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 Throughout the history of cinema, spaceships and futuristic settings have been a common sight, and it’s easy to wonder if all (or most) possible ideas for science fiction have been exhausted. It’s 2024, so you’d think that by now, writers would have run out of ideas. This is somewhat the case with Swedish filmmaker Mikael Håfström’s “Slingshot,” which tries to do a lot with its relatively low budget and partially succeeds.  While the script, written by R. Scott Adams and Nathan Parker, contains moments of inspired storytelling, the film ends up being a far cry from superior space-set films like “Interstellar.” And yet, the presence of three actors fully committed to their respective roles and the intriguing story full of twists (including an ambiguous ending) make this sci-fi film worth watching. Director: Mikael Håfström Writers: R. Scott Adams, Nathan Parker Stars: Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne, David Morrissey At some point in the near future (we never know for sure wh...