Aliens and UFOs Still Fascinate. ‘Project Hail Mary,’ ‘Disclosure Day’ Are Proof.

The Best Quotes From 'Project Hail Mary ,' Ranked By Fans

Directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, best known for their work on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and The LEGO Movie, bring Andy Weir’s bestselling novel Project Hail Mary to the big screen with a blend of humor, suspense, and high-stakes science. The film stars Ryan Gosling as Ryland Grace, a schoolteacher-turned-reluctant astronaut who wakes up alone on a spaceship with no memory of his mission or even who he is. Sandra Hüller plays E…

AT THE TRIPLEX: Survival is a team effort in 'Project Hail Mary'

Ryland Grace doesn’t know if he’s up to saving the world. The disgraced microbiologist at the center of the new film “Project Hail Mary,” Ryland has settled into a comfortable life as a middle school teacher. He is reluctant to heed the call when the government comes knocking with an urgent request: An extraterrestrial virus is extinguishing the sun, and they need him to figure out why. Quickly proving indispensable, Ryland is recruited for a mi…

Aliens and UFOs still fascinate. ‘Project Hail Mary,’ ‘Disclosure Day’ are proof.

Movies like "Disclosure Day" and "Project Hail Mary" renew our fascination with extraterrestrials and the idea that humankind is not alone in the universe.

Review: 'Project Hail Mary' borders on miraculous

'Project Hail Mary' review: Ryan Gosling's new movie is a rollicking sci-fi adventure with only one major flaw.

Project Hail Mary could teach humanity a thing or two

It's hard not to find the premise of Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary instantly compelling: Something is slowly killing the sun and threatening life on Earth. That same mysterious force, dubbed the Astrophage, also destroyed every nearby star - except one. Our only hope is to visit that solar system and figure out what helped it survive. And there's just one middle school science teacher who can do it. At its core is Weir's love of technical proble…

Project Hail Mary scores

There is a certain temptation to compare Project Hail Mary to 2015’s The Martian. Both are, after all, Drew Goddard-penned adaptations of Andy Weir books that feature lone human beings unexpectedly forced to problem-solve on their own after their missions go awry. And the two share DNA to be sure, namely a mixing of hard science, sincerity, and warm humor. Still, there are two separate projects. The books do not exist in some shared universe, no…