Little Joe
By Paul Weissman December 13, 2019
An attempt at sci-fi with stinging social commentary.
Brad Pitt as an astronaut on a pilgrimage through the solar system.
Director Matt Kane transcends clichés to deliver a sad, knowing look at male pride in a small, intimate sci-fi film.
In French director Claire Denis’s first film set in the future and on a space ship, human relationships are still central.
A mash-up of lump-in-your-throat romance, espionage thrillers, and then some, this fantasy is catnip for unapologetic movie musicals fans.
Nacho Vigalondo’s script is odd as hell, which is welcome, at least at first.
Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s haunting new film is much more interested in mystery than resolution. There are no answers to be found, only strangeness, horror, and just enough sanity to hold it all together.
Science fiction and the woman’s picture rarely collide, but here Villeneuve proves that they don’t have to be exclusive from each other.