Stars: Chelsea Edmunson, Cullen Douglas, Chad Michael Collins, Tony Todd, Tobin Bell | Written by Charles L. Bunce | Directed by Brian Hanson

An alien fleet, known as the Travellers, has descended on Earth, occupying the airspace above every continent. The fate of humanity rests in the hands of an elite crew of scientists to devise a bio-weapon and eradicate the alien threat.

From its opening moments, director Brian Hanson’s The Bunker draws the audience in with familiar images from other sci-fi thrillers within its family tree. Namely, District 9, when we see an ominous-looking spacecraft during a news broadcast and Independence Day, as the exposition details the options that Potus has considered, including firing a nuclear missile at the mothership.

The plot progresses, and we are introduced to Michelle Riley (Chelsea Edmunson). An expert microbiologist was assigned to work in the “Bunker”, a military lab located deep underground. Fortunately, preliminary investigations...