Movie Review: In 'I.S.S.,' war on Earth disrupts life aboard the International Space Station
With war raging in Ukraine and U.S.-Russia relations below freezing, the Cold War movie may be alive, again, too.
After decades when fears of mutual destruction and nuclear fallout filtered into movies from “Fail Safe” to “WarGames,” anxiety over current Russian-American geopolitics plays a provocative role in the new space thriller “I.S.S.”
Gabriela Cowperthwaite's film, opening in theaters Friday, is, which the opening credits note is a symbol of post-Cold War U.S.-Russia collaboration. The astronauts and cosmonauts are a friendly band of fellow scientists, but that harmony is significantly challenged when bombs begin falling across the 's surface. Gazing down below, bioengineer Kira Foster (Ariana DeBose) initially thinks the bright flashes all over are volcano eruptions.
