ALIEN HORROR SUMMER: WRAP-UP
This summer…no one could hear you scream. From "A Quiet Place: Day One" to "Alien: Romulus" we took a look at true Sci-Fi horror with...
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AN UNRELIABLE NARRATOR THEME: AlIEN HORROR SUMMER
We take a break from David Fincher month to bring you An Unreliable Narrator summer theme: Alien Horror. Starting with this week's release of "A Quiet Place: Day One" through to the August release of "Alien: Romulus", we will countdown the top 25 alien horror films of all time. Brace yourself because this summer, no one can hear you scream...
REVIEWS & POSTS
Aug 206 min read
ALIEN HORROR SUMMER - ALIEN: ROMULUS (2024) MOVIE REVIEW
Fede Alvarez steps into the director’s chair after years looking for the best path forward for the famed horror franchise, at first...
Aug 195 min read
ALIEN HORROR SUMMER - NO. 1: ALIEN (1979) MOVIE REVIEW
Our number one is not much of a surprise as Ridley Scott crafted one of (if not) the best sci-fi horror movie of all-time, a monster...
Aug 193 min read
ALIEN HORROR SUMMER - NO. 2: THE THING (1982) MOVIE REVIEW
John Carpenter’s remake of the 1950s horror thriller escalates the horror to unthought of levels of grotesque terror…and became the most...
Aug 173 min read
ALIEN HORROR SUMMER - NO. 3: PREDATOR (1987) MOVIE REVIEW
This seminal action horror spectacular is one of the most propulsive action movies ever made…and introduced one of the "holy two" alien...
Aug 176 min read
ALIEN HORROR SUMMER - NO. 4: ANNIHILATION (2018) MOVIE REVIEW
Alex Garland’s follow-up to his breakthrough hit “Ex Machina” starts out as a generic “team on a mission” horror show…but mutates into...
Aug 104 min read
ALIEN HORROR SUMMER - NO. 5: INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1978) MOVIE REVIEW
This dread and paranoia filled classic from the 1970s is about a stealth invasion from alien spores but has much more on its mind than...
Aug 105 min read
ALIEN HORROR SUMMER - NO. 6: A QUIET PLACE (2018) MOVIE REVIEW
The first entry in what is looking like the newest prestige horror franchise expertly created a new world and set of rules that...
Aug 104 min read
ALIEN HORROR SUMMER - NO. 7: PREY (2022) MOVIE REVIEW
This inventive prequel/sequel to the action horror “Predator” franchise is set in the 18th century heartlands as a young Native American...
Aug 84 min read
ALIEN HORROR SUMMER - NO. 8: ALIENS (1986) MOVIE REVIEW
James Cameron’s sequel to Ridley Scott’s claustrophobic alien horror thriller is an action extravaganza that really hits its stride in a...
Aug 54 min read
ALIEN HORROR SUMMER - NO. 9: WAR OF THE WORLDS (2005) MOVIE REVIEW
Overshadowed at the time by its star’s odd off-screen behavior, this Alien Invasion thriller, that is very coded in 9/11 imagery, is...
Aug 55 min read
ALIEN HORROR SUMMER - NO. 11: A QUIET PLACE PART II (2021) MOVIE REVIEW
John Krasinski’s follow-up to his sleeper hit, director break-through got buried in the COVID years but is just as powerful, if not more...
Aug 53 min read
ALIEN HORROR SUMMER - NO. 12: NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU (2023) MOVIE REVIEW
Aside from an amazing title, Brian Duffield’s 2023 film is a remarkable and fairly dialogue-free home invasion thriller that takes very...
Aug 57 min read
ALIEN HORROR SUMMER - NO. 13: ALIEN: COVENANT
Ridley Scott’s follow-up to “Prometheus” has more focus on Xenomorph violence than its predecessor, is a more tightly written...
Jul 313 min read
ALIEN HORROR SUMMER - NO. 14: PROMETHEUS (2012) MOVIE REVIEW
Ridley Scott returns to the franchise that put him on the map…but this film is less concerned with Xenomorph mayhem, exploring deep...
Jul 312 min read
ALIEN HORROR SUMMER - NO. 15: 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE (2016) MOVIE REVIEW
The stealth spiritual sequel to the found-footage alien invasion thriller takes the franchise in new but still terrifying direction,...
Jul 313 min read
ALIEN HORROR SUMMER - NO. 16: SIGNS (2002) MOVIE REVIEW
M. Night Shyamalan’s 2002 summer thriller is a meditation on faith, as well as being a pretty scary and intimate alien invasion thriller....
Jul 262 min read
ALIEN HORROR SUMMER - NO. 17 SPUTNIK (2020) MOVIE REVIEW
In this entry, a Russian cosmonaut survives a horrible reentry to Earth in 1983 Russia, but he did not come back alone… by Nate Lemann...
Jul 262 min read
ALIEN HORROR SUMMER - NO. 18: CLOVERFIELD (2008) MOVIE REVIEW
The next entry on our list is the film that put Matt Reeves, Drew Goddard, and a young cast on the map in the found-footage, Kaiju attack...
Jul 262 min read
ALIEN HORROR SUMMER - NO. 19: PREDATORS (2010) MOVIE REVIEW
Our next entry is the third film in the “Predator” franchise and is a severely underrated action-horror thriller led by an imposing...
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