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In the latest from acclaimed filmmaker Richard Linklater (the Before trilogy, Boyhood), a man—voiced by frequent Linklater collaborator and beloved human being Jack Black (School of Rock, Bernie)—recollects moments from his life as a ten-year-old boy in 1969 Houston during the height of the Space Race. The story of America’s trip to the moon is told from both the point of view of the NASA engineers and the astronauts that carried out the historical mission, as well as Black’s narrator character who remembers the whole thing…a little differently. Marking Linklater’s return to rotoscoped animation—last seen in his 2006 film A Scanner Darkly, following his first use of the technique in 2001’s Waking Life—Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood is his most personal work yet, drawing comparisons to Spike Lee’s Crooklyn and Paolo Sorrentino’s The Hand of God. It’s a gorgeously constructed film perfect for folks looking to get a nostalgia fix for that time in history, fans of the space race, and even families with slightly older kids who are looking for a beautifully animated space-age adventure to watch together on the big screen.