Even amid the obstacles of the pandemic, George Clooney sounds upbeat. Which marks a definite shift from the movie he’s promoting: “The Midnight Sky,” which he directed and stars in, is a deeply affecting portrait of Dr. Augustine Lofthouse, a lonely astronomer who, in the aftermath of a catastrophic world event, tries desperately to reach the crew of a returning space mission to warn them of the devastation they’re facing.
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