Project Hail Mary: 2026’s Hopecore Movie
Project Hail Mary is an adaptation of Andy Weir’s 2021 novel of the same name. It follows science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) after he wakes up on a spaceship with no memory of how he got there. As his memory returns, he also gains an unlikely friendship in Rocky the Eridian alien. The acting is great, the screenplay is charming and full of heart, and the visuals are striking.
Is This Thing On?: What Bradley Cooper Really Needed
Is This Thing On? stars Will Arnett as a middle-aged father going through a divorce who finds solace in stand-up comedy. And while, yes, Alex (Arnett) may not be particularly great at stand-up (to begin the film, anyway), the movie is surprisingly very funny. I walked in with relatively low expectations, assuming I’d get a laugh here or there, but I was laughing constantly through the movie.