The Thing
John Carpenter's The Thing (1982) is one of the peaks of sci-fi horror cinema, comparable only to Alien (1979). Its premise is simple and effective. A group of American scientists wor...
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In the following review, Gross asserts that The Thing lacks any positive message or element of human warmth to counteract the essential nihilism expressed in the film.
The childhood moviegoing expe...
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The Thing
Critical Review by Linda Gross
