The most common label for “Project Hail Mary” is sci-fi adventure. To be sure, there’s plenty of both in this tall tale, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, collaborators on “Clone High” (TV ...
When a movie adaptation of a book gets it right, it feels like magic. Some of my all-time favorites that come to mind are The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Jurassic Park, Oppenheimer, and The Godfather.