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'Project Hail Mary' Review with John & Vin | Cosmic Circus Reviews
Episode 6
Wednesday, 25 March, 2026

John & Vin discuss Project Hail Mary, the blockbuster new book-to-film adaptation from Amazon/MGM Studios! Project Hail Mary (2026) - Directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller - Written by Drew Goddard (The Martian movie) - Based on the book by Andy Weir (The Martian book) - Starring Ryan Gosling, James Ortiz, Sandra Hüller - Cinematography by Greig Fraser (Dune, Batman) - Music by Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Verse) Timestamps for Project Hail Mary review 00:00 - Intro 02:13 - The story 04:20 - The Martian or Project Hail Mary, which one did we like better? 06:54 - General thoughts on Project Hail Mary 09:00 - Pacing issues 10:30 - Rocky is where the movie comes to life 11:55 - Issues with the film 13:30 - Practical Rocky, special effects, visuals, and music 15:24 - Comments from friends who have read the book by Andy Weir 17:30 - References to other sci-fi films 18:15 - The relationship between Ryland and Rocky, and humor. Ryan Gosling's Tom Hanks moment 21:37 - The flashbacks and pacing 24:20 - Overall positive about the film 25:45 - John saw an Odyssey prologue preview before the film 26:00 - IMAX news John heard about regarding upgrades before The Odyssey and the addition of 5 locations on the way. 27:30 - Final thoughts on Project Hail Mary 28:30 - Outro For more content and to support The Cosmic Circus and this channel please join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/cosmiccircus Find the video version of this discussion and much more on YouTube @TheCosmicCircus For more nerdy pop culture coverage, including movie and TV news, reviews, and interviews by The Cosmic Circus contributors, visit TheCosmicCircus.com