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Invasion, TheInvasion, The (2007)
Dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig
Riddled with flaws, yet entertaining enough to sustain attention, the third remake of INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS centres on a Washington D.C.…
Mist, TheMist, The (2007) Recommended
Dir. Frank Darabont
Feat. Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden
Unnerving horror adapted from a Stephen King short story about a mysterious mist which rolls into a small town in Maine, driving the townsfolk to…
AlteredAltered (2006)
Dir. Eduardo Sanchez
Feat. James Gammon
A belated return to screen for the co–director of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, who works another resourceful and potentially nerve–racking…
SlitherSlither (2006)
Dir. James Gunn
Feat. Nathan Fillion, Michael Rooker
The small American town of Wheelsy is visited by a slithery space squid, which sends a variety of parasitic slugs out to invade the bodies of the…
War of the WorldsWar of the Worlds (2005)
Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto
Dynamic and intense re–imagining of H.G. Wells sci–fi staple (for its first half at least), in which hostile aliens invade Earth in…
4400, The (TV Series)4400, The (TV Series) (2004)
Feat. Joel Gretsch, Jacqueline McKenzie
An effectively puzzling sci–fi TV series which begins on a day when 4400 missing persons suddenly reappear on Earth, not a day older than when…
Sky Captain and the World of TomorrowSky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) Recommended
Dir. Kerry Conran
Feat. Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie
Ambitious futuristic 'boys own' adventure sets up a scenario in which giant robots are attacking Earth in a 1930s retro–futuristic world of…
Men in Black 2Men in Black 2 (2002)
Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Lara Flynn Boyle
Recycling the characters, humour and premise of the first, this much–diluted sequel has Tommy Lee Jones lose his memory, giving Will Smith the…
Mercano the MartianMercano the Martian (Mercano El Marciano) (2002) Recommended
Dir. Juan Antin
Satirical Argentine animation about a Martian who crashes his flying saucer on Earth and thus stranded builds himself a virtual Mars on the internet.…
ReturnerReturner (2002) Recommended
Dir. Takashi Yamazaki
Feat. Takeshi Kaneshiro
Kitted out with a charismatic cast, CGI–action that delivers, and tongue–lightly–in–cheek, this slick, big–budget…

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