Have You Heard the One About Adam Sandler and the Alien Therapist?

Those looking for traces of Sandler’s comedy will not find much in ‘Spaceman,’ and unfortunately the filmmakers cannot convince us that there is a story here. Think navel-gazing more than star-gazing.

Jon Pack/Netflix © 2023
Adam Sandler in 'Spaceman.' Jon Pack/Netflix © 2023

What is it about movies on space travel that so often inspires filmmakers to go navelgazing instead of stargazing? From the recent “Ad Astra” to 1997’s “Contact” and beyond, many space exploration films end up closer to the mortal coil than the cosmic plane.

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