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Ad Astra: Pirates and space monkeys can't save dull space psychodrama

Ad Astra: Pirates and space monkeys can't save dull space psychodrama

18 September 2019

Brad Pitt stars in thoughtful sci-fi Ad Astra, but even his strong performance can't plug the plot holes in this movie's melancholy heart
High Life’s sex and black holes sci-fi intrigues without satisfying

High Life’s sex and black holes sci-fi intrigues without satisfying

22 May 2019

High Life, a sci-fi tale of black holes, redemption and sex, intrigues while leaving big questions unanswered – like who does the disembodied hand belong to?

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