“Asteroid City,” it’s called, but it’s not much of a city. Once a year, a science fair is held there, the winner of which receives a scholarship check for $5,000. Augie Steenbeck (Jason ...
It is a similar form of futility that haunts the protagonist of Asteroid City, Augie, who has recently lost his wife. His place in the world is thrown further into doubt by the arrival of an enigmatic ...