Written reviews and video reviews.
Milton Robinson (Ben Kingsley) is an unassuming man leading a mundane life. He’s a 78-year-old widower and retiree with two adult children he seldom sees. So, he spends his free time attending city council meetings, voicing the same demands day after day. But one night, something extraordinary invades Milton’s ordinary life when a flying saucer crashes into his backyard and …
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How a Found Footage Movie Fooled the World The latest UFO Movie Club episode covers the mystery surrounding Dean Alioto’s 1989 alien abduction horror movie The McPherson Tape (aka U.F.O. Abduction). The McPherson Tape holds a special place in cinema history for being one of the very first found footage movies (it debuted a decade …
About Fire in the Sky The latest UFO Movie Club explores Robert Lieberman’s chilling 1993 alien abduction film Fire in the Sky. This episode examines Travis’s claims, explains how they differ from the movie, and reveals the one detail the film leaves out that will change how you think about this story. Fire in the …
When Warner Bros. announced their plans to adapt Barbie into a feature film, the internet responded with its usual amount of snark. Sure, everyone’s familiar with Mattel’s iconic toy line, but who exactly is dying to watch a Barbie origin story on the silver screen? On the surface, Barbie looks like any other soulless corporate cash grab …
Oppenheimer stands as the most peculiar summer blockbuster to hit theatres in years. It’s a three-hour ensemble drama about burden: the burden of genius, expectations, and the guilt of creating a weapon capable of annihilating humanity. Obviously, this isn’t the type of summer movie that you’ll see cross-promoted on a Happy Meal. But if there’s one filmmaker …
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Leslie Kean is a big deal in the UFO world right now. The recent flurry of news coverage discussing UAPs and flying Tic Tacs is largely due to her seminal work. Kean is an investigative journalist and author who has explored the UFO mystery for over two decades. She’s known for hunting down incredible stories from the most credible sources …
UFOs: Investigating the Unknown: Episode 01 – Secret Pentagon Program Review Read More »
Contact: The CE-5 Experience In the spring of 2020, two major events altered the course of civilization. The first was a global pandemic. And the second was the release of a UFO documentary called Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind. The first statement is a fact, and the second is wishful thinking. But this wishful thinking reflects the …
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ALIEN ABDUCTION ANSWERS REVIEW Alien Abduction: Answers doesn’t waste time throwing viewers into the world of high strangeness. The film opens with an otherworldly encounter as glowing lights streak about in the darkness. A bug-eyed creature flashes on the screen, and the camera cuts to a man jolting awake in bed. That man is the …
Alien Abduction: Answers Fails to Ask the Right Questions Read More »
One of the best parts of attending Sundance, or any film festival, is discovering movies that weren’t even on my radar. I stumbled across Landscape with Invisible Hand during some downtime at the end of the festival, and now I’m grateful I didn’t miss out on one of my favourite discoveries at Sundance. Writer-director Cory …
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SUNDANCE 2023 REVIEW: Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out Ten years ago, a flying saucer descended from the sky to abduct Calvin’s (Jacob Buster) parents. At least, that’s the way 17-year-old Calvin remembers things. Since then, he’s dedicated his life to tracking down his abducted parents. He spends his days …
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