some restraint.