With two Oscars on his mantel, two Peopleâs Sexiest Man Alive magazine covers on his wall and two 3-year-old kids running around the house, George Clooney has done just about anything and everything in the movie business, but heâs spent most of the past few years as a husband and father.
After not acting in a movie since 2016 and not directing or producing a movie since 2017, Clooney made his return this month with âThe Midnight Sky,â an ambitious science-fiction drama that is a lot more concerned with theme and tone than flashy effects and spectacle.
Since 2013âs âGravityâ â which featured Clooney in a supporting role â picked up seven Oscars, movies about realistic near-future space travel with impeccably creative design have not been in short supply. Some have been better than others, but they all add more to the exploration of manâs place in the wide universe, and how important relationships between people are.