This Space-Based Creature Feature Squanders A Great Premise

Horror films follow trends better than most other genres. When a definitive classic like Die Hard or John Wick hits action cinema, the resulting rip-offs tend to fade and fall apart. One profitable horror movie can change the medium. Found footage films became notable through the 80s and 90s, but the runaway success of Paranormal Activity let the trend dominate the 2010s. Apollo 18 imagines the concept playing out in a canceled lunar mission, with far less excitement than implied.