TV Reviews6.1/10
‘The Whispers’: ABC’s Alien Invasion Thriller Stumbles Through Its Own Premise
A tale of an unseen force that whispers to children through a game, and the woman who seeks to stop it.
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Tag: alien invasion
TV Reviews7.4/10
Men in Black: The Series Review — A Solid, Unremarkable Addition to the Franchise
A review of Men in Black: The Series, a Saturday-morning cartoon about alien immigration officers voiced by adult actors.
Movie Reviews5/10
Dark Skies Review: A Slow-Burn Mystery That Collapses Into Nonsense
A suburban nightmare of alien dread that promises a slow burn but delivers only a scattered, muddled fright.
Movie Reviews5.9/10
Planet 51 Review: Chuck Lands on Planet 51 and Gets Hunted as an Invader
A human lands on an alien planet and gets hunted as an invader in this animated comedy, a premise better than its execution.
Movie Reviews6.1/10
The Faculty Review: Rodriguez’s Body-Snatcher Thriller Can’t Decide Between Horror and Teen Drama
A tale of six students who discover their teachers are possessed by alien parasites, yet the terror never fully takes hold.
After 24 Years, M. Night Shyamalan’s Sci-Fi Film Finally Proves Its Worth on Streaming
Shyamalan's Signs is trending on Peacock 24 years later, and Collider calls it his best sci-fi. Here's why the alien invasion tale still holds up.
Movie Reviews3.7/10
Battle: Los Angeles Review: A Disaster Movie That Never Delivers a Disaster
A city besieged by unseen foes, a platoon of Marines, and a battle that never quite lands. A hollow, repetitive tale of survival.
TV Reviews7/10
‘Childhood’s End’: Syfy’s Alien Invasion Miniseries Earns Its Slow Burn
A review of Syfy's Childhood's End, a slow-burn alien drama based on Arthur C. Clarke's novel.
Movie Reviews4.5/10
The Tomorrow War Review: A $200 Million Premise That Never Earns Its Scale
The Tomorrow War review: Chris Pratt's $200M Prime Video alien-invasion film has a great premise, broken time-travel logic, and a 4.5/10 score.
Movie Reviews3.3/10
Chloë Grace Moretz Leads a YA Apocalypse That Fizzles After a Promising Start
The 5th Wave review: Chloë Grace Moretz fights an alien invasion in a film with a strong opening, a clean premise, and a Fifth Wave that never lands. 3.3/10.
Movie Reviews5.9/10
M. Night Shyamalan’s Alien Invasion Film Runs on Dread Until It Doesn’t
A review of M. Night Shyamalan's Signs (2002): a tight farmhouse thriller with one great scare and a third act that mistakes arrangement for meaning.
TV Reviews7.8/10
V (1983): Fifty Ships, Two Nights, and a Premise That Outlasted Its Effects
V, the 1983 NBC miniseries by Kenneth Johnson, put fifty alien ships over Earth's cities and launched a franchise. Two nights, one season, 7.8/10.