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January 26, 2024
At the Movies: In ‘I.S.S.,' war on Earth disrupts life aboard the International Space Station
By JAKE COYLE
AP Film Writer
AP Film Writer
With war raging in Ukraine and U.S.-Russia relations below freezing, the Cold War movie may be alive, again, too.
After decades when fears of mutual destruction and nuclear fallout filtered into movies from “Fail Safe” to “WarGames,” anxiety over current Russian-American geopolitics plays a provocative role in the new space thriller “I.S.S.”
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