Over the years, few genres have brought moviegoers to theaters and packed auditoriums quite like the disaster film. For pretty much the entire existence of cinema, movies like Airport ...

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La Palma therefore joins the ranks of countless disaster movies and shows—among them a 12-year-old movie also featuring a devastating tsunami that stars Tom Holland and Ewan McGregor.

Unlike some disaster movies that peddle collapsing buildings and people running around amid pandemonium, Ashfall has layers. Think Armageddon meets The Host, with a sizable dose of emotional depth ...