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Movie Review – Encounter (2021)

December 10, 2021 by Robert Kojder

Encounter, 2021. Written and Directed by Michael Pearce. Starring Riz Ahmed, Octavia Spencer, Lucian-River Chauhan, Rory Cochrane, Janina Gavankar, Keith Szarabajka, Shane McRae, and Aditya Geddada. SYNOPSIS: Two brothers embark on a journey with their father, who is trying to protect them from an alien threat. It’s hard to imagine anyone genuinely being surprised by […]

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New poster and trailer for sci-fi thriller Encounter starring Riz Ahmed

November 18, 2021 by Amie Cranswick

Amazon Prime Video has released a new poster and trailer for director Michael Pearce’s sci-fi thriller Encounter which follows a decorated Marine (Riz Ahmed) as he embarks on a dangerous journey to keep his young sons safe from an unhuman threat; take a look here… A decorated Marine goes on a rescue mission to save […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Aditya Geddada, Amazon, Encounter, Janina Gavankar, Lucian-River Chauhan, Michael Pearce, Octavia Spencer, Riz Ahmed, Rory Cochrane

2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – Encounter

October 11, 2021 by Chris Connor

Encounter, 2021. Directed by Michael Pearce. Starring Riz Ahmed, Octavia Spencer, Rory Cochrane, Janina Gavankar, Lucian-River Chauhan, and Aditya Geddada. SYNOPSIS: Two brothers embark on a journey with their father, who is trying to protect them from an alien threat. Michael Pearce burst onto the scene with his acclaimed 2017 debut Beast. His follow-up film, […]

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Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review – Encounter

September 12, 2021 by Shaun Munro

Encounter, 2021. Co-written and directed by Michael Pearce. Starring Riz Ahmed, Octavia Spencer, Rory Cochrane, Janina Gavankar, Lucian-River Chauhan, and Aditya Geddada. SYNOPSIS: Two brothers embark on a journey with their father, who is trying to protect them from an alien threat. Beast director Michael Pearce impressively scales-up for his sophomore feature, delivering another tricksy, […]

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First trailer for sci-fi thriller Encounter starring Riz Ahmed

September 9, 2021 by Amie Cranswick

Amazon Studios has released a poster and trailer for Encounter, the upcoming sci-fi thriller from director Michael Pearce which stars Riz Ahmed as a Marine desperately trying to protect his two young sons from an unhuman threat; take a look here… A decorated Marine goes on a rescue mission to save his two young sons […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Aditya Geddada, Amazon, Encounter, Lucian-River Chauhan, Michael Pearce, Octavia Spencer, Riz Ahmed, Rory Cochrane

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