...somewhat generic and tedious...

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Jun 4, 2023

Feels as if it would work better as a pilot for a television series - perhaps chiefly because the conclusion is a mere setup for further tales in this speculative world.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/10 | Dec 6, 2020

For such talented actors, these are truly deplorable performances.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/10 | Jul 18, 2020

It's a simple, efficient sci-fi thriller with big Blockbuster aspirations but without much charisma or soul.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 3, 2019

(Written by James Perkins) A largely by the numbers sci-fi film that takes an interesting turn for its final act

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 4, 2019

It's entertaining enough, with larger than life set pieces, with dystopian vibes throughout.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 5, 2018

It's probably for the best that this movie went to Netflix and not to the theaters. It lacked spark to fill a huge room.

Full Review | Oct 11, 2018

Extinction is sure to thrill, shock, surprise and impress -- if you're a science-fiction fan.

Full Review | Aug 27, 2018

Strong acting, wonderful direction, and a mostly alluring script overcome a somewhat commonplace story with familiar themes.

Full Review | Aug 24, 2018

The big twist is a good one, there are some decent action sequences and Lizzy Caplan is always good to watch, but there isn't enough here to keep things from dragging.

Full Review | Aug 17, 2018

Violent alien invasion sci-fi tale has intense peril.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 7, 2018

Unfortunately, almost every element other than the twist is bad.

Full Review | Aug 6, 2018

Extinction is overcooked on a conceptual level and undercooked in terms of execution.

Full Review | Aug 2, 2018

Thankfully, Extinction is mostly saved by the film's minimalist treatment and an interesting twist that is foreshadowed throughout.

Full Review | Aug 2, 2018

It's a narrative that is familiar in most of sci-fi, but how thoroughly this film follows that preceding movie's beats is disappointingly uncreative.

Full Review | Aug 2, 2018

"Extinction" begins lethargically and remains there for 90 minutes.

Full Review | Original Score: D+ | Aug 2, 2018

A truly amazing, original, thought-provoking ending. It can even be argued that this is the first honest science fiction film of the ongoing catastrophe that some describe as the anthropocene.

Full Review | Aug 1, 2018

[It's] a competent if unoriginal thriller where the scary parts aren't too scary, and the sci-fi ideas don't go too deep. Another addition to the list of streaming movies that are Just OK.

Full Review | Jul 31, 2018

Budgetary constraints tell throughout. Although shot in Serbia, for long stretches Extinction might have been filmed in a cardboard box with a dry ice machine.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 31, 2018

A well-acted, but poorly-constructed missed opportunity.

Full Review | Jul 30, 2018