In the creepy opening sequence of “Encounter,” a taut, genre-bending psychological thriller with nonstop drive, an asteroid crashes into Planet Earth before the title even appears. The blinding ...

British director Michael Pearce has come up with a bold and nervy puzzle in “Encounter,“ a sci-fi/character study hybrid that premiered at Telluride last week and came to the Toronto International ...

Michael Pearce's invasion flick is a handy antidote to the sillier brand of popcorn entertainment that has long dominated the genre. The first sign that things are about to go radically wrong is ...

Encounter is more of a promising indication of things to come from rising star Riz Ahmed and British director Michael Pearce than a satisfying work in its own right. A not-entirely-felicitous ...

The 'Sound of Metal' star plays an ex-Marine trying to save his two young sons from alien parasitic microbes in this drama from British director Michael Pearce ('Beast'), also featuring Octavia ...

A volatile veteran attempts to rescue his sons from a perceived alien threat in this confused cross between sci-fi thriller and family drama. By Jeannette Catsoulis When you purchase a ticket for an ...

This review of “Encounter” was first published on Sept. 10 after its premiere at TIFF 2021. British director Michael Pearce has come up with a bold and nervy puzzle in “Encounter,“ a sci-fi/character ...

A familial psychodrama with well-crafted sci-fi elements and a pair of impressive child actors, Michael Pearce's intense second feature is both surprising and emotional. In the creepy opening sequence ...