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I think you might like it. It’s interesting to compare/contrast it to Gravity, which is wonderful in its own way, but if it had followed the science, Clooney and Bullock are dead in the first half hour. Stowaway doesn’t shortchange the science but still presents a compelling survival tale.

Yes and no. Or yes, but a disaster science movie. General plot spoiler that will make it easy to guess the end

Happy to talk space travel sci-fi with you anytime. Check out the new Netflix original film “Stowaway” for a good example of realistic space travel that uses the science/physics of space as its driving force. The plot only goes in directions that the science supports.

If you liked Gravity, you’ll probably like Ad Astra. I disliked Ad Astra on my initial viewing and then liked it when I saw it a second time. The reason I disliked it the first time was that the pre-release promotions and interviews led me to expect a film that was going to be about realistic...

Before the pandemic, Mr. Trumbull had extended an offer to the audience at a lecture I attended on his effects work to visit his studio in New England. And then the pandemic hit a week later. When the pandemic subsides, I’ll reach out to the museum that hosted the event to see if they can pass...

I’ve heard Trumbull talk about that in person and it certainly could be part of the equation. But I think another issue with how HFR has been deployed, and I think we touched on this when I was on the podcast, is that filmmakers are still using the same cinematic language when filming with HFR...