My son wanted to see Ad Astra. He saw the previews and something about them grabbed him. The look, the promise of a space adventure, something. One trailer and he was all in.

But, would he like it? It does look gorgeous. And there is a space adventure (I guess). But it is a slow-moving journey into the unknown. (Really, it feels like a remake of Apocalypse Now, truth be told.) There are no action scenes that usually grab a 12-year-old’s attention span. Would the meandering search for a father figure matter to him?

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Not to spoil the podcast episode, but yes, he was able to “get into” the slower pace of the film. Once it became obvious this wasn’t a fast-moving movie, he was able to settle in and take in the sights and feelings the movie was presenting. It makes for an interesting conversation after you watch a film that’s stylistically completely different than your expectations.

Remember, you can find other movie review episodes of the podcast right here on The Roarbots: Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and Alita: Battle Angel.