Child’s Play 2 (1990)
Jun 9, 2003Possessed Doll
The first Child's Play felt like an incredibly silly film. However, this first sequel takes the same elements and constructs them into a much tighter, better package
Greg Germann
Down to Earth (2001)
Feb 16, 2001Afterlife Mixup/Race Reversal Comedy
Remake of Heaven Can Wait/Here Comes Mr Jordan as a vehicle for comedian Chris Rock where the heavenly body mix-up now becomes about a black man ending up in a white man's body
Bolt (2008)
Jan 11, 2009Disney Animation/Talking Animals
A low expectation Disney animated film that proves an entirely charming winner centred around a dog tv star who believes it is a superhero. In essence, this is a talking animals variant on the Don Quixote story
Quarantine (2008)
Dec 14, 2008Zombie Found Footage Film
English-language remake of the Spanish Found Footage film [Rec]. A lesser work but in the hands of John Erick Dowdle one of the few English-language horror remakes that stands up to the original
Atlas Shrugged III: Who is John Galt? (2014)
Feb 15, 2015Libertarian Political Fantasy/Ayn Rand Adaptation
The third of the trilogy of films adapted from Ayn Rand's absurd fantasy wherein the leaders of the business world decide to go on strike because they don't feel appreciated enough
Time Toys (2016)
Oct 26, 2017Super-Powered Toys from the Future
Children's film with the promising idea of kids finding a bunch of toys from the future that grant them amazing abilities unaware they have world-destroying potential.; The idea is alas watered down to the blandness of family formula and the limited conceptual horizons of a low budget