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Her daughter, Daisy, is brought to her by her ex-husband. Meanwhile, at a nearby military research station, Dr. Kammler, played by Dan Stevens, is conducting experiments on super soldiers. These soldiers escape and begin moving towards the trailer park. Reginald VelJohnson appears as Josiah, a Vietnam veteran, and Eric Wareheim plays a local police officer named Kovacks. Drew Starkey is cast as a fixer named Cyrus."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on film's focus and tone"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"UPI describes 'Onslaught' as a bleak, violent horror movie reflecting modern anxieties, where the violence creates genuine discomfort. The outlet notes that the soldiers represent the fear of mass shootings and that the film takes Celeste's post-traumatic stress seriously. Variety, however, characterises the film as a 'fun but scattered military slasher' and an 'elevated, razor-wire genre romp,' suggesting it is more of a 'fun bookend to a jam-packed movie summer.' This outlet also notes that the film's snappy opening montage maintains a focus on Operation Paperclip, hinting at Dr. Kammler's Nazi ties."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left or centre-rated reports mention Reginald VelJohnson's role as Josiah, Eric Wareheim's role as Kovacks, or Drew Starkey's role as Cyrus. 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