Cold Storage

"Cold Storage" won't be winning any awards, nor is it terribly memorable, but it is fun. This is a very downbeat horror action comedy with a fungal zombie vibe that's ridiculous enough to work. It's backed by a cast of down-on-their-luck, likeable characters who very sensibly don't take themselves too seriously. The results are quite watchable. I did like the "he's got COVID" moment. It's ...

After a space station’s orbit had disintegrated, one of it’s fuel tanks found it’s way to Western Australia where a deadly fungus was detected by “Quinn” (Liam Neeson) and “Romano” (Lesley Manville). Quickly realising it’s lethal and zombifying toxicity, they ship it back to the States where it is buried deep underground. After many years, this facility is sold off by Uncle Sam and is now one of t...

Lots of fun This is well-acted, superbly casted and has a great mix of cgi and practical effects, prosthetics and makeup to make it look well rounded. It is a fun movie, with good dialogue, characters you get invested in, and a plot that feels urgent. I recommend this a lot, and with Liam delivering his lines perfectly you get the icing on the cake!

Cold Storage (2026) opens with an intertitle explaining the fate of the Skylab space station. The film informs us that Skylab crashed back to Earth, most of it burning up during reentry. However, one crucial piece survives: an oxygen tank that somehow ends up in a forgotten Australian backwater. This raises an immediate question. A large piece of a famous space station survives intact, becomes ...