Science-fiction movies have always belonged to one of two camps: the pulp-heavy actioner (Aliens), or the cerebral cine-poem (2001: A Space Odyssey). Once every blue moon, there’ll be a movie that belongs, in most respects, to both, and Monsters: Dark Continent is a prime example – but it’s not without its flaws.
2010’s Monsters represented a brave and bold new direction for low-budget sci-fi, mainly because it actually looked a million dollars; prodigal new director Gareth Edwards…
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