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Gray Harrison is a journalist, critic, and creative writer based in Seattle. She has a Master’s degree in Cultural Reporting and Criticism from NYU. While pursuing an arts journalism career, Gray ...

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From ‘Gravity’ to ‘Spaceman’ to ‘Interstellar’ and beyond, these are our favorite films about humans all alone on the final frontier.

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