Believe (2000)
May 24, 2000Children's Ghost Story
A children's ghost story that is written with uncommon depth and care and directed with reasonable effect
Christopher Heyerdahl
Matthew Blackheart (2002)
Dec 31, 2002Monster Hunter
Film about a monster hunter from the 1940s thawed out in the present-day. This appears to have been made as a tv pilot
Blade Trinity (2004)
Jan 6, 2005Comic-Book Vampire Hunter
Third of the Blade films with Wesley Snipes. As director, series screenwriter David S. Goyer emulates the same exhilarating, kinetic moves that Guillermo Del Toro infused the second film with, while the script zings with his wryly cynical dialogue
Catwoman (2004)
Oct 4, 2004Comic-Book Superheroine
The long-planned Halle Berry-starring Catwoman movie proved a widely ridiculed bomb. The film throws out the comic-book Catwoman and instead opts for an approach the frequently collapses into the risible
Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011)
Nov 20, 2011Twilight Sequel/Vampire Marriage and Pregnancy
The point where the Twilight series collapses under its pretensions and draws every detail of its wedding out for an excruciating hour. A series that has been all about preaching chastity then segues into Right to Life advocacy
The Calling (2014)
Sep 19, 2014Serial Killer Thriller
Modest serial killer thriller – imagine one of the numerous Silence of the Lambs copies crossbred with Fargo. The film's quiet pace soon segues into an absorbing thriller plot, while Christopher Heyerdahl gives a fine performance as the killer
Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday (2016)
May 7, 2016Overgrown Adolescent's Nonsense Adventures
Pee-Wee Herman is a deliberately annoying character that is either adored or intensely loathed by audiences. This third film closely follows the structure of the first film with Pee-Wee in a series of nonsense adventures on a cross-country journey
Viking (2022)
Sep 1, 2023Mars Habitat Simulation Comedy
A sublimely funny comedy about a group in a habitat who have been selected to roleplay the astronauts on a Mars mission