"10 Cloverfield Lane" is a distant relative of 2008's "Cloverfield", sharing only a few crumbs that suggest a stronger link between the two films. While "Cloverfield" was a dizzying handheld camera event, "10 Cloverfield Lane" is a third-person narrative shot in standard fashion. The film is set primarily in an apartment, on the open road, and in a fateful bunker, and succeeds in creating a sense of claustrophobia with every door locked by unforgiving metal and a lack of privacy.

John Goodman is excellent as Howard, the seemingly crazy owner of the bunker who is a walking enigma. It is uncle... read the rest.