Alien at the Movies

Don’t Look Up

Two low level astronomers (Leonardo DiCaprio & Jennifer Lawrence) try to warn the world about a comet on a catastrophic collision course with earth. Producer/director/writer Adam McKay has created a marvelous satire of government & media indifference to the existing threat of climate change under the guise of an “Armageddon”/“Deep Impact” type event. It spokes fun at the presidency, morning talk shows, social media celebrities, & billionaire CEOs. The all-star cast also includes Tyler Perry, Cate Blanchett, Meryl Streep, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Ron Perlman, Timothée  Chalamet, & Ariana Grande. The film skillfully make fun of how money, power, & selfishness leads to corruption as it stretches truths to hilarious limits. It ain’t over until it’s over so look for a mid credit scene as well as one at the very end. 

Alien gives it 3 “Bronteroc” stars out of 4.