Project Hail Mary (2026) and Alpha (2025)

About this episode

Cameron and Juzo discuss the films Project Hail Mary and Alpha, exploring their reception and themes.

Sorry for being a bit late this week! Cameron and Juzo discuss some of the more recent films we watched in theaters including the smash hit Project Hail Mary (2026) directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. This lighthearted space odyssey is certainly a crowd-pleasing success and we discuss some of its positives and negatives. We also talk about a movie that is much less crowd-pleasing: Alpha (2025) directed by Julia Ducournau. While it certainly has some interesting ideas, this film has largely fallen flat with audiences since it was panned at the Cannes Film Festival. Does it hold up? Not really but it sure is an interesting one to talk about. Timestamps: Project Hail Mary - starting at 31 minutes Alpha - starting at 1 hour and 10 mintues Cinema Spectator is a movie podcast hosted by Isaac Ransom, Juzo Greenwood, and Cameron Tuttle. The show is executive-produced by Darrin O’Neill and recorded and produced in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA. You can support the show at patreon.com/ecfsproductions. Follow us on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @cinemaspectatorpodcast. Isaac and Cameron began recording podcasts with their first project, Everything Comes from Something…

People in this episode

Hosts: Cameron Tuttle, Juzo Greenwood, Isaac Ransom

Topics covered

• film discussion
• recent movies
• Project Hail Mary
• Alpha
• Cannes Film Festival

Keywords

• Project Hail Mary
• Alpha
• Phil Lord
• Christopher Miller
• Julia Ducournau
• Cannes Film Festival
• film review

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Project Hail Mary, Alpha

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