The domino effect of H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds entering the public domain has crash-landed onto Prime Video, with the streamer releasing a new version of the alien invasion tale starring Ice Cube . A week out from its release has given us a hysteria not dissimilar to Orson Welles’ infamous 1938 radio broadcast —it’s just now folks are flocking to Prime to check out what’s become this year’s quintessential hate-watch film.

Released on July 30, War of the Worlds features Ice Cube in the role of Will Radford, a domestic terror analyst at the Department of Homeland Security. Throughout the film, viewers experience his workday from the perspective of his computer’s webcam through programs like Zoom and WhatsApp. While using his high-level clearance to helicopter parent his chil

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