after the concert, sam intends to call it a day and dedicate his every waking moment to tusker, but tuskermatters of life and death into his own hands. i want to be remembered for who i was and not for who i'm about to become. actor turned writer—director harry macqueen, who made 2014's hinterland, described supernova as an attempt to make a film about what we are willing to do for the people we love, and how we live in a love and laugh even as we near the end of our time. and that's where the milky way is. that may sound toe curling, but supernova has plenty of low—key charm and humour, thanks in large part to the effectively natural and crucially understated performances of the leads. for all its apparently awards—friendly subject matter, supernova is more of a bittersweet break—up movie than a hot topic illness—of—the—week drama. a love story that lifts its entertaining riffs from rom—coms and odd couple end—of—the—road movies with engaging results. supernova is in cinemas now. that's it for this week. thanks for watching the film review. stay safe. next week, it's anna smith. i'll be b