{"id":4797,"date":"2022-02-04T14:15:02","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T14:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattshorroraddiction.com\/?p=4797"},"modified":"2022-02-04T14:15:02","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T14:15:02","slug":"sci-fi-fantasy-month-aliens-zone-of-silence-coherence-the-fly-58-and-lamb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/?p=4797","title":{"rendered":"SCI-FI\/FANTASY MONTH: Aliens: Zone of Silence, Coherence, The Fly &#8217;58, and Lamb"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MV5BOWFkZjE5MzctZTlkMS00MTFkLTljNjctN2IwZmM1MzExOTI2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjg1MTU1NjI@._V1_-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4843\" width=\"228\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MV5BOWFkZjE5MzctZTlkMS00MTFkLTljNjctN2IwZmM1MzExOTI2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjg1MTU1NjI@._V1_-1.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MV5BOWFkZjE5MzctZTlkMS00MTFkLTljNjctN2IwZmM1MzExOTI2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjg1MTU1NjI@._V1_-1-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MV5BOWFkZjE5MzctZTlkMS00MTFkLTljNjctN2IwZmM1MzExOTI2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjg1MTU1NjI@._V1_-1-768x491.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALIENS: ZONE OF SILENCE <\/strong><em>(2017) d: Andy Fowler. c: Sarah Hester, Peter Gesswein, Jed Maheu.<\/em> A young woman (Hester) ventures into a section of Mexican desert known as the \u201cZone of Silence,\u201d a UFO hotspot where her brother was last seen before mysteriously vanishing. Written and directed by Hollywood visual FX producer Fowler, <em>Zone of Silence<\/em> is essentially <em>Blair Witch<\/em> with aliens, and even though there are a couple of creep-out moments, the end result isn\u2019t quite worth the long build-up. <strong>C<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Coherence-Movie-Still-11.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4845\" width=\"229\" height=\"118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Coherence-Movie-Still-11.jpeg 630w, https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Coherence-Movie-Still-11-300x154.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>COHERENCE<\/strong> <em>(2013) d: James Ward Byrkit. c: Emily Baldoni, Maury Sterling, Nicholas Brendon, Elizabeth Gracen, Lorene Scafaria, Hugo Armstrong<\/em>. In the midst of a comet&#8217;s passing, a group of friends at a dinner party begin to experience strange things they can&#8217;t explain. Upon investigating the circumstances, they discover a mysterious house down the road that has a weird resemblance to the one at which they&#8217;re having the party. A clever and twisty sci-fi yarn that works best when knowing less about the plot. The cast works well together (at times they actually <em>feel<\/em> like lifelong friends) and director\/writer Byrkit wisely keeps the focus on the friends and mostly inside the house as they try to navigate the creepy nature of what&#8217;s happening. The screenplay gets a bit too wrapped up in the characters&#8217; personal lives (simply to create drama) but the strength of the story lies in the mystery that binds them together. <strong>B<\/strong>      <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/6a00d8341c630a53ef00e5550e91dd8834-800wi.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4847\" width=\"236\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/6a00d8341c630a53ef00e5550e91dd8834-800wi.jpeg 546w, https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/6a00d8341c630a53ef00e5550e91dd8834-800wi-300x193.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THE FLY<\/strong> (<em>1958) d: Kurt Neumann. c: David Hedison, Vincent Price, Patricia Owens, Herbert Marshall, Charles Herbert.<\/em> Classic &#8217;50s sci-fi\/horror about an intrepid scientist (Hedison) who invents a matter transporter and, while experimenting on himself, accidentally mixes his DNA with a housefly&#8217;s, mutating into a half-man, half-insect abomination. Modern audiences more familiar with the Cronenberg remake might be put off my this film&#8217;s slower pacing, but the structure of the original works as more of a mystery and builds to several surprises that pay off wonderfully. <strong>B<\/strong>    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lamb1-superJumbo-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4849\" width=\"257\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lamb1-superJumbo-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lamb1-superJumbo-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lamb1-superJumbo-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lamb1-superJumbo-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lamb1-superJumbo.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LAMB<\/strong> <em>(2021) d: Valdimar J\u00f3hansson. c: Noomi Rapace, Hilmir Sn\u00e6r Guonason, Bj\u00f6rn Hlynur Haraldsson.<\/em> A married couple (Rapce and Guonason) living on an isolated sheep farm in Iceland come across a welcoming discovery in their barn and are soon plunged into a world of blind reality and false happiness. A moody, intriguing fairy tale in the form of a domestic drama, <em>Lamb<\/em> teases its audience with sympathetic characters, honest situations, and beautiful Icelandic locations, slowly twisting the screws and raising the tension until the surprising truth is revealed. A quiet, mesmerizing entry in the folk horror world. <strong>B<\/strong>+          <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALIENS: ZONE OF SILENCE (2017) d: Andy Fowler. c: Sarah Hester, Peter Gesswein, Jed Maheu. A young woman (Hester) ventures into a section of Mexican desert known as the \u201cZone of Silence,\u201d a UFO hotspot where her brother was last seen before mysteriously vanishing. 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