(USA TODAY) If you didn't quite grasp the entirety of the Matrix saga, you're not alone. Neither did actress Jada Pinkett Smith, who played hovercraft pilot Niobe in the last two films of the trilogy.

The Matrix was a Trojan Horse. What began with Y2K futurism, kung-fu, and “bullet time” later evolved into a brooding treatise on free will. The sequel to the 1999 phenomenon, The Matrix Reloaded, ...

Film CriticWith the possibility of offending anyone who bought their tickets the first day they were available or watched both previous movies immediately before going to see the third, I bring you my ...

The Matrix "Reloaded" and "Revolutions" struggled to live up to the hype, but how do they look two decades later? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here ...

In 1999, writers-directors Lilly and Lana Wachowski introduced audiences to the concept of the Matrix, and action movies were never the same. The original 1999 movie, "The Matrix," is a near-perfect ...

Now, more than ever, viewers are hard-pressed to find something truly original. Before the influx of extended comic universes, there was The Matrix. Premiering in 1999, the film envisioned a world ...

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