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4 days ago
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Movie Review: OSIRIS
There's a lot to be said for nostalgia. With Osiris , writer and director William Kaufman and his team set out to transport audiences to the action-adventure sci-fi of the '80s and '90s. They ask the question, 'If aliens found and understood Voyager's Golden Record, would they come to Earth in peace?' Their answer is an emphatic 'NO.' Instead, the aliens take the message of Earth's diverse life and cultures as a 'come and get us' invitation. Osiris 's story begins when they abduct a Special Forces unit led by Max Martini's Kelly. When the unit is inexplicably released from their stasis gel on board the alien ship, the fight is on to survive and escape. Image Credit: Samuel Birdsong Osiris The film's title references the Egyptian god of the afterlife, the underworld, and the dead. He also symbolizes resurrection. Kelly and his team members are as good as dead after their abduction, but get an unexplained second chance at life. (Arguably, it's a third as they were about to call in a strike on their own site when the aliens abducted them.) RELATED: Movie Review: The Fantastic Four: First Steps It's a battle-heavy film, beginning with the unit mid-operation in a firefight with unspecified Middle Eastern-looking combatants in a decimated setting. With Martini, Michael Irby, and LaMonica Garrett making up half the team, they're leaning into authentic tactical tradecraft gleaned from their military training on CBS's The Unit and Paramount+'s Lioness. Image Credit: David R. Gaynes Once awake aboard the alien craft, it continues into a series of prolonged battle scenes, albeit in much tighter quarters. (It's not worth wondering whether or not it's smart to be shooting so many bullets aboard a spaceship.) Along the way, they come across Brianna Hildebrand's Ravi, who is less than forthcoming about their situation. Her fight face and skills quickly win their respect, if not their trust. The Sarah Connor Effect A lot of the film's pedigree as an alien-adversary-action-adventure rests on Linda Hamilton's involvement. Her character, Anya, a seasoned soldier and strategist, has spent decades evading the aliens on their own ship. Repeat: on their own ship . (That's not worth thinking too hard about either.) While she doesn't appear on-screen until nearly an hour into the film, she's quickly in charge of the unit. Or what's left of it at that point. Hamilton delivers a solid, if predictable, performance — strong, smart, takes no sh*t. RELATED: Superman Spoiler Review The Osiris creative team invested a great deal of energy and talent into the practical effects for the aliens and the combat scenes. It's hard to learn more about the aliens since only one character can understand their language. And that's a shame. Not that we need to empathize with the predators, but I would've liked to know what their take on the Golden Record's contents was. What made Earth sound appealing and worth the trip? On its most basic level, the plot may or may not have been inspired by the stinger scene in The Big Bang Theory Season 8 Episode 21, 'The Communication Deterioration,' but the added elements of the aliens' strategy for invasion and use of intermodal container shipping provide some interesting zest to the standard 'eat the people, take their stuff' playbook. With the final scene setting Osiris up as the first in a series, we can only assume Kelly and Ravi will find other survivors still fighting the aliens. It's by no means a safe assumption. Enjoy the Ride Osiris leaves a lot of questions about the aliens, their invasion tactics, and their shipboard security painfully unanswered. The timeline of the film is still a little fuzzy, as is whether the aliens are just looking to hunt and gather or if they're colonizing to provide cattle for the homeworld. But if you're looking for a movie with very clear lines drawn between hunter and hunted, this is it. If throwing back to a time in sci-fi when resource management and hull integrity never even cross the mind turns your crank, you're in the zone. While it's not a movie that stands up to detailed scrutiny, Osiris is packed with solid action scenes, lots of alien conflict, and epitomizes the need to survive against all odds. Even when they're never in your favor. Osiris premieres in select theaters and drops for streaming on Plex on July 25. SDCC 2025: MIGHTY NEIN Gets Premiere Date; THE LEGEND OF VOX MACHINA Renewed for Season 5 Diana lives in Vancouver, BC, Canada, where she invests her time and energy in teaching, writing, parenting, and indulging her love of all Trek and a myriad of other fandoms. She is a lifelong fan of smart sci-fi and fantasy media, an upstanding citizen of the United Federation of Planets, and a supporter of AFC Richmond 'til she dies. Her guilty pleasures include female-led procedurals, old-school sitcoms, and Bluey. She teaches, knits, and dreams big. You can also find her writing at The Televixen, Women at Warp, TV Fanatic, and TV Goodness.
Yahoo
22-07-2025
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- Yahoo
Aliens Hunt Linda Hamilton & Brianna Hildebrand in Osiris Poster
ComingSoon is debuting an exclusive Osiris poster for Vertical's newest sci-fi action movie, starring Terminator vet Linda Hamilton. This comes after Hamilton was just recently seen in the first teaser trailer for the final season of Netflix's Stranger Things. 'A team of Special Forces commandos wake up on an alien spacecraft with no memory of how they arrived. They horrifically discover they are being hunted by a merciless Alien race,' reads the movie's official synopsis. Check out the Osiris poster below: Who is in the Osiris poster? The poster shows off the movie's main characters, who are being portrayed by Hamilton, Brianna Hildebrand (Deadpool), and Max Martini (Pacific Rim). Together, they will fight for their survival against brutal and terrifying aliens who have been capturing humans to satisfy their hunger. The cast also includes LaMonica Garrett, Michael Irby, David B. Meadows, Linds Edwards, Tyler Galpin, Jaren Mitchell, Stanley White Jr., and Dawson Towery. Osiris is directed by William Kaufman, who co-wrote the screenplay with Paul Reichelt. It is produced by Jon Wroblewski, Christian Sosa, Andrew Lewis, Isaac Lewis, and Martini, with Reichelt serving as an executive producer. The movie has a total runtime of 104 minutes or an hour and 44 minutes. 'Working with Max Martini for a second time, Linda Hamilton, Brianna Hildebrand and the legendary creature effects maestro Todd Masters, along with the rest of our exceptional cast and crew, to bring this old-school action sci-fi thriller to life was just incredible,' Kaufman said in a statement when Vertical acquired the U.S. distribution rights to the movie (via Variety). He continued, 'We filmed the movie as practically as possible from the aliens, set builds, and stunts – all to stay true to the movies we love. We are thrilled to partner with Vertical to reach a wide audience that will appreciate our approach.' The movie is scheduled to make its debut on July 25, 2025. The sci-fi movie is scheduled to make its debut on July 25, 2025. A previously released trailer can be viewed below. The post Aliens Hunt Linda Hamilton & Brianna Hildebrand in Osiris Poster | Exclusive appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. Solve the daily Crossword
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17-05-2025
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Vertical Acquires William Kaufman Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Osiris' For North American Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)
Vertical has acquired North American rights to William Kaufman's sci-fi thriller 'Osiris,' starring Max Martini, Brianna Hildebrand, LaMonica Garrett, Linds Edwards and Linda Hamilton. Written by Kaufman and Paul Reichelt, 'Osiris' follows 'a team of Special Forces commandos in the middle of an operation who are abducted by a mysterious spacecraft. When they wake up aboard the ship, they quickly discover they are being hunted by a merciless alien race,' according to a press release. More from Variety Vertical Acquires Conor Soucy's Horror Film 'Dead Whisper' and Sets Release Date (EXCLUSIVE) Vertical Buys David Duchovny's 'Bucky F*cking Dent,' Dramedy Set During the 1978 Red Sox-Yankees Pennant Race (EXCLUSIVE) Vertical Buys Serial Killer Thriller 'Natty Knocks' With Danielle Harris, Bill Moseley, Robert Englund (EXCLUSIVE) 'Working with Max Martini for a second time, Linda Hamilton, Brianna Hildebrand and the legendary creature effects maestro Todd Masters, along with the rest of our exceptional cast and crew, to bring this old-school action sci-fi thriller to life was just incredible,' Kaufman said in a statement. 'We filmed the movie as practically as possible from the aliens, set builds, and stunts – all to stay true to the movies we love. We are thrilled to partner with Vertical to reach a wide audience that will appreciate our approach.' 'Osiris' was produced by Martini, on Wroblewski and Christian Sosa for Roosevelt Film Lab, Andrew and Isaac Lewis for Denton Film. The film is executive produced by Reichelt, David Gendron, and Ali Jazayeri. 'Osiris' features cinematography by Mark Rutledge, costumes by Natalie Tippett and a score from John Roome. Paul Alix serves as production designer, with editing by Sara Kaufman. 'William has created a fun and fresh take on the alien thrillers of the eighties and nineties we all love,' added Vertical partner Peter Jarowey. 'We're honored to have the legendary Linda Hamilton be a part of this visually exciting creature feature and know that fans will turn out for this movie.' The North American rights to 'Osiris' were negotiated by SVP of acquisitions Tony Piantedosi and manager of acquisitions & sales Rachel White on behalf of Vertical, and by Pip Ngo and Nate Bolotin on behalf of XYZ Films. 'Osiris' is slated for release later this summer. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
