In 2011, director Rupert Wyatt surpassed expectations with a very human and emotionally driven take on the Planet of the Apes reboot with Rise of the Planet ...

Captive State, starring John Goodman and Ashton Sanders, from director Rupert Wyatt isn't the alien invasion movie you think it is.

John Goodman and Ashton Sanders star in 'Captive State,' Rupert Wyatt's sci-fi thriller about the aftermath of an alien invasion.

Rupert Wyatt's sci-fi thriller is light on thrills.

In “Captive State” aliens have taken over the world (as they will), but it’s the viewers stuck watching this messy, lugubrious sci-fi thriller who may ...

Choices made by a group of alien-combating rebels stir up a different strain of terror

The scenario presented in Captive State would almost certainly have worked better in a mini-seriesformat. The filmmakers’ low-budget approach of minimizing...

Appearances from aliens are sparse in co-writer/director Rupert Wyatt's movie. Thrills of almost any kind, on the other hand, are completely absent.

There’s a tipping point to how much editing a movie can sustain before it becomes visually incoherent. It’s a sweet spot in the modern, flood-of-rapid-fi...

'Captive State' tries a new spin on the alien-invasion thriller — but the metaphor and the movie itself never quite sync up. Our review.

Captive State could very well be set in an alternate timeline of Arrival, one where the communication tactics of Louise Banks (Amy Adams) failed and the alie...

This muddled disappointment from Rupert Wyatt wastes a cast that includes John Goodman, Ashton Sanders and Vera Farmiga

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