Nicolas Cage and some capable youngsters wage rote war against terrifying creatures in an uninspired post-apocalypse. Our Arcadian review:

Written by Michael Nilon (Left Behind, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent) and directed by Benjamin Brewer (Lead Visual Effects Designer, Everything Everywhere All At Once), this terrifying post-apocalyptic horror thriller premiered at South by Southwest this past March. It stars Nicolas Cage, Jaeden Martell (It: Chapters One & Two, Knives Out, Midnight Special), Maxwell […]

Decent thrills and mutant monsters make this latest dystopian horror film fun — eventually.

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Nic Cage plays protective father in this creature feature

In Benjamin Brewer's feature 'Arcadian,' Nicholas Cage plays a father who will do anything to protect his sons in a post-apocalyptic world.

With equal measures of terror and suspense, 'Arcadian' is a combination of sci-fi, horror and drama. And it scared the daylights out of me.

Benjamin Brewer’s effective feature debut about a family who must barricade themselves in their farmhouse every night doesn’t stray far from convention

Arcadian director Benjamin Brewer, along with writer Mike Nilon, attempts to navigate the tumultuous waters of a post-apocalyptic narrative.

Nicolas Cage is a father protecting his sons from creatures attacking at night in Ben Brewer's monster drama. Read the Empire review.

Nicolas Cage tries to survive a post-apocalyptic world with his two sons in the SXSW horror movie 'Arcadian.'

An effective creature feature that avoids a lot of the traps of post-apocalyptic horror and delivers on its premise.

Nicolas Cage is a single dad post-apocalype in Irish thriller

Director Ben Brewer dedicates more attention to imaginative creature designs than to the anemic post-apocalyptic story and underused star Nicolas Cage.

Nicolas Cage fights off gnarly creatures in a Quiet Place knockoff.

In "Arcadian," Nicolas Cage battles an epic new nightmare monster. This horror thriller is sure to have you screaming. Review.

The Quiet Place meets Bird Box in Arcadian, an alien-invasion horror movie with Jaeden Martell, Maxwell Jenkins, and not enough Nicolas Cage. In theaters now.

The post-apocalyptic thriller 'Arcadian' doesn't reinvent the wheel, but thanks to Nicolas Cage and the cast, it's compelling nonetheless.

Nicolas Cage faces off against night-time terrors in this Ireland-shot apocalyptic creature feature

'Arcadian' teases out the reveal of its creatures at just the right pace, building tension without stringing us along too far.

Playing a father to two boys, the star is barely in this post-apocalyptic horror. Instead, we get generic aliens and gooey teenage romance

‘Arcadian’ may stretch itself thin in many directions, but does the creature design cover the plot holes?

Although it is meant to be set in America, Benjamin Brewer’s movie is so obviously shot in Ireland it collapses any suspension of disbelief

Scary aliens and Nicolas Cage in ‘Con Air’ stressed dad mode... what’s not to like?

NOW IN THEATERS! In Benjamin Brewer's sci-fi/horror, Arcadian, Nic Cage takes on the aliens in a not-so-distant dystopian future. Cage plays Paul, a single father to two boys, Joseph (Jaeden Martell) and Thomas (Maxwell Jenkins). The trio's only job is to survive day-to-day on their remote country farm. During the day, they tend to the

Arcadian's worldbuilding draws us in, but this Nic Cage-starring creature feature squanders its early promise.