THE BOOK OF ELSEWHERE.

SCREEN★★★ ★★Deathless zen warriors, deer-pig cults, big words… This paired novel by Keanu Reeves and ‘new weird’ author China Miéville (Kraken) is a mutually on-brand haul of mixed intrigues. Immortal killer B could be Reeves’ Wick/Neo combined; as B experiments on the 75,000-year-old babirusa to understand its secrets, Miéville’s touch shows. Part gory, part cerebral, the results wobble between studiedly opaque, mildly ‘whoa’ and fitfully fun. Come for the teasing team-up, stay for the flights of fierce fancy and deadpan wit.PHOTO (COLOR)By KEVIN HARLEY [Extracted from the article]