Tale of a brilliant molecular biologist cast into outer space with only a helpful alien for company is a bit silly, but Gosling’s charisma keeps it watchable

A science teacher buddies up with a boulder-like alien to save the sun in an escapist morale-booster from the makers of ‘The Lego Movie’

Tale of a brilliant molecular biologist cast into outer space with only a helpful alien for company is a bit silly, but Gosling’s charisma keeps it watchable

"Project Hail Mary," in theaters March 20, champions the joy of learning in a humorous take on the scientific method and apocalyptic space thrillers.