‘Gravity’ Soars on 5 Stars; ‘Parkland’ Recalls JFK: Film

In Alfonso Cuaron’s sublime space thriller “Gravity,” teardrops don’t roll, they float, perfect little spheres drifting toward our 3-D glasses with heartbreaking delicacy.

The film’s visual grace notes are as breathtaking as the big, sweeping effects that launch this work into a galaxy as stunning in its way as Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey.”