Modern-day LLMs are "fiction machines," designed not to be truthful but to make sense. What can we expect from these machines, and what are their limitations?
From the daily newsletter: a conversation with our critic about the exasperating crowd-pleaser “Project Hail Mary.” ...
Movies like "Disclosure Day" and "Project Hail Mary" renew our fascination with extraterrestrials and the idea that humankind is not alone in the universe.
That's a reasonably good précis of Weir's third novel, Project Hail Mary, which has now been adapted into blockbuster movie form. Directed by Chris Miller and Phil Lord and starring Ryan Gosling, it's ...
Ryan Gosling anchors Project Hail Mary, a visually striking, character-focused sci-fi about an unlikely alien friendship that shines despite some rushed late-film science.
" Project Hail Mary ", the new movie based on author Andy Weir's book of the same name, is a wild romp through the cosmos.
The last time Drew Goddard adapted one of Andy Weir’s books, it earned him an Oscar nomination. Plus, “The Martian,” the film ...
The actor plays a molecular biologist trying to help save the world in this upbeat science-fiction fantasy from Phil Lord and ...
Adapted from Andy Weir’s 2021 novel of the same name, the film strands Ryan Gosling's disgraced astrophysicist 2,000 ...
As an astrophysicist, my world revolves around the wonders of space and the mysteries of the universe. This means I can be a ...
A Space Odyssey and Everything Everywhere All at Once have the best and most effective use of dialogue in the genre.