Earthling

Caution - Objects May Be Closer Than They Appear
Interesting premise. A mysterious object appears from space. As it approaches earth it causes a disturbance. The result is some people have strange dreams. However this is not a 50's type sci-fi. It is more of a psychological thriller where high school teacher Judith (Rebecca Spence) and a few others must find out who they really are on the inside. As we watch this movie we to travel the same path and may find out who we really are.

Looking at one line reviews of this movie you will come away with totally different visions of what you are about to watch. The movie gives too many dimensions and allows the viewer to fixate on just one or two of them. What may appear to be slow to one viewer is methodical to another. What may look unduly artsy to one viewer is the only way to portray the story in the time and media given.

The actual execution of this movie includes drugs and weird relationships. I cannot help but think that they are trying to disseminate more than...

A smart indie sci-fi.
I wasn't sure what to expect, but I have to admit I fell for this movie. It works at a different pace than typical mainstream action sci-fi, but it builds in a way that's intelligently layered and completely compelling. The director has the great sense to tease information about the characters in a way that had my mind working overtime to put the pieces together, and while I'll admit that I was the tiniest bit confused at points, I was mostly just satisfied to have gotten a mental workout!

Not For the Casual Viewer
I get ticked when I see a movie like this and I don't understand everything that's going on because I'm not sure if the film maker did a poor job in relating it, or maybe the lower production values caused me to not hear certain key elements, or maybe I simply didn't get it. Whichever it is, this seemed like a really cool concept and movie but I couldn't make total sense of it.

Here's the scoop. A joint American/Russian space station is approached by a large-ish organism that looks like a bacteria. Next thing you know a few select people on earth are experiencing odd events and begin to grow horn-like protrusions on their foreheads. The heroine, a teacher, is approached by one of her students and is brought into a small circle of people and enlightened as to what this is all about.

Watching this immediately reminded me a Shane Carruth's "The Color Upstream" in that it is a very elusive telling of a science fiction story that is almost entirely writing and acting...

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