Sunday, January 4, 2026

Shadow in the Cloud (2020)

 It's August, 1943, and Chloë Grace Moretz shows up in her WAC uniform at a New Zealand airstrip, with a closely held carrying case and orders to accompany a bomber crew on a supply mission to Samoa. The crews reaction to haveing a female aboard with them is at first mixed, but Chloe will prove her worth, as the  plane finds itself attacked by the Japanese on the outside, and actual bat-like Gremlins within; which is to say nothing about the complications that arise when the contents of her case are made known. There is alot about this film that is ridiculous, but the movie is so action packed, tense and harried,  that I found it an absolute joy to watch. I can't think of another feature film that has Gremlin show up in the World War II setting from which they gained their fame. Film leaves room for a sequel, which I'd love to see, but doubt ever gets made. ***

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