Putting science back in science fiction: My review of “The Martian.”

Originally posted on www.seanmunger.com:

Today I saw Ridley Scott’s new science fiction filmThe Martian,starring Matt Damon, which opened last week to positive reviews and good box office. I see an average of two movies a year in the theater, so it’s pretty rare for me to actually “go to the movies” in the traditional sense, and this was worth the wait. Just to get the “review” portion of this article out of the way, I was highly impressed byThe Martian, which I found to be a tense, emotion...