'A Glitch in the Matrix,' the new documentary from Rodney Ascher ('Room 237') takes its cue from Philip K. Dick to explore just how real the "reality" we live in is.

MOVIES
After 'Star Wars,' toy company Kenner thought they had another sci-fi hit with 'Alien.' No one seemed to consider the problem of selling toys for a film that could have gotten an X rating.
The ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ movie wasn’t quite as satisfying as the scenes readers had imagined in their own heads.
'Cats' gave viewers a lot to hate when it came out in 2019. Now, the movie musical has been named the worst film of the 2010s.
Greer Garson's record-setting Oscar acceptance speech in 1943 is believed to be the catalyst for time caps in future ceremonies.
From 'It's a Wonderful Life' to 'Battlefield Earth,' these box office turkeys proved that it can take just one major flop to send a studio down the dreaded path of bankruptcy.
The original design for the Xenomorph for 1979's 'Alien' was translucent and possibly even creepier than what made it into the film. It's one of many movie props up for auction this April.
Tom Cruise's charisma helped salvage an iconic-but-dying pair of sunglasses. Two of them, actually. (Cue maniacal laughter.)
In 1985, a botched drug smuggling operation by former narcotics officer Andrew Thornton led to a bear discovering 40 packages of cocaine in the woods. Now, the bizarre story of the drug kingpin and "Pablo Escobear" is being made into a movie.
“Cut to the chase” is a slightly friendlier way of telling someone to get to the point, but old Hollywood filmmakers meant it literally.
Actor Rami Malek has earned acclaim for his roles in 'Mr. Robot' and 'Bohemian Rhapsody.' But his first credited work was something he had to pay a fee to get.
If you spend 60 minutes watching Robin Williams, you’ll be laughing out loud for roughly five of them.
Famed 1990s talk show host Arsenio Hall courted controversy with Vanilla Ice and once released a rap album of his own.
An expedition to hunt Komodo dragons and bring them to New York City in 1927 bore many similarities to the movie 'King Kong' that premiered six years later.
Studio executives threatened to fire director Ridley Scott after he pitched his original ending for 'Alien.'
If you haven’t seen ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ (2018) yet, you should. Same goes for ‘Paddington 2’ (2018).
When 'Attack the Block' arrived in theaters in 2011, it recouped just half of its $11 million budget. The critics, however, were positive in their reviews, and the film became a cult classic.
Titanic's conclusion ends on a surprisingly uplifting note for Rose, but the ending originally focused on a different character.
If you watch Studio Ghibli movies for the food scenes, you'll love this clip of Hayao Miyazaki making ramen for the animators of 'Spirited Away.'
'Godzilla vs. Kong'—a new slugfest from Legendary Pictures—is set to be released on March 31, 2021. But it won't be the first time these monsters have faced off; they met once before in 1962’s 'King Kong vs. Godzilla.'
Harry Potter’s eye color posed a problem for a preteen Daniel Radcliffe, but it also helped him act up a storm.
Using a computer simulation, this video visualizes the many millions of balloons that would be needed to lift the house from Pixar's 'Up' in real life.
Julia Roberts movies are hard to beat at the box office, but ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ has done it before.
‘Watchmen’ director Nicole Kassell is set to direct. Whether she’ll use digital fur technology for the Cowardly Lion remains to be seen.