In 1999, the first human chromosome was sequenced in full thanks to the Human Genome Project. It was a climactic accomplishment for genetic engineering, but it could’ve easily been seen as a Pandora’s ...
The scientists at the center of Splice should have watched a couple of horror movies - that way, they'd know to never go against the moral code and inject human DNA into one of their genetic creations ...
There’s already controversy swirling around Splice, the tale of a dangerous genetic experiment who looks like a beautiful woman. Directed by the indie auteur behind Cube, Vincenzo Natali, the movie is ...
Jeff Ewing is a critic, entertainment journalist, interviewer, and screenwriter in LA with a life-long love of horror and film history. He has an M.S. in Sociology from the University of Oregon, and a ...
Just call them the “Splice” girls. The poster child is Dren. She’s got no hair, a nasty stinger in her tail, eight fingers and legs with extra joints. Then there’s Elsa, the woman who created Dren. A ...
Steeped in geek-dom and centered with science fiction, Splice is a horror film where the horror comes last. The moral dilemma of what Clive Nicoli (Adrien Brody) and Elsa Kast (Sarah Polley) are doing ...
Delphine Chanéac’s role as Dren in “Splice” “is like a bird mixed with a girl.” “I think … what the hell?” she said. She’s not the only one wondering. Chanéac is about to become something of a cult ...
Directed by Vincenzo Natali Written by Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant, Doug Taylor Starring Sarah Polley and Adrien Brody Classification: 18A A good horror flick always does metaphoric ...