'Project Hail Mary' Review: Ryan Gosling and an alien attempt to save the planet in fun space adventure

We don't often get high quality popcorn flicks these days — movies that are not just pure entertainment, but that are also extremely well-made, particularly in the post-COVID era. Only a handful of movies come to mind: "Top Gun: Maverick, the "Dune" films, the first "Wicked," "F1."

Thankfully, we can add another to the list: "Project Hail Mary."

Adapted from the 2021 book by "The Martian" novelist Andy Weir, "Project Hail Mary" follows Dr. Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling), a former biologist-turned-middle...