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- Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Stanley has crafted a beautiful production combining shocking pink CGI effects and practical mutations, recalling such films as Stuart Gordon’s “From Beyond” and John Carpenter’s “The Thing,” with a nostalgically appointed rural farm … But don’t expect “Mandy”-level Cage outrageousness here
- Herman Dhaliwal @ Cinema Sanctum
- Excerpt: Anchored by engaging performances, and some satisfyingly psychedelic and gnarly sequences, Richard Stanley crafts a fantastic piece of Lovecraftian horror.
- Mark Harris @ Black Horror Movies
- Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: Meteor lands. Mayhem ensues.
- MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com
- Excerpt: Body-horror SF via Lovecraftian grotesquerie, with a now tedious rampage from Nic Cage. As if a man needs to be influenced by unfathomable aliens to turn to violence. I need more from my pulp fiction.
- Mark Leeper @ Mark Leeper’s Reviews
- Excerpt: The latest film adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft’s horror story of a meteor strike in the Massachusetts back woods…
- Brent McKnight @ Giant Freakin’ Robot
- Excerpt: “Hyper-stylized, strange and gooey, existential and mind-bending, and topped by a committed Cage performance, this is a wild detour into psychedelic sci-fi.”
- Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: [Stanley] traded esoteric uncertainty for visual thrills to prevent us from having to do any heavy lifting, but he does it well enough to appreciate [it] on its own terms.
- Aaron Neuwirth @ We Live Entertainment
- Excerpt: Color me impressed.
- C.H. Newell @ Father Son Holy Gore
- Excerpt: Richard Stanley’s Lovecraft adaptation is a horrific little treat filled with spacey neon pleasures and proper existential terror.
- [New] | Joao Pinto @ Portal Cinema [Portuguese]
- Gregory J. Smalley @ 366 Weird Movies
- Excerpt: The movie doesn’t actually do anything truly unexpected, but nor does it disappoint. With Cage, a retro-80s horror pace and feel, and plenty of pretty swirling colors, it’s going to hit the sweet spot for a lot of viewers.
- Josh Taylor @ www.forgetfulfilmcritic.com
- Excerpt: I came for Nicolas Cage, I stayed for Richard Stanley. Following his bonkers work in the absolutely gonzo movie Mandy, I expected more of the same from Cage as Nathan. I got it, but his nutty performance is actually the least interesting thing about Color Out of Space.
- Amanda Waltz @ Pittsburgh City Paper
- Excerpt: Color Out of Space begins promisingly enough with moody shots of a fog-drenched forest and an ominous voice-over by actor Elliot Knight, who appears as our intrepid surveyor, Ward. From there, it offers a refreshing throwback to the practical visual and makeup effects of 1980s sci-fi horror, with some truly grotesque creatures recalling John Carpenter’s The Thing and David Cronenberg’s The Fly.
- Andrew Wyatt @ The Lens
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