Ad Astra (2019)

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Wikidata Q38774788, film, IMDb tt2935510, TMDB 419704: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by episode credits Brad Pitt as actor (Our Alternative Academy Awards | The Oscars Show).

What a model would be handed about it, for corpus:ask.

Who talked about it

Blank Check — Patreon

The Big Picture

Came from

What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

2001: A Space Odyssey: 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. unmapped (cribbing): 2001: A Space Odyssey ⇒ Ad Astra (the host's read). Ad Astra is called the one other film that feels realistic about space travel, and it cribs from 2001.
    “is cribbing from it so much where like the way at Astra depicts space travel”
    Blank Check — Patreon · 2001: A Space Odyssey with Jordan Hoffman (Ad-Free) · 1:41:09 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Led to

What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.

No line says another film or person drew on it.

Connected to

2001: A Space Odyssey: 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (cribbing): 2001: A Space Odyssey → Ad Astra. Ad Astra is called the one other film that feels realistic about space travel, and it cribs from 2001.
    “is cribbing from it so much where like the way at Astra depicts space travel”
    Blank Check — Patreon · 2001: A Space Odyssey with Jordan Hoffman (Ad-Free) · 1:41:09 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Brad Pitt: 1 line people ×1

  1. people (performance): Ad Astra → Brad Pitt. The movie can't be saved, but the scene where Pitt records a message to his father is Pitt having therapy on screen.
    “Brad Pitt's having his therapy on the screen and someone filmed it and let me watch it.”
    The Big Picture · Our Alternative Academy Awards | The Oscars Show · 1:13:29 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)

James Gray: 1 line craft ×1

  1. craft (craft): Ad Astra → James Gray. Speaker praises the sound of Ad Astra, which earned a sound editing nomination.
    “I think the sound of net Astro is wonderful.”
    The Big Picture · The Snubs and Surprises of the 92nd Academy Award Nominations | The Oscars Show · 0:16:23 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

Tommy Lee Jones: 1 line verdict ×1

  1. verdict (verdict): Tommy Lee Jones → Ad Astra. A 'sweater and a fretter': in space fretting while wearing a good sweater.
    “He's a sweater and a fretter.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Fifth Annual Blank Check Awards with Joe Reid (Ad-Free) · 1:22:19 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

craft (2)

  1. craft (craft): Ad Astra → James Gray. Speaker praises the sound of Ad Astra, which earned a sound editing nomination.
    “I think the sound of net Astro is wonderful.”
    The Big Picture · The Snubs and Surprises of the 92nd Academy Award Nominations | The Oscars Show · 0:16:23 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. craft (craft): Ad Astra → Ad Astra. Named alongside Uncut Gems as a cinematography standout.
    “Ad Astra is great.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Fifth Annual Blank Check Awards with Joe Reid (Ad-Free) · 1:22:48 · David Sims (0.30 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (performance): Ad Astra → Brad Pitt. The movie can't be saved, but the scene where Pitt records a message to his father is Pitt having therapy on screen.
    “Brad Pitt's having his therapy on the screen and someone filmed it and let me watch it.”
    The Big Picture · Our Alternative Academy Awards | The Oscars Show · 1:13:29 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

  1. unmapped (cribbing): 2001: A Space Odyssey → Ad Astra. Ad Astra is called the one other film that feels realistic about space travel, and it cribs from 2001.
    “is cribbing from it so much where like the way at Astra depicts space travel”
    Blank Check — Patreon · 2001: A Space Odyssey with Jordan Hoffman (Ad-Free) · 1:41:09 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

verdict (2)

  1. verdict (verdict): Ad Astra → Ad Astra. Brad Pitt's accessible performance made David give him his single Ad Astra nomination over OUATIH.
    “I really love Brad in it.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Fifth Annual Blank Check Awards with Joe Reid (Ad-Free) · 1:12:33 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. verdict (verdict): Tommy Lee Jones → Ad Astra. A 'sweater and a fretter': in space fretting while wearing a good sweater.
    “He's a sweater and a fretter.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Fifth Annual Blank Check Awards with Joe Reid (Ad-Free) · 1:22:19 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

  1. fun, about Ad Astra: Wesley's take: why is it set in outer space and not a therapist's office; the dad-message scene is the only $18 reason to see it.
    “Why is it set in outer space and not a therapist's office?”
    The Big Picture · Our Alternative Academy Awards | The Oscars Show · 1:11:53 · Wesley Morris (0.50 sure it was them)

Who the speakers said made it

As said on the shows, not checked against the real credits.