Willard (1971)
Mar 18, 2003Man Befriends Rats
Fine little tale of an introverted man who befriends a horde of rats and uses these to gain comeuppance. A hit that presaged a host of Animals Attack films throughout the 1970s.
Bruce Davison
The Lathe of Heaven (1980)
Apr 21, 2014Man Whose Dreams Change the World When He Wakes
One of the most brilliant SF works conducted for television - the adaptation of an Ursula Le Guin book about a a man whose dreams change the world every time he wakes up
Spies Like Us (1985)
Aug 20, 2003Spy Comedy
Unfunny John Landis film with Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd as two bumbling CIA agents. This aspires to being one of the Bob Hope-Bing Crosby Road films but only arrives at inane slapstick
Steel and Lace (1990)
Oct 9, 2025Killer Cyborg
A killer android/cyborg film from the genre's 1990s heyday with a tasteless concept where a raped woman kills herself and is then resurrected as an avenging cyborg. A bizarre melding of killer cyborg film and I Spit on Your Grave
Apt Pupil (1998)
Jun 30, 1999Nazi War Criminal Gives Lessons in Evil
Early Bryan Singer film from a Stephen King novella about the friendship between a boy and an aging Nazi. While well acclaimed, the film never seems to get its relationship right or communicate the true nature of Nazism’s evils
X-Men (2000)
Jul 14, 2000Comic-Book Superheroes
Bryan Singer’s dynamic and exciting adaptation of the Marvel Comic title fairly much kicked off the massive fad for Marvel superheroes in the 00s/10s. This was also the film that mad Hugh Jackman into an international superstar.
Dahmer (2002)
Jul 3, 2003True Life Serial Killer
A film based on true-life serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer that does a reasonable job in depicting the Dahmer story. This stars a young unknown Jeremy Renner in the title role
X2 (2003)
May 5, 2003Comic-Book Superheroes
Bryan Singer's immediate sequel to X-Men, this ups the number of new mutant characters, although only sporadically manages to kick in with the spectacular superheroic action sequences the first film had
The Triangle (2005)
Dec 10, 2014Solving the Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle
An impressive line-up of genre names came together for this big event mini-series that sets out to offer a conclusive explanation for the Bermuda Triangle in a plot that juggles an entertaining stew of wild ideas involving timewarps, alternate timelines and government cover-ups
The Dead Girl (2006)
Dec 2, 2007The Women Affected By a Serial Killer
Karen Moncrieff directs a strong and powerful drama that tells five stories of the women whose lives are affected by a serial killer. The film has an amazing ensemble cast who deliver sterling performances
Arctic Blast (2010)
Oct 21, 2014Wave of Supercold Disaster Movie
Another cheap Syfy Channel disaster movie featuring a cold wave that freezes everything in its path. As expected, this ignores basic science while offering cut-price digital mass destruction effects
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010)
Feb 3, 2013Animation/Comic-Book Superheroes
Second of the Bruce Timm animated films based on DC's Justice League, this has been construed as a Mirror Universe take that pits the Justice League up against villainous versions of themselves
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
Munger Road (2011)
Sep 16, 2013Escaped Killer/Haunted Stretch of Road
Film about an escaped killer and teenagers stalked on a haunted stretch of road. A film that creates mystery about what is happening only to reach a frustrating non-resolution. Without the well-known name of Bruce Davison, this would only be low-budget amateur film
The Lords of Salem (2012)
May 27, 2013Occult Happenings/Witch's Curse
In this homage to the 1970s occult film, Rob Zombie tones back the posturing shock effect of his earlier films and creates atmosphere. Eventually though, Zombie creates a film that feels coiled to unleash something bad but falters
The Curse of Sleeping Beauty (2016)
Mar 13, 2018Horror Version of Sleeping Beauty
This offers the promising idea of Sleeping Beauty reworked as a horror film (and set in the modern day). Never as interesting as it sounds in synopsis, this becomes more a Sleeping Beauty-themed haunted house ride
Corbin Nash (2018)
Apr 30, 2025Monster Hunter
Film about a tough guy detective settling into the destined role of a monster hunter. With lots of dark streetwise urgency and Corey Feldman proving unexpectedly entertaining in drag as the lead vampire
Insidious: The Last Key (2018)
Mar 31, 2018Paranormal Investigation
After two fairly good initial entries, the Insidious series began its downward slide. Here new director Adam Robitel's clumsy jumpshocks are a far cry from the eerie effects James Wan pulled off
The Manor (2021)
Aug 3, 2022Sinister Retirement Home
Barbara Hershey plays an aging woman who moves into a retirement home. The film then develops an edgy paranoia about possibly supernatural happening around her
Suitable Flesh (2023)
Dec 8, 2023H.P. Lovecraft Adaptation/Bodyswap Horror
An H.P. Lovecraft adaptation, this is a venture into bodyswap horror that proves immensely entertaining ride