AdvertisementAdvertisementIn Tom Hanks’ latest movie, the beloved actor plays a man living in isolation from the rest of humanity and making his way through a sometimes-harsh environment, giving the star the opportunity to act opposite an untraditional and unemotive screen partner. The movie is Finch, a sci-fi drama now on Apple TV+, but on paper it sounds a lot like Cast Away, the blockbuster survival drama that netted Hanks a Best Actor nomination in 2001. (Finch is even executive-produced by Cast Away’s Robert Zemeckis, a longtime Hanks pal.) But while Finch is probably the closest Hanks...…AdvertisementAdvertisementIn Tom Hanks’ latest movie, the beloved actor plays a man living in isolation from the rest of humanity and making his way through a sometimes-harsh environment, giving the star the opportunity to act opposite an untraditional and unemotive screen partner. The movie is Finch, a sci-fi drama now on Apple TV+, but on paper it sounds a lot like Cast Away, the blockbuster survival drama that netted Hanks a Best Actor nomination in 2001. (Finch is even executive-produced by Cast Away’s Robert Zemeckis, a longtime Hanks pal.) But while Finch is probably the closest Hanks...WW…

If you buy something from a Polygon link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our .At the outset of The Wanting Mare, on-screen text provides some world-building background: The movie takes place in and around the hot coastal city of Whithren, where wild horses run free and are captured annually so they can be exported by boat to the wintry city of Levithen. The yearly trip is also open to humans, at least theoretically, but tickets are hard to come by, so they’re extremely valuable.This kind of upfront exposition is fairly common for science fiction or fantasy movies. It’s also one of...…If you buy something from a Polygon link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our .At the outset of The Wanting Mare, on-screen text provides some world-building background: The movie takes place in and around the hot coastal city of Whithren, where wild horses run free and are captured annually so they can be exported by boat to the wintry city of Levithen. The yearly trip is also open to humans, at least theoretically, but tickets are hard to come by, so they’re extremely valuable.This kind of upfront exposition is fairly common for science fiction or fantasy movies. It’s also one of...WW…