Project Hail Mary is my favourite feel-good movie of the year — and it’s on Prime Video this weekend
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Studios are still proving that optimistic sci‑fi can pull both critics and audiences—94% Rotten Tomatoes and a 4.5-star review is a strong data point. If you’re building in space, climate, or frontier tech, this is the cultural backdrop your narrative will be judged against.
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