Terrestrial Fantasia Review — Disappointing Sci-Fi Thriller Fails to Take Off

Fantasia 2025 Review: TERRESTRIAL, A Black Comedy Thriller From Director Steve Pink

Comedy directing legend Steve Pink (Accepted, Hot Tub Time Machine) takes a swing at a black comedy sci-fi thriller in Terrestrial, starring Jermaine Fowler. When college friends Maddie (Pauline Chalamet), Ryan (James Morosini), and Vic (Edy Modica) show up to visit their old pal Allen (Fowler), the are stunned to see him living large in a big ass mansion on a hill in Hollywood. They knew Allen as a struggling, wannabe sci-fi writer who hadn't q…

Steve Pink on Elevating "Terrestrial"

The director discusses this continually surprising genre bender starring Jermaine Fowler as an author who loses track of reality. The post Fantasia Fest 2025 Interview: Steve Pink on Elevating “Terrestrial” appeared first on The Moveable Fest.

Terrestrial Fantasia Review — Disappointing Sci-Fi Thriller Fails to Take Off

Filmmaker Steve Pink is best known for his high-concept comedies like the Hot Tub Time Machine movies, as well as having penned turn-of-the-century cult classics Grosse Pointe Blank and High Fidelity. Despite conceptual promise, his latest film, Terrestrial, ultimately underwhelms because of a script that thinks it’s smarter than it is and characters that are just incredibly difficult to get behind. Terrestrial Review The film follows a newly su…

Terrestrial (2025) Review: Steve Pink Makes Chaos Look Easy

Comedy is a familiar place for multi-hyphenate Steve Pink, but the arrival of Terrestrial (2025) takes this director into unfamiliar territory. Venturing where no man or, in this case, Pink, has ventured before, the film marks his maiden voyage into the thriller genre. Equipped with a strong script from Connor Diedrich and Samuel Johnson, and an all-too-stellar cast, it is safe to say that he has survived this initial exploration and has kept hi…