Solis

Solis, in Australia on Amazon Prime Video, and in the US on Amazon Prime Video and Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, treats its concept as the point, not the marketing hook. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. With 122 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Steven Ogg leads a cast that never lets the concept overwhelm the characters. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Amazon Prime Video.

Solis is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. What makes Solis work is that the ideas never crowd out the people having them. Following an accident, an Engineer of an asteroid mining company endures the extreme limits – both physical and psychological – of human survival, trapped inside an escape pod as he helplessly idles towards the Sun. Steven Ogg and Alice Lowe lead a cast that keeps the bigger ideas grounded in something human. It hit screens in 2018. What separates Solis from lesser genre entertainment is a willingness to let the concept cost the characters something. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Solis is satisfying on multiple levels — something to watch and something to think about after. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. Steven Ogg grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Once you are in, you will want to talk about it.

Solis was released in 2018, directed by Carl Strathie. The full 92-minute film is available to watch now. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.