Splinter
Directed by Toby Wilkins
2008 • R • English • 82 min.
Available on Pluto TV — https://pluto.tv/en/search/details/movies/5c007576983b349ce907b52e
Trailer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJndd5Eyz18
If The Thing took place in a small-town convenience store, it would look a lot like Toby Wilkins’ Splinter. A smart and claustrophobic sci-fi thriller with impressive effects and a unique take on the invading monster, the film also boasts a great performance from Shea Whigham two years before his career-making turn on HBO’s Boardwalk Empire.
Cast: Charles Baker, Jill Wagner, Paulo Costanzo