NPR staff debate the best movies to see on the big screen.

NPR staff debate the best movies to see on the big screen.

Cortina d'Ampezzo, the "Pearl of the Dolomites," is a blend of Olympic heritage with celebrity chic, fine dining and Alpine tradition, even as climate change and new tourism reshape the area.

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Cortina d'Ampezzo, the "Pearl of the Dolomites," is a blend of Olympic heritage with celebrity chic, fine dining and Alpine tradition, even as climate change and new tourism reshape the area.

(Image credit: Valerio Muscella for NPR)

The story is fundamentally hopeful, just like Andy Weir's The Martian.

(Image credit: Jonathan Olley)

The story is fundamentally hopeful, just like Andy Weir's The Martian.

(Image credit: Jonathan Olley)

Ryan Gosling plays an astronaut in this derivative, carefully manufactured crowd-pleaser; Project Hail Mary doesn't feel like storytelling so much as mechanical engineering.