An emotive family drama that will disappoint those hoping for sci-fi bombast

Anyone who sits on top of the largest hydrogen-oxygen fuelled system in the world, knowing they're going to light the bottom, and doesn't get a little worried, does not fully understand the situation.

• Cpt. John Young (commander of the Columbia for STS-1 in 1981, the inaugural spaceflight of NASA's Space Shuttle program)

Q: Aside from the obvious differences, how do you assess the differences in men and women astronauts?

A: Aside from the obvious differences, I don't think there are any.... read the rest.

'Proxima' isn't a visually flashy film, it's naturalistic and almost documentary-like in its approach - the end credits are even accompanied by photos of real-life female astronauts. But this only enhances the intimacy of this earthbound drama about a high-achieving woman's trauma at the thought of leaving her young daughter behind her. - Jake Watt

Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-proxima-an-earthbound-drama-about-motherhood

I was really disappointed with this rather dull, dreary documentary-style story about "Sarah" (Eva Green) who has dreamed since she was a child of going into space. When her opportunity arrives, she must face the rigours of the training, segregation and quarantine which hit her much harder than she had anticipated - and cause her to miss her young daughter, the rather engaging Zélie Boulant ("Stella") dreadfully. The problem with this film is that aside from some pictures of the Kazakh spaceport and some weight-water training, it could be about absolutely anything. Any mother (or, indeed father... read the rest.