The rare videogame adaptation that not only gets the atmosphere and thrill of its source material dead-on but is a more satisfying experience than many of the sequels that followed that first film: ALIEN ISOLATION.
I have played more videogames this year than in the past few combined; some great new ones, but my favorite experience was the DEAD SPACE remaster from the start of the year. Beautiful, horrifying, challenging, and hugely satisfying.
Jonathan Glazer’s UNDER THE SKIN (2013).
Two favorite science-fiction films of the past decade+: THE WANDERING EARTH (2019) and its 2023 sequel.