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The Matrix: 25 Years On

The Matrix: 25 Years On

The Wachowski's groundbreaking Keanu Reeves-starring sci-fi blockbuster still packs a punch

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Apr 23, 2024
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In early 1999, cinema audiences eagerly awaited the return of a certain space fantasy series with a stellar prefix, having been bereft of a new instalment since 1983. But a phantom menace of an altogether different colour lurked in the wings, waiting to steal George Lucas’s thunder. The Matrix came out of…

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