I Am Mother is one of those stories that is remarkably difficult to describe without inevitably giving away a major twist, but that’s all the more reason for genre fans to seek it out for themselves.
Hinging on its disturbing, horror-infused vibes and solid acting by Hilary Swank and Clara Rugaard along with the collaborative performance of Mother, this is not to be missed by fans that love a good ominous sci-fi film. When a stranger appears at the base telling Daughter of the genocide that AI like Mother has unleashed on the human population, the once safe (if creepy) world that Daughter has known becomes uncertain and terrifying. Raising one of these to young adulthood and referring to the young woman as Daughter, the two form an emotional bond that is both unsettling and endearing. Mother is a humanoid robot that tends to embryos in an apparently deserted underground facility. Stars: Clara Rugaard, Luke Hawker, Rose Byrne, and Hilary Swank.The Wandering Earth (2019) The Wandering Earth (2019) Perhaps most importantly, the action sequences are surreal and epic in a way that absolutely heralds back to the vibe of the original. This shows our protagonist attempting to save the group from extermination while allowing supporting characters like Cibo and Zuru to step into the spotlight. Due to the enormity of Killy’s mission, which took several volumes of manga to tell, the film zooms in to focus on the “Electrofishers” arc. Tapping into the familiar themes of a tech-ruled city overrun by the dystopian security agency Safeguard, we follow our enigmatic hero Killy, who hopes to take The City back for the humans once and for all. Taking the classic late 90s manga by Tsutomu Nihei as its inspiration, the 2017 animated film version of Blame! captures much of the eclectic cyberpunk appeal of the original story while creating something very much its own. Stars: Takahiro Sakurai, Kana Hanazawa, Sora Amamiya, Mamoru Miyano, Aya Suzaki.Featuring an excellent cast and producers with plenty of respect for the prior film, this might not replace the original, but it sure makes for a good supplement to it as we learn more about that familiar isolated Antarctic research station, Thule. Weaving in terrifying new information to enhance the history of the original, this is an underrated gem in the 2010s horror canon. and plenty of Easter eggs for the fans, this film leads right into the opening events of the 1982 classic.
With a Ripley-esque hero played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead in place of Kurt Russell’s R.J. Similar to John Carpenter’s The Thing, which was panned on its release but is now considered one of the greatest horror movies of all time, its 2011 prequel was a box office bomb that has received positive reevaluation from some critics in recent years. Stars: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ulrich Thomsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Joel Edgerton, Eric Christian Olsen.
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