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Sep 20, 2019 · Thematically dense and visually sumptuous, “Ad Astra” may not work for those seeking an action/adventure thrill ride—it’s more “Solaris” than “ Gravity ” or “ The Martian ”—but it works wonders below the surface, serving as an examination of masculinity, a commentary on how we become our fathers, and can even be read as a ...
Thirty years ago, Clifford McBride led a voyage into deep space, but the ship and crew were never heard from again. Now his son -- a fearless astronaut -- must embark on a daring mission to ...
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- James Gray
- PG-13
- Brad Pitt
Sep 19, 2019 · Lost in space: Brad Pitt in James Gray’s “Ad Astra.”. Francois Duhamel/20th Century Fox. Visually austere and narratively clotted, “Ad Astra” tends to work best in isolated scenes rather ...
- James Gray
- 4 min
Sep 18, 2019 · Wed 18 Sep 2019 08.00 EDT Last modified on Fri 20 Sep 2019 08.30 EDT Share B rad Pitt never looked more beautiful than in this mesmeric, flawed, superbly photographed and designed space adventure ...
Sep 19, 2019 · Dir: James Gray; Starring: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Liv Tyler, Donald Sutherland, Ruth Negga. Cert tbc, 124 mins. James Gray’s Ad Astra plays like a sombre, space set version of Apocalypse ...
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- Geoffrey Macnab
Sep 21, 2019 · Gray’s film is a stealthy, beautiful, evocative take on mental health. James Gray’s ( The Yards, We Own the Night, Two Lovers) new space epic has a tone and mood all its own. Like most of his films, they have a great sense of direction, even placement, and purpose, unlike many big-screen blockbusters. It’s all about the subtexts that will ...
Oct 28, 2019 · Still, it is more than a sum of its parts. Ad Astra is a clever, celestial adventure that pits man against the universe and questions the spatial constraints of space travel. It also begs the question of whether mankind is capable of managing its expansion into space. There’s still no clear answer. Critical Movie Critic Rating: 4.