Reel Reads: The Martian

Read the source. Watch the film. Join the discussion. Pre-show begins 15 minutes early with free popcorn and door prizes. Movie begins promptly at 6 p.m.

Andy Weir self-published The Martian online for free before it became a bestseller that you can find here: The Martian, and then ultimately, a blockbuster. Grab the book before January and then join us for a screening of The Martian, a first-person account of survival by science.

Reel Reads is a monthly page-to-screen series. Read the source material, watch the film, and join the discussion. Pre-show starts 15 minutes early with free popcorn and door prizes. Stay afterward for a chat about what the adaptation captures, omits, and why these stories still resonate today.

Watch The Martian (PG-13, 141 minutes).

"A lone astronaut is left behind on the hostile surface of Mars after an exploratory mission goes awry, and must use his ingenuity to create a habitat where he can survive. Meanwhile, his crewmates and a team of scientists work to rescue him, in defiance of NASA protocol." - Swank