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.
Tenderness: What Every Young Boy Needs
Every year, new best-selling memoirs are published, more and more of which are then turned into film adaptations. More often than not, these are inspirational tales of successful writers, doctors, or lawyers that are products of a broken family who overcame insurmountable odds. So you may be asking yourself, why exactly do we need another one? What makes this child so special? Why do we need The Tender Bar? Trust me, we all needed this movie. It shows us that certain qualities that society frowns upon can get us further in life than carefully following the rule book.
Invincible: A Shocking New Take on the Classic Superhero Story
When my roommates told me they wanted our next viewing project to be an animated superhero show, I was ... hesitant. An adult cartoon? Those aren’t really my thing. Eventually I gave in because, after all, I had forced them to watch Survivor with me.