A hobbled sci-fi thriller that cobbles together various disparate mythologies, the independently produced Fading of the Cries clearly doesn’t have the money to compete with the genre big boys, but it also lacks an imagination in presentation or execution that might enable it to escape the downward pull of its limitations. Writer-director Brian Metcalf utilizes special effects as a sort of tech-age concealer, to try to spackle over various production cracks and shore up narrative deficiencies, but the result is a risible hodge-podge of quarter-baked cliches and jumbled action that is a non-starter for even generally forgiving genre fans. For the full, original review, from ShockYa, click here. (Eammon Films/Ratio Pictures, PG-13, 93 minutes)