Grant Heslov Archives

The Boys Next Door (1985)

Rating: ★★★

Jul 26, 2022Teens on a Killing Spree

This caused quite a shock when it came out, a Penelope Spheeris film with Charlie Sheen and Maxwell Caulfield as two teenagers who feel they have no future and go on a killing spree in Los Angeles

Director: Penelope Spheeris

Actors: Maxwell Caulfield, Charlie Sheen, Christopher McDonald, Patti D'Arbanville, …

Category: Horror

26 July 202228 December 2025 by Roog

Congo (1995)

Rating: ★★★

Jun 30, 2001Lost City of Intelligent Apes/Michael Crichton Adaptation

Following the success of Jurassic Park, a host of other Michael Crichton books were filmed, including this not entirely successful but not uninteresting work where Crichton attempts to modernise the lost world adventure

Director: Frank Marshall

Actors: Laura Linney, Dylan Walsh, Ernie Hudson, Tim Curry, …

Category: Science Fiction

30 June 200110 January 2026 by Roog

The Scorpion King (2002)

Rating: ★★

Apr 23, 2002Sword and Sorcery

Back when Dwayne Johnson was a wrestler billing himself as The Rock, this was a forgettable sword and sorcery effort spun off from his appearance in The Mummy Returns. This led to a surprising number of sequels

Director: Chuck Russell

Actors: Dwayne Johnson, Kelly Hu, Steven Brand, Grant Heslov, …

Category: Fantasy

23 April 200228 April 2026 by Roog