‘Ad Astra’
Brad Pitt is getting all the love for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, but don’t sleep on his great performance in another 2019 film, Ad Astra. Written and directed by James Gray, it is essentially Heart of Darkness in space, but with less racism. Set in the near future, Pitt is sent on a mission to contact his father on Neptune, to help stop dangerous power surges that are threatening life on Earth. The visual effects are simply jaw-dropping, including an action-packed car chase scene on the moon—something I never knew I needed until I saw it. If you like space movies, Ad Astra is a must-watch.