The cross-species friendship powers this touching film from Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. It has been described as 'E.T.' meets 'Interstellar' but that doesn't hint at its humanity.

After decades of “Alien” movies (and their rip-offs) convincing us that deep space alien encounters end with bloody bodily destruction, directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller suggest in their ...

Adapted from Andy Weir’s 2021 novel of the same name, the film strands Ryan Gosling's disgraced astrophysicist 2,000 ...

Even if the book is considered a sci-fi classic, these five films actually improved upon the source material in ways big and ...

Project Hail Mary” — 3.5 stars It’s been a minute since we’ve had a big-screen space epic that’s as fun as it is awe inspiring. The last memorable one might have been “The ...

As an astrophysicist, my world revolves around the wonders of space and the mysteries of the universe. This means I can be a tough critic of science fiction books and films that explore these topics.

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Based on a hot as a supernova 2021 novel by Davis native Andy Weir (“The Martian” ), “Hail Mary” wraps divergent elements into popcorn entertainment that lifts off on a grand scale, a blockbuster that ...

So, first contact with aliens. What would it be like. Hostile? Terrifying? What if it were funny. Connecting. Endearingly human-like, despite involving a life form utterly different from us. What if ...

The new immigrants and visitors were envisioned as left-wing voters-to-be who would look to the Democratic Party as their guarantors of open borders, a new entitlement society, and a criminal justice ...

Project Hail Mary is one of the first major blockbusters of 2026, telling a hopeful story of cooperation and bravery in the ...