Enlarge / Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence co-star as low-level astronomers in Don't Look Up (credit: Netflix)
Two low-level astronomers discover a "planet killer" comet hurtling toward Earth but struggle to get anyone to pay attention in Don't Look Up, a new satirical sci-fi from Netflix. Directed by Adam McKay (The Big Short), it's a mostly amusing, star-studded confection that ably skewers science denial and cynical politicking even in the face of almost certain annihilation.
(Mildest of spoilers for the film below.)
Per the film's official synopsis:
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