Meet Joe Black (1998)
Jul 16, 1999Death Falls in Love
A ponderous big screen remake of Death Takes a Holiday where Death in the form of Brad Pitt comes to Earth, engages in a romance and considers the meaning of the human condition
Claire Forlani
Mystery Men (1999)
Aug 7, 1999Bumbling Superheroes Comedy
A superhero parody about a group of reject superheroes with useless powers. Despite moments of amusement, this fails to quite come off
Antitrust (2001)
Jan 12, 2001IT Industry Thriller
IT industry thriller that borrows the title from the Microsoft antitrust case that was in the headlines at the time and casts Tim Robbins as a villainous Bill Gates lookalike
The Medallion (2003)
Jun 19, 2010Martial Arts Comedy/Superpowers
Flop Jackie Chan film that tries to recapture some of his Hong Kong heyday with Jackie in a quest for a boy and medallion with magical powers
Northfork (2003)
May 29, 2014Strange Film About Angels
The Polish Brothers, two of the most underrated creative teams in the US today, make a rather puzzling film about angels that feels like muted Coen Brothers. The film is cool, measured, has often striking imagery but leaves you scratching your head trying to figure out what it is about
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (2006)
Dec 16, 2008Stephen King Anthology
TV mini-series that adapts eight Stephen King short stories. As with any anthology, the stories vary in quality but are generally quite reasonable
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007)
May 24, 2009Epic Fantasy Adventure/Videogame Adaptation
Another of Uwe Boll’s videogame adaptations and one of his better. Boll is seeking to emulate the 00s epic fantasy fad and succeeds with some great action choreography from Ching Siu-Tung
Another Me (2013)
May 17, 2015Doppelganger Film
2013 brought a spate of doppelganger films. This was overshadowed by the more high-profile Enemy and The Double. Here Sophie Turner plays a schoolgirl who finds her life being overtaken by a mysterious double