WHAT IS CYBERPUNK?

The Matrix Resurrections is the latest installment of The Matrix franchise. It finds Neo alive back in a new version of this simulated reality. Strange things are happening, again. A team from the real world wants to set Neo free, again. Will he break on through to the other side, again? 

From a hacker chasing the white rabbit to being a savior of all humankind, The Matrix Revolutions completes the modern action fairy tale. Combining new film technologies with new filmmaking techniques, Lilly and Lana Wachowski finished their amazing feat with The Matrix Revolutions. The exciting wrap-up of the crazy mind warping movie that makes everyone question reality, The Matrix franchise turned regular déjà vu into a glitch. Why haven’t you seen The Matrix Revolutions yet?

The Matrix Reloaded is one of the few films that completely validate a nerd’s taste in film. This is the second film in one of the most epic, fascinating and original trilogies in modern cinema. It was brought to life by the incredibly talented Lana and Lily Wachowski. In the first Matrix film, they created new camera techniques and changed how Hollywood made action movies. From that base, they built upon a most excellent sequel.  

Come on! There’s no way you really haven’t seen The Matrix.  This is one of the best, mainstream transhumanist movie series in modern cinema.  It touches on many of the core concepts of cyberpunk ideology, has some awesome fight scenes and one of the most memorable lines in all of film: “I know Kung Fu”.  

there is a huge environmental debate going on surrounding cryptocurrency. Cautionists and environmental activists decry the massive amounts of energy that locking each bitcoin transaction requires. The supporters refute those as exaggerated claims and even herald bitcoin as the most environmentally friendly. 

For an awful lot of people, the past few years have sucked eggs. It’s not been the worst era in history. We’ve not had any world wars, major nuclear incidents or asteroid impacts. And the Coronavirus outbreak with which the world has been wrestling since January doesn’t compare to the 1918 flu pandemic or the black death.

Ray Kurzweil’s infamous predictions have propelled him to a cultural status of technological muse. In our fast-thinking, always-upgrading culture, Kurzweil stands atop the steepest incline of progress, emanating the most mind-boggling visions of “that’s our future.”

CyberPunks.com is proud to present the first cyberpunk short story published on our site.

Please enjoy ‘The New Ship of Theseus’ from Rhodora O.

We know cyberpunk movies, so let us tell you what you’re missing. What’s timeless? What didn’t age so well? Share this article, and we’ll make the case for They Live.

For some gatekeepers, Babylon A.D. probably won’t pass the cyberpunk smell-test due a sparsity of “high-tech”; however, its generous helping of “low-life” more than makes up for it (not to mention its interesting dystopian world). In our estimation, Babylon A.D. merits a cyberpunk deep dive.

Well… we made it. 2020 is in the past. There was a pandemic, the virus. It is convenient to smirk and disengage, checking out into mind-numbing spaces of withdrawal. Let me click into a new void of internet exploration. Let me drift away into a new season. Three days become three months becomes a year. Do I still pay rent?