Interstellar [1] is an epic, mind-twisting sci-fi movie whose plot is full of wild, futuristic ideas. It's about a bleak future where corn is the only surviving crop, where humans can enter other galaxies via wormholes, where Matthew McConaughey is both a farmer and former NASA test pilot (dreamy much?), and where supermassive black holes can cause ocean tidal waves many times the height of Mount Everest. And yet Neil deGrasse Tyson [2], the Internet's favorite astrophysicist, says that the science of the latest space-bound blockbuster totally checks out. His Twitter review was surprisingly positive!

This is especially unexpected, since Neil fact-checked Gravity [3], starring Sandra Bullock, and found many egregious errors in the film's science (namely concerning the principles of gravity, ironically). Take a look at Neil's thoughts on Interstellar below, and let us know: do you agree?

In #Interstellar [4]: Experience Einstein's Curvature of Space as no other feature film has shown.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 10, 2014 [5]

In #Interstellar [6]: Of the leading characters (all of whom are scientists or engineers) half are women. Just an FYI.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 10, 2014 [7]

In #Interstellar [8]: Experience Einstein's Relativity of Time as no other feature film has shown.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 10, 2014 [9]

In #Interstellar [10]: The producers knew exactly how, why, & when you'd achieve zero-G in space.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 10, 2014 [11]

In #Interstellar [12], if you didn't understand the physics, try Kip Thorne's highly readable Bbook "The Science of Interstellar"

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 10, 2014 [13]

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