Movie Review: Gosling, Lord and Miller make science fun in ‘Project Hail Mary’

Ryan Gosling plays a man stranded on a spaceship in the new film “Project Hail Mary,” opening in theaters on March 20.

'Project Hail Mary' Review: Ryan Gosling's Sci-Fi Epic Is the First Great Film of 2026

Project Hail Mary, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and starring Ryan Gosling, is a great sci-fi film that’s the best film of 2026 so far.

‘Project Hail Mary’ Rocks

When I read Project Hail Mary back in 2021, no one knew anything about it. There was no Wikipedia plot summary. No YouTube breakdowns. No spoilers at all. It was just me, the book, and my imagination.

Just like XCOM, superhero comedy Dispatch cheats random percentages of success in the player's favor: 'anything that had over a 76% success chance would automatically succeed'

When Firaxis's XCOM remake came out a constant complaint in the comments was that its random number generator was clearly cheating against players. Someone would miss a 95% chance, or God forbid a ...