At liftoff from Kennedy Space Center, we are told by the splendid documentary “Apollo 11,” Neil Armstrong’s heart rate was elevated only mildly, at 110 beats per minute. It also stood at 110 during the lander’s descent to the lunar surface, though it rose to 156 at the moment of touchdown; good to know that the first member of our species to walk on the moon permitted himself some excitement. Your own pulse will pound at many points during Todd Douglas Miller’s film, which opens this week exclusively in IMAX, as befits the subject, then widens, or more properly narrows, next week to conventional screens as well.

Source: Wall Street Journal February 28, 2019 20:03 UTC