“Ad Astra” is a thrilling entry into the ever-shrinking pantheon of excellent films that possess a blockbuster budget but the heart of a small indie movie. Similar in tone to classics in the sci-fi ...

In English, “Ad Astra” means “to the stars,” but it’s precisely the film’s earthbound emotional truths that give it heft, meaning and grandeur. After Brad Pitt’s mellow, deceptively simple supporting ...

There's been a lot of talk about the importance of Ad Astra. As a 20th Century Fox film, director James Gray’s science fiction epic is, rightly or wrongly, seen as having the potential for an outsized ...

1. There’s a moment at the end of Ad Astra in which it will become crystal clear whether or not this is the type of movie for you, and I am sorry to report that it will require you investing about 100 ...

In the new science-fiction blockbuster "Ad Astra," Brad Pitt plays Roy McBride, an astronaut with the U.S. Space Command who embarks on a dangerous, cosmic journey to save the solar system from his ...

James Gray's psychological sci-fi hit is as powerful now as it was back when we first met Brad Pitt's Roy McBride back in ...

Brad Pitt and Liv Tyler star in the moment cut from James Gray's 'Ad Astra.' By Aaron Couch [This story contains spoilers for Ad Astra.] With this year’s Ad Astra, filmmaker James Gray and star Brad ...