MOVIE

Sunshine. Its influences are myriad and apparent–from Tarkovsky to Kubrick to Ridley Scott–but Danny Boyle’s space-set thriller synthesizes them deftly and adds enough inventions of its own to carve out a distinctive aesthetic. Of all the destinations cinematic space voyagers have set their sights on, the sun has to be the one with the most raw power to exhilarate the imagination; Sunshine has visual
potency to match (OGIC).