The first image in "Project Hail Mary" shows a man waking up alone on a spaceship, with no memory of who he is or how he got there. It's not played like a horror scenario, though it easily could be. Instead, Ryan Gosling's Dr. Ryland Grace reacts with baffled curiosity. Based on the novel by Andy Weir, "Project Hail Mary" lands comfortably in the same storytelling universe as "The Martian." If you enjoyed watching a scientist reason his way through impossible problems in that previous film,...

You know when it's obvious that a movie might be the best thing you've seen at a film festival like South by Southwest? It's not always an obvious indicator, given the cheers emanating from the Paramount Theatre in Austin (so many headliners who have premiered at the festival draw rip-roaring applause that it becomes nauseating after a while). No, in fact, it's the understanding that even a 98-minute flick can garner laughter, tears, and a sing-along of sorts from the very same audience....

I will say this upfront as I have never read Emily Bronte's novel "Wuthering Heights." Judging from director Emerald Fennell's 2026 film adaptation, I can safely bet that most of the plot has been severely changed to fit Fennell's appreciation for sex and violence onscreen. This version is most definitely not your average period drama, as modern music, smoldering hot actors, and a frostbitten fever dream of montages encapsulate a premise so indistinguishable from the source material that it...