[Review] 'Sputnik' Puts Slow Character Study at Forefront of Gory Creature Feature

Ridley Scott’s Alien left an indelible mark on horror set in space. It’s hard not to default and defer to Alien whenever there’s a particularly nasty extraterrestrial in horror, especially if there’s a birthing scene. Sputnik attempts to buck comparisons with an Earth-based character study cast in the Cold War’s drab shadow. There’s a lot to like about this creature feature […]