Asteroid City takes place in a fictional American desert town circa 1955 in which the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
REVIEWS
Empire ★★★★
Anderson’s fondest, most familiar themes return here: family, fatherhood, grief, love.
The Guardian ★★★★
Peter Bradshaw’s film of the week
Wes Anderson’s 1950s sci-fi is an exhilarating triumph of pure style
Evening Standard ★★★★
The usual celebrity suspects are joined by newcomers to enrich this satisfying story that evokes the paranoia of the Cold War and the thrill of new discovery
“Wes Anderson’s enrapturing cosmic comedy is an offbeat Close Encounters”
Independent
“Wes Anderson’s mid-life story brims with bittersweet truths
Scarlett Johansson is terrific in the director’s film within a film, set at a desert stargazing event in the 1950s”
FT
