Alfonso Cuarón’s 2013 thriller Gravity follows Dr. Ryan Stone, a first-time astronaut who becomes stranded in orbit after a devastating cascade of satellite debris destroys her shuttle. Blending stunning visual effects, groundbreaking sound design and a career-defining performance from Sandra Bullock, Gravity transforms a simple premise into an immersive, edge-of-your-seat cinematic experience.

In this episode, Nathan revisits Gravity more than a decade after its release to explore Cuarón’s visionary direction, why the film became a technical benchmark of the 2010s, and how its blend of tension, metaphor and spectacle earned it a spot among the essential films of the century.

Up next: Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther (2018).

Read Nathan's thoughts on ‘Gravity’.