"The Martian" is a modern day western, set in the foreseeable future rather than a past that no longer exists. It's an epic work without twists or tricks. Writer Drew Goddard created an excellent ...

Desperation, anxiety, stubbornly saying yes to survival: If grand struggles are your thing, there are plenty in Ridley Scott’s The Martian, based on Andy Weir’s popular novel, which was first ...

Ridley Scott’s The Martian (2015) is one of those great movies that makes you feel terrible about your own survival skills. While I like to think I have decent problem-solving instincts and can think ...

You're running out of time to watch Matt Damon's star-making performance in Good Will Hunting, as the movie will leave its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2011, author Andy Weir took a bet on himself and self-published his debut novel, The Martian, online. The book subsequently ...

Matt Damon may not win the Oscar for best actor on Sunday, but the character he played in "The Martian" has gotten its own recognition. In a paper published Thursday in the journal PhytoKeys, ...

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