May 11, 2025

REVIEW: Ad Astra might be the best science fiction film of the decade

The cinema of director James Gray is marked by a strong sense of time and place. His films, dramas heavily influenced by Classical Hollywood and Italian cinema have made him an art-house curio over the last decade. In 2016, Gray was entrusted with his biggest budget yet for the jungle adventure, The Lost City of Z, his first film not set in New York. Despite the underwhelming commercial success of … Continued

From orbit to Kitchener-Waterloo

By Nicole Clark Few people have lived on the ocean floor or high above Earth. Chris Hadfield has done both. As he took the stage at the Centre in the Square Nov. 16, the audience rose and cheered the retired Canadian astronaut who rocketed to fame in 2013 when he was commander of the International Space Station (ISS) for five months – during which time he would see the entirety … Continued