War of the Worlds (2025) (original) (raw)
A grounded sci-fi film in the vein of District 9, that touches on themes of privacy versus surveillance
A grounded sci-fi film in the vein of District 9, that touches on themes of privacy versus surveillance (less)
Director: Rich Lee
Writers: Kenny Golde, Marc Hyman, H.G. Wells
Starring: Ice Cube, Eva Longoria, Clark Gregg, Iman Benson, Henry Hunter Hall, Devon Bostick
Producer: Patrick Aiello
Review by Brian Orndorf, July 30, 2025
3 / 10
There have been reports suggesting that �War of the Worlds� was shot in 2020, and the film certainly plays like a production trying to deliver screen intensity while maintaining COVID-19 guidelines. It�s a screenlife take on the 1898 H.G. Wells novel, which has been explored in all forms of media (and will continue to be exploited as a public domain option for B-movie producers), putting music video director Rich Lee in charge of a global alien invasion story that�s explored only through computer and phone screens. Scale normally associated with the brand name isn�t present here, and suspense ...read more...