‘A beautiful dismantling of cynicism’: why Galaxy Quest is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers detailing their most easily rewatched comfort films is an appreciation of a smart, funny and tender ode to fan culture “By Grabthar’s hammer, by the sons of Worvan …

you shall be avenged. ” If you have seen Galaxy Quest, those words may bring you close to tears. They mark the moment when Alan Rickman’s character – a Shakespearean luvvie turned sci-fi sidekick – realises that the…