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'Ad Astra': The Power and Peril of Empty Space

'Ad Astra': The Power and Peril of Empty Space

Update: 2019-09-29

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Cory and Isaac return to discuss the psychological probing and space pirate moon chases of James Gray's Ad Astra. Along the way, they explore the film's place in the modern science fiction genre — beside Gravity, The Martian, and more.

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'Ad Astra': The Power and Peril of Empty Space

'Ad Astra': The Power and Peril of Empty Space

Isaac Handelman