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“The Right Stuff” is grounded, intricate space-race docudrama

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Disney+ and Nat-Geo re-adapt the tale of the early days of the Space Race into a mature, grounded astronaut drama.

Clint Worthington Posted on October 7, 2020October 7, 2020

Houston, we have a problem: “Apollo 13” at 25

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Ron Howard’s gripping historical space thriller teaches us a lot about frustrated expectations in our current moment (and the resolve to overcome them).

Sean Price Posted on June 30, 2020July 2, 2020

“Jason X” goes to space and sucks on so many levels

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New Line sends Jason to the final frontier, and sends all the thinly-drawn characters and low-budget kills of the franchise with him.

Clint Worthington Posted on May 27, 2020May 27, 2020

Netflix’s “Space Force” struggles to reach satirical orbit

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The Office’s Greg Daniels and Steve Carell reunite for a clunky satire of Trump-era politics.

Sean Price Posted on May 26, 2020May 24, 2020

Star Trek: Picard’s Season Finale Embraces and Evades Death

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“Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2” rushes to its finale and cheats its way to emotional catharsis.

Andrew Bloom Posted on March 26, 2020March 25, 2020

Star Trek: Picard Lumbers Toward Its Finale in “Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1”

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Synths, secret sons and doomsday prophecies arise in a messy penultimate episode establishing galaxy-ending stakes.

Andrew Bloom Posted on March 19, 2020March 19, 2020

Star Trek: Picard Finally Gives Answers in “Broken Pieces”

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The overarching conspiracy cracks open on an episode that sets up the finale.

Andrew Bloom Posted on March 12, 2020March 12, 2020

“Star Trek: Picard” Forges New Bonds From Old Ones on “Nepenthe”

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An interstitial episode finally bridges Picard and Soji’s stories, thanks to the welcome return of some old friends.

Andrew Bloom Posted on March 5, 2020March 4, 2020

“Star Trek: Picard” Uses a Blunt Instrument to Open “The Impossible Box”

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A sea of good ideas gets drowned in cliche as Picard and Soji face the truth.

Andrew Bloom Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020

Doctor Who: “Ascension of the Cybermen” Sets Up a High-Stakes Finale

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Season 12 ramps up the tension with a thrilling hour that threatens lore-shattering conclusions next week.

Clint Worthington Posted on February 23, 2020February 23, 2020

Star Trek Picard Episode 4: “Absolute Candor” Mines Its Hero’s Regrets

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The show finally finds its groove with a detour, an abandoned boy, and a lost cause.

Andrew Bloom Posted on February 13, 2020February 13, 2020

Star Trek Picard: “The End Is the Beginning” Stumbles to Gather Its Crew

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Synthetic threats and synthetic relationships pepper Picard’s “gather the team” episode.

Andrew Bloom Posted on February 6, 2020February 6, 2020

Doctor Who: “Orphan 55” Brings Out the Dregs of the Show

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The latest episode tries to be a corridor-chasing lark and a climate change allegory and fails mightily at both.

Clint Worthington Posted on January 12, 2020January 12, 2020

Every Episode of “The Mandalorian”, Ranked

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From the first time we meet Baby Yoda to the final trek of the Razor Crest, we look back at the highs and lows of The Mandalorian’s first season.

Clint Worthington Posted on December 29, 2019December 29, 2019

For All Mankind Review: One Giant Leap Into An Alt-Space Race

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Ronald D. Moore’s alt-history space race series proves to be one of Apple TV+’s most alluring offerings.

Tim Stevens Posted on October 30, 2019October 29, 2019

Box Office Report: Gird Your Monocles, “Downton Abbey” Tops the Box Office

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Waistcoats and pageantry rule the day at the box office, while Brad Pitt’s cerebral sci-fi drama Ad Astra puts on a respectable showing.

Douglas Laman Posted on September 23, 2019September 22, 2019

Ad Astra Review: Is There Life Out There?

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Brad Pitt seeks the divine amongst the stars in James Gray’s flawed but mesmerizing space epic.

Matt Cipolla Posted on September 20, 2019July 2, 2020

“Jupiter Ascending” Is the Wachowskis’ Big, Silly Cinematic Swan Song

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The Wachowskis’ last theatrical film to date — a space opera with Channing Tatum as a roller-skating wolf man — is one of their most ambitiously corny efforts yet.

Ben Kaye Posted on June 29, 2019June 29, 2019

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