Zygote

Neill Blomkamp proves with this short that he still has it in him and shows what an Alien film directed by him could look like. Zygote is reminiscent of The Thing, but in a modern package, and has a solid atmosphere and a perfect central monster that not only looks great, but the way it works and what it can do is absolutely perfect. I'm praying he makes a feature film with this theme. Even from the introduction where they write the crew numbers 100, it's clear that we would be in for the ultimate sci-fi massacre with 98 dead bodies, which sounds like a dream come true. 80% (12.10.2017)

An excellent short, definitely not one of those that would seem unnecessarily long after a few minutes. Neill Blomkamp combines Alien with The Thing, invents an extremely original monster and casts a beautifully terrified Dakota Fanning. I would like it as a feature film. (22.01.2018)