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The Next Best Picture Podcast

"Ad Astra"

The Next Best Picture Podcast

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2542 Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2019

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Danilo Castro and guest filmmaker Oniffe White. Together, the three of us travel deep into space with James Gray's epic yet intimate "Ad Astra" starring Brad Pitt. What do we think of the film's story? Its technical work? The supporting characters? Tune in below to find out as we discuss the film with a spoiler section at the end. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is our review of Ad Astra.

0:05.5

I do what I do because of my dad.

0:08.8

She gave his life through the pursuit of knowledge.

0:13.2

Because up there is where our story's going to be told.

0:15.2

I don't know. This is a top secret psychological evaluation.

0:36.6

Please describe your current emotional state.

0:39.3

I'm steady, calm, ready to do my job to the best of my abilities.

0:49.3

I will remain calm.

0:53.3

I will remain calm. I will remain focused.

0:58.0

They look just like your dad there.

1:02.0

He was the first man to the outer solar system.

1:06.0

He was a pioneer.

1:09.0

But there was much more to him than that.

1:13.6

Please state your mission objective.

1:20.6

I am attempting to stop an uncontrolled anti-matter reaction.

1:26.6

Much threatens our entire solo system.

1:30.3

We're approaching Mars.

1:37.3

Spacecom believes my father is responsible.

1:47.0

We're doing big things up here. We're doing big things up here, real big. What did he find out there in the abyss?

1:51.0

What did he find out there in the abyss?

1:59.0

The enemy up here is not a person or a thing.

2:07.1

It's the endless void.

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