Ad Astra

Brad Pitt is nothing short of phenomenal in this remarkable, poignant and visually arresting film from James Gray.

There's larger social commentary here, but the root of the drama is about a man learning to embrace the emotions he's kept buried for years.

For most of its running time, Ad Astra amounts to a rather somber and sterile two-hour orbit.

The film's Latin title means "to the stars." But the satisfactions of James Gray's project lie in a special branch of astronomy-not the study of planets, but of the supernova at the center of "Ad Astra": Brad Pitt.

It's a very somber and moody film. The atmosphere is achieved beautifully.

McBride is a man living without feeling, and Pitt's performance is beautifully restrained, expressing whole continents of emotion with the furrow of an eyebrow.

Brad Pitt's journey to Neptune is intentionally emotionless in James Gray's Ad Astra, a stunning tale of identity, self-discovery and rebirth.

With a subtle yet powerful performance, Brad Pitt carries the whole story to safe harbor with tremendous help from the eyegasmic visuals. Very well-shot, well-edited, with an immersive score, and gorgeous cinematography.

Ad Astra showcases the struggle of looking into the abyss and explores how Roy’s father succumbed to it, and if Roy will suffer that same fate. This is where Ad Astra finds its strength.

Ad Astra is as much about the void we create in our personal lives as it’s about space travel&#59; we are more honest with complete strangers than we are with ourselves and the ones we love.