“No One Will Save You,” the 20th Century Studios alien/home invasion thriller, is one of the year’s most strangely curious, oddly shaped films. Also acting as a thinly drawn character mystery, it’s bold and risk-taking in its structure. And, oh, the sole character of the movie doesn’t speak a word in it. And while an alien horror as a silent movie sounds daring, it not only arrives a few years too late after “A Quiet Place,” not a lick of it is on par with those riveting Hitchock-ian thrills.

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You’ll recall in 2013, one of the most anticipated movies of what would have been the next year suddenly fell apart, much to the chagrin of cinephiles everywhere. The movie was the Western “Jane Got A Gun” that was supposed to be directed by the great Lynne Ramsay (“You Were Never Really Here,” “Morvern Callar”), and it was supposed to star Natalie Portman, Michael Fassbender, Joel Edgerton, and Jude Law.

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Writer/director Brian Duffield has only directed two films so far, but he’s already starting to carve out a specific niche. He’s a filmmaker who loves to take these character-driven, emotional stories and put them against the backdrop of genre. This is seen with the love story at the center of “Spontaneous,” a film where teens are literally exploding, or in his new movie, “No One Will Save You,” which is a film about a young woman feeling isolated and alone and has to deal with an alien invasion.

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Can a catastrophic event alter how we see our past? For Brynn Adams, the past is about to collide with a shocking event in “No One Will Save You.” This sci-fi thriller follows Adams, played by Kaitlyn Dever, as she moves into her childhood home; there’s no time to settle in though as she is quickly faced with an unusual set of intruders. In this case, the extraterrestrials prove to be more than just unwanted visitors.

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Streaming giant Netflix has announced more IP-based anime projects are on the way, and they are partnering with Legendary Television for the animated series “Skull Island” and “Tomb Raider.”

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“Skull Island” is directly set within Legendary’s Monsterverse that will focus on a crew shipwrecked on the dangerous island that is notably ruled by King Kong, and the upcoming series comes from Austin-based Powerhouse Animation.

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Being a teen in high school is tough business. Hormones are going wild. Drama between friends is earth-shattering. Picking out the clothes you’re going to wear is a decision that would make Calvin Klein melt into a puddle of anxiety and fear. And the worst part? Your parents, they just don’t understand. Now, if you were to add a threat of your whole body randomly popping like a bloody pimple, you can understand why Mara just can’t take it anymore in the new film, “Spontaneous,” a surprisingly sweet, funny, and horrifically timely teen rom-com.

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