The Midnight Sky: A misfire from Clooney

The Hollywood megastar’s latest foray into directing promises more than it ultimately delivers

George Clooney directs himself in The Midnight Sky

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The Midnight Sky

Directed by George Clooney

Netflix, 12

Rating: ***

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Directed by Regina King

IFI, no cert

Rating: ****

In his first film role in four years, George Clooney directs himself in The Midnight Sky. He plays a terminally ill scientist named Augustine Lofthouse, hiding out in a remote Arctic research station in 2049 after an unspoken apocalypse, known only as The Event, drove the few people ...