Species
First screened in July 1995 / Most recently screened in November 2015
Director: Roger Donaldson. Cast: Natasha Henstridge, Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Forest Whitaker, Marg Helgenberger, Alfred Molina, Michelle Williams, Whip Hubley, Anthony Guidera, Esther Scott, Gary Bullock, Marliese Schneider, Dendrie Taylor, Jellybean Benitez! Coati Mundi! Screenplay: Ronald Bass (based on the novel by Nancy Price). Twitter Capsule:
Outright risibility saves an over-concerted effort to enter the midnight-movie canon of gynophobic sci-fi. Tawdry but fun.
VOR:③
How many collaborators signed on hoping this was Alien? It's barely even Splice but has a fitful sense of humor about itself. The sheer terror of reproductive drives is bracing.
