Welcome back, Sir Ridley Scott. The Martian was easily one of my favorite blockbusters of the year, a film crowded with a stunning cast in which everyone is given their due.

| Aug 2, 2024

As a piece of sweeping populist entertainment, The Martian is a great success, despite a couple of issues that perturb throughout.

| Nov 15, 2023

Damon has always had a knack for playing ordinary but determined men, and this quality is ideal for the role he has here: a Robinson Crusoe on the red planet.

| Jan 23, 2023

This entertaining mixture of striking visuals and patient, methodical narrative has little in common with Scott’s past sci-fi experiences.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 24, 2022

A crowd-pleaser, complete with several disco songs on the kitschy soundtrack and a predictably applaud-worthy climax.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | May 27, 2022

While The Martian honors the common good and the value of a single human life, I also reflected on the fictional worldwide effort it took to bring Watney home.

| Sep 13, 2021

A sci-fi movie heavy on science but even heavier on the abilities of the human mind to work through any situation presents.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 19, 2021

The best blockbuster of the year arrived later than anticipated.

| Original Score: A | Aug 10, 2021

The Martian somehow made the intricacies of growing crops in space exciting, continuing the trend of excellent science fiction that leaned heavily into the science.

| Jul 28, 2021

Ridley Scott and Matt Damon team up for a space-based drama that'll make you chuckle.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 8, 2021

A fun film, a space Western about the strength of the human spirit and the indomitable will. "Interstellar" tread similar thematic ground last year but did so without the humour, the cheesy 70's soundtrack or, most importantly, Matt Damon.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 4, 2021

It seems to understand that the quotidian of life in space as a lone man attempts to survive is as fascinating as any storm or explosion.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Jan 30, 2021

The Martian is exactly the reason why we watch movies. It's fun, exciting, and a thrilling spectacle with deep emotional payoffs and strong performances from its all-star cast.

| Jan 15, 2021

Matt Damon's strong central performance anchors this compelling sci-fi adventure about a man stuck on Mars while the folks back home try to find an easy way to rescue him.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Dec 16, 2020

When the bits of suspense arrive, they're handled with Scott's veteran expertise and Damon's sensational screen presence.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Dec 4, 2020

[Damon] is supported by a top-flight cast that includes Jessica Chastain, Donald Glover, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Aksel Hennie...

| Nov 10, 2020

The screenplay, unhappily, has retained the general flatness of the scenes on Earth...Scott has a number of talented performers at his disposal, who struggle to make something of the oddly colorless and often drama-less dialogue...

| Aug 20, 2020

An epic space adventure, a story of one man's determination, fighting for survival in the most hostile environment imaginable, an effects-driven tentpole, a small human story, and much more.

| Original Score: A | Jul 3, 2020

It has to be said directly: The Martian is a very clever movie and perhaps the most intriguing science fiction movie that Ridley Scott has directed in a long time. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jun 26, 2020

It was fun, it was fluffy, it was entertaining, but I didn't think it was a great movie.

| Apr 29, 2020