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Chandler Canterbury

Knowing (2009)

Knowing (2009)
Rating: ★★
May 24, 2009Prophecies of Disaster
Prophecies of Disasterknowing-20092009Alex Proyas seemed a promising genre director during the 1990s. Here Nicolas Cage finds a time capsule that predicts a series of disasters, before the film tangents off into a strange Biblical End of the World scenario
Director: Alex Proyas
Actors: Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne, Chandler Canterbury, Nadia Townsend, …
Category: Science Fiction
24 May 200913 June 2026 by Roog

After.Life (2009)

After.Life (2009)
Rating: ★★★
Dec 13, 2010Girl Caught Between Dead and Alive
Girl Caught Between Dead and Aliveafter.life-20092009A film that creates a unusual atmosphere where Christina Ricci lies on a morgue slab and a puzzle over whether is dead or alive. Certainly different if not fully satisfactory
Director: Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo
Actors: Christina Ricci, Liam Neeson, Justin Long, Celia Weston, …
Category: Fantasy
13 December 20106 November 2025 by Roog

Repo Men (2010)

Repo Men (2010)
Rating: ★★
Mar 21, 2010Future Organ Repossession
Future Organ Repossessionrepo-men-20102010SF film set in a future where agents are sent to repossess artificial organs when the owner's fall behind on payments. Sort of Sicko by way of Logan's Run but lacking the necessary sense of black humour to work
Director: Miguel Sapochnik
Actors: Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Alice Braga, Liev Schreiber, …
Category: Science Fiction
21 March 201022 November 2025 by Roog

The Host (2013)

The Host (2013)
Rating: ★★★
Mar 29, 2013Alien Body Snatchers
Alien Body Snatchershost-20132013Andrew Niccol, a director of smart conceptual sf, seems mismatched on an adaptation of a Stephenie Meyer novel but Niccol tones down Meyer's overripe teen romance to deliver a smart take on the alien body snatchers genre
Director: Andrew Niccol
Actors: Saoirse Ronan, William Hurt, Diane Kruger, Max Irons, …
Category: Science Fiction
29 March 20134 November 2025 by Roog

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  • Legend of the Naga Pearls (2017)
  • The Secret of Dr Orloff (1964)
  • Forgotten Experiment (2023)
  • The Visitor from the Future (2022)
  • The Mortuary Assistant (2026)
  • Disclosure Day (2026)
  • Kill Me Again (2025)
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  • Metamorphosis (1990)
  • The Gathering (2003)
  • SleepStalker (1995)
  • The Silent Planet (2024)
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  • Mary Had a Little Lamb (2023)
  • The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026)
  • Scary Movie (2026)
  • Mummy Shark (2024)
  • Playing With Dolls: Havoc (2017)
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Theme Essays

  • Films About Atlantis
  • Werewolf Films
  • Virtual Reality
  • Imprisonment Thrillers
  • Films Depicting NASA and the Space Program
  • Human Bloodsports and Death Games
  • Animals Attack Films
  • Films About Plague and Pandemic
  • Disaster Movies
  • Steampunk Films
  • Documentaries
  • Films About Halloween
  • Films About Prophecy
  • Magicians and Sorcerers
  • Secret Societies
  • Real-Life People in Fiction
  • Techno-Thrillers
  • Twins in Fantastic Cinema
  • Asylums
  • Possession Films
  • Films About Imaginary and Magical Lands
  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
  • Spy Films
  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being True Stories
  • Coming of Age Stories in Fantastic Cinema
  • Films About Cryogenics and Suspended Animation
  • Alternate History Films
  • Disturbed Psychology as Portrayed on Film
  • Law Enforcement in Fantastic Cinema
  • Weird Westerns

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