Interstellar by Gary Hainsworth

"Interstellar" (2014) is the brilliant, science-fiction epic that "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968) pretends to be. Interstellar does not use obscurantism or utilizes a story to tell special effects (instead of the other way round).

Update (01/2023): I have since come around on 2001: A Space Odyssey, and do not wish to pretend that a brief post, barely a stub, was not written.

Unlucky Finders by Gary Hainsworth

Some people are looking for alibis to justify their failures. Some people are unlucky enough to find them.