It’s officially winter in Australia, and with the majority of our homes super freezing, we should try and find some ways to warm ourselves up over the next three months. How about some summery blockbusters? Below are some suggestions to warm you up on a cold, rainy day. The year is 2057 (50 years after Sunshine hit theaters) and the sun is dying.
As Earth threatens to collapse into a deep freeze, a group of astronauts (including Cillian Murphy, Rose Byrne, Chris Evans, Michelle Yeoh, Benedict Wong, Troy Garity, Cliff Curtis, and Shōgun’s Hiroyuki Shimozawa) hope to jump-start it with a specially engineered bomb. Things heat up, literally and plot-wise, as they approach their target and undertake an unexpected side mission, rescuing a thought-to-be-lost astronaut who’s spent way too much time too close to the sun. Of all the supernatural abilities to have, being able to ignite fire with a glare is up there with “most terrifying”—especially when that power is had by a young girl who’s still working on her self-control.
Like Firestarter, this 1983 release is another Stephen King adaptation that makes heat one of its horrors. (He also has quite a few stories that make you fear the cold, too.) Yes, the rabid dog is the primary antagonist, but the situation is made so much worse by the fact that the main characters have to take refuge in their car with all the windows rolled up.
Being ripped apart by a massive canine is almost preferable to a slow, agonizing death b.
