News Summary

• The 2005 adaptation of "War of the Worlds" is climbing the charts on Apple TV.
• Adapted from the H. G.
• Wells sci-fi classic, it was one of several films Spielberg made in the wake of 9/11.
• Tom Cruise plays one of those classic Spielberg Bad Dads, who has to try to connect with his estranged children while also attempting to keep them alive during a terrifying alien invasion.
• The first alien attack scene, where giant tripods come out of the ground and start turning people to dust, is scary as hell.