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Weekend Film Reviews

The Martian

Knowing the premise of The Martian won't prepare you for the remarkable variety and complexity of Ridley Scott's sci-fi extravaganza.

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By Joe Morgenstern • Oct 2, 2015 • 3m Listen

What's so fascinating about The Martian is that it turns on the solving of problems, and its chief solver, stuck on Mars, manages to be so funny, interesting and infallibly likable that you're invested in his predicament at every moment.

Photo: Matt Damon as Mark Watney in The Martian

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