It’s a cold, dark place we find ourselves in the space adventure genre, where the themes owe themselves more to therapy couches than astronomy. Today’s trio of the new Brad Pitt-starring “Ad Astra” (2019), the challenging and disturbing “High Life” (2019), and the ever-loving “Interstellar” (2014) shuttles the weight of children and fathers into deep space.

And speaking of important relationships, Noah and Chance recorded this episode together in Brooklyn! C’mon, that’s gotta be enough reasons to press play.

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