“Ad Astra” should really have used the entire phrase “Ad Astra Per Aspera” – “through hardships to the stars” – as its title. Brad Pitt certainly endures more than his fair share of hardships during ...

Writer-director James Gray is a critical darling and a Cannes award winner, and while I admire his obvious talent, I have almost always had issues with his films, including such promising, flawed ...

Ad Astra means simply “the stars” in Latin. The title of this epic space adventure, starring Brad Pitt, is derived from the Latin phrase “Per aspera ad astra”, or “Through hardship to the stars.” The ...

Look, I’ll level with you, I haven’t actually seen Ad Astra yet, but here’s what I’m pretty sure the movie is about: Brad Pitt plays a sad astronaut who’s emotionally distant and misses his dad (Tommy ...

Brad Pitt is an astronaut who saves the world by traveling millions of miles to reunite with his long-absent dad. It's an unabashedly ridiculous premise, but somehow Ad Astra manages to pull it off.

Brad Pitt and Liv Tyler star in the moment cut from James Gray's 'Ad Astra.' By Aaron Couch [This story contains spoilers for Ad Astra.] With this year’s Ad Astra, filmmaker James Gray and star Brad ...