Ogre (2008)
Mar 19, 2026Village’s Deal with an Ogre
A Syfy Channel film about the present-day discovery of a lost, still extant 19th Century village that has conducted a deal to preserve themselves by annually sacrificing someone to an ogre
Alex Zahara
Ice Twisters (2009)
Dec 4, 2014Disaster Movie
Another formula Syfy Channel disaster movie based around a scientifically improbable meteorological premise. This does at least make the characters work with more of a sparring vigour than usual
Riverworld (2010)
Jul 3, 2010All of Humanity Resurrected on an Alien Planet
The second tv mini-series of Philip Jose Farmer's classic SF novels trashes the books just as badly as the first attempt. The premise and characters are indifferently rewritten, while the show is churned out by a director with a tatty indifference to what he is making
Earth’s Final Hours (2011)
Aug 19, 2012End of the World/Disaster Movie
Another Syfy Channel low-budget disaster film. This creates a fascinating if scientifically dubious end of the world premise about a white hole but spends the show on the routine stuff of car chases and gunfights
Horns (2013)
Dec 6, 2014Man Grows a Set of Devil Horns
An Alexandra Aja adaptation of a Joe Hill novel that comes with a diabolical glee as Daniel Radcliffe develops a set of devil horns and finds everyone confessing their deepest secrets to him
The Hunters (2013)
Nov 30, 2016Quest for Fairytale Artefacts
The premise of a group of adventurers seeking artifacts from fairytales has mild possibilities but is given zero conviction by anybody involved. A sub-Indiana Jones adventure that was made as a tv pilot
Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025)
Jun 28, 2025Precognition/Descendants of a Doomed Survivor
A return to the Final Destination franchise after fourteen years, this comes with an undeniable sense of humour, producing a series of highly entertaining despatches to make the best entry in the series so far