Director James Gray's Ad Astra takes place in "The Near Future" and stars Brad Pitt as Roy McBride, a celebrated astronaut of notable lineage – Clifford, his late father (played by Tommy Lee Jones) is a cosmonaut of legendary status. McBride is working on the International Space Station when a cosmic freak occurrence, referred to as "The Surge," creates chaos that threatens the … [Read more...] about ‘Ad Astra’ New Movie Review: The film is engrossing, but asks challenging questions