SIGNAL ONE

(director/writer: Jonathan Sobol; cinematographer: Adam Swica; editor: Duff Smith; music: Ryan Taubert; cast: Isabelle Fuhrman (Dr. Annika Krask), Dennis Quaid (Sam Houston), Josh Hutcherson (Charlie Kaminsky), David Thewlis (Perry Glassner), Raoul Bhaneja (Agent Sparrow), Emma Ho (Lucy), Vanessa Smyte (Mother), Stephen Adekolu (Soloman); Runtime: 87; MPAA Rating: NR; producers: Doug Murray, William G. Santor, Nicholas Tabarrok; Darius Films/Shout! Studios; 2026-Canada/USA)

“Timely sci-fi film on aliens.”

Reviewed by Dennis Schwartz

Jonathan Sobol (“The Art of the Steal”/”The Padre”) is writer-director of this timely sci-fi film on aliens.

The computer scientist Dr. Annika Krask (Isabelle Fuhrman), tragically lost her little sister during her childhood, became the first person to discover how to photograph dark material. The renown scientist is invited by her boss the tech billionaire Sam Houston (Dennis Quaid) to work at his lab on a remote private Caribbean island to research extraterrestrials who are more advanced than humans. The electrical engineer Charlie Kaminsky (Josh Hutcherson), known for his inventions, accompanies her.

The eccentric and egotistical scientist Perry Glassner (David Thewlis) invented a device called Littlemouth to communicate with aliens and is the reason for the visit.

The gist of the smart film is about these scientists talking astrophysics among themselves to see if they can hook-up with the aliens. It results in no final conclusions, but shows there’s possibility of danger in contacting them.

I found it as boring as some of my college science courses, yet I would recommend it–sometimes films can be transcending if they’re  educational.

REVIEWED ON 6/13/2026  GRADE: B-
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