Recent Movie Takes on UFO's Worth Watching

The 2018 offering, "UFO" (Sony) is described as "Derek (Alex Sharp) a brilliant college student, haunted by a childhood UFO sighting, believes that mysterious sightings reported at multiple airports across the United States are UFO’s. With the help of his girlfriend, Natalie (Ella Purnell), and his advanced mathematics professor, Dr. Hendricks (X-Files’ Gillian Anderson), Derek races to unravel the mystery with FBI special agent Franklin Ahls (David Strathairn) on his heels. Written and Directed by Ryan Eslinger, UFO was produced by Jeffery Sharp, Tom Rice and Evan Hayes; and executive produced by Jim Kohlberg, Siegfried Harris."

It is a realistic, scientifically plausible, and engaging look at how the process of meaningful contact may depend on the brightest and the most willing to think outside the box of conservative educational and scientific views. It also underscores the need for mastery of the hard sciences: the higher math and complex sciences.  The people with individuals able to do those - and have the support of the institutions and society behind them will be the ones to finally answer the puzzle - are we alone? I many ways a thinking person's movie about possibilities.