Lupita Nyong'o is impressive in Michael Sarnoski's A Quiet Place: Day One, a prequel that puts a singulair imprint on the apocalypse genre.

Horror prequel foregrounds the bond among a small found family: a terminally ill woman (Lupita Nyong’o), a panicky man (Joseph Quinn), and a brave cat.

New York comes under alien attack in this effective horror prequel starring Lupita Nyong’o and Joseph Quinn

Day One is an oddly repetitive endeavour, given that audiences have already seen what happened the very first day the Earth stood silent during the flashback scenes in A Quiet Place Part II

The duo evade alien invaders in a solid New York origin story that’s more of the same.

It’s in the very real, diseased specter of death itself that Michael Sarnoski's 'A Quiet Place: Day One' finds its true power.

Lupita Nyong’o stars as a poet with cancer who wants to live a little in this beefed-up disaster movie set in New York

The prequel to John Krasinski’s horror/science fiction duo, A Quiet Place and A Quiet Place Part II, Day One offers aself-contained story that is different than the earlier films both in tone andintent. This is a moodier, more existential look at ...

Instead of providing answers or much in the way of suspense, 'A Quiet Place: Day One' stars Lupita Nyong'o as a woman tiptoeing through an apocalypse.

It’s rare that a prequel in a franchise stands on its own as a worthy endeavor. That “Day One” works so well is a testament to the captivating presence of Lupita Nyong’o.

Is the prequel to 'A Quiet Place' better than the original?

The horror prequel "A Quiet Place: Day One" stars Lupita Nyong'o, Joseph Quinn and Djimon Hounsou.

The "Quiet Place" franchise continues with the New York City-set prequel, "Day One," directed by Michael Sarnoski and starring Lupita Nyong'o and Joseph Quinn.

Placing the action in the bustling metropolis works brilliantly — for the first 20 minutes.

Brilliant actor summons her skills as a terminally ill woman determined to evade the sound-seeking aliens and go out on her own terms.

A feline steals the show in Michael Sarnowski's serviceable entry into the sound-focused horror franchise.

The prequel ‘A Quiet Place: Day One,’ starring Lupita Nyong’o and directed by Michael Sarnoski, is being sold as an expansion of the horror franchise, but in many ways it’s merely a reiteration.

'A Quiet Place: Day One' takes the franchise back to the beginning in New York City, led by great performances by Lupita Nyong'o and Joseph Quinn.

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This bold prequel finds new things to say in a Quiet Place franchise where characters can’t talk at all.

The latest in the alien-terror series finds Lupita Nyong’o connecting with stranger Joseph Quinn as the monsters terrorise a city into trembling silence

Pig's Michael Sarnoski turns in a franchise horror with low-key, character-centric passion

Lupita Nyong'o gives a powerhouse turn in gripping spin-off A Quiet Place: Day One

A superbly cast two-hander shared between Nyong’o and ‘Stranger Things’ star Joseph Quinn

This third "Quiet Place" is a prequel set in New York City, with the same blend of peril and exhaustion and superhuman resourcefulness.

Truth be told, most of us figured we didn't need another "origin story" take on The Day the Aliens Who Hear Dropped In on "A Quiet Place." John Krasinski & Co. covered that in a small town urban and suburban setting in the franchise prequel "A Quiet Place: Part 2." But writer-director Michael Sarnoski pretty…

Silence is still golden in Lupita Nyong’o and Joseph Quinn’s alien invasion prequel – but make sure you see it with an audience

This film stands out most for its commitment to fleshy humanity, and a memorable sci-fi feline

John Krasinski hands his alien invasion series to Pig director Michael Sarnoski, who does it justice. Starring Lupita Nyong’o and Alex Wolff. In theaters now.

Franchise prequel rewinds to the beginning and watches as a New Yorker and her cat navigate a postapocalyptic Manhattan for a really good uptown slice.

Writer-director Michael Sarnoski takes reins from John Krasinski in series' third entry.

Like “The Walking Dead,” “A Quiet Place” pries opens the door to a world with a host of possibilities, some of them – including the premise of a new prequel subtitled “Day One” – already touched upon in the two previous movies.

Lupita Nyong'o plays a terminal cancer patient on the first day of the apocalypse in “A Quiet Place: Day One.”

There are enough interesting ideas and at least two confident performances that hold A Quiet Place: Day One together, even if it sometimes feels like a first draft of a richer, more complex final film.

"Pig" filmmaker Michael Sarnoski brings deep emotion to this mostly satisfying prequel, which takes us back to the start of the alien invasion.

It’s rare that a prequel in a franchise stands on its own as a worthy endeavor. That “Day One” works so well is a testament to the captivating presence of Lupita Nyong’o.

Movie review, 'A Quiet Place: Day One': This horror prequel delivers not just scares but surprises, namely how moving it is.