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'Ad Astra' shoots for the stars, only occasionally stumbles

by Jacob Pettyjohn Brad Pitt in space. If that doesn’t elicit at least the slightest amount of interest in your movie-going mind, then you may need a psychological evaluation. This is just in order to ensure that you aren’t as emotionally repressed and supposedly vacant as Brad Pitt’s character in James Gray’s ambitious, near-masterpiece Ad Astra. The few things holding this back from achieving masterpiece-level status are some abundantly clear studio mandates that neuter the film’s potential intellectual potency and thought provocation, but it still deserves to be seen on the big screen.

The movie's rocket fuel is some serious firepower

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Ad Astra

The stars are traveled exclusively by stars

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Making that IMAX cost worth it

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In space, no one can hear your minor grievances

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