Ad Astra

Ad Astra

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2019
Science Fiction, Drama

The near future, a time when both hope and hardships drive humanity to look to the stars and beyond. While a mysterious phenomenon menaces to destroy life on planet Earth, astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across the immensity of space and its many perils to uncover the truth about a lost expedition that decades before boldly faced emptiness and silence in search of the unknown.

I see how this movie doesn‘t have a lot of appeal. It‘s slow, atmospheric and depresive. These are not the words many want to hear, but with a right direction…
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The Mule

The Mule

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2018
Crime, Drama, Thriller

Earl Stone, a man in his eighties, is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he’s just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. He does so well that his cargo increases exponentially, and Earl hit the radar of hard-charging DEA agent Colin Bates.

It’s very precisely done and tops many action movies of our times, but Gran Torino, a similar movie from Eastwood, is a little better.
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