Fans of such thoughtful Seventies sci-fi fare as Solaris and Silent Running should be counting down to the release of Moon (2009, Sony, 15), a throwback to the days when the genre was more interested in the loneliness of the inner self than the slam-bam spectacle of outer space. Sam Rockwell channels the rumpled spirit of Bruce Dern as the solitary astronaut doing a three-year stretch on the lunar surface in service of a sinister corporation. With an onboard computer his only companion (Kevin Spacey, sounding like HAL's softer sibling), our antihero falls apart, plagued by visions of a mysterious doppelganger. It's hauntingly poignant stuff – intriguing, intelligent and an exciting first feature for Duncan Jones, who continues the creative ...