Hugh O'Conor Archives

Rawhead Rex (1986)

Rating: ★

May 4, 2000Clive Barker Adaptation/Prehistoric Monster Revived

Early Clive Barker adaptation made just prior to his gaining fame with Hellraiser about a the revival of a monstrous pagan pagan that suffers from shabby treatment and a rubbery monster

Director: George Pavlou

Actors: David Dukes, Kelly Piper, Ronan Wilmot, Niall Toibin, …

Category: Horror

4 May 20005 July 2026 by Roog

The Young Poisoner’s Handbook (1995)

Rating: ★★★

Sep 5, 2002True Life Teenage Poisoner

A true-crime film based on real-life British murderer Graham Young, this comes with a black humour tone and a great performance from Hugh O’Conor as Young

Director: Benjamin Ross

Actors: Hugh O'Conor, Anthony Sher, Roger Lloyd Pack, Ruth Sheen, …

Category: Horror

5 September 20022 July 2024 by Roog

Magical Realism film where Juliette Binoche's magic chocolates serve to unleash passions in a conservative French village. An incredibly overrated film that was for some reason nominated for an Academy Award Best Picture

Director: Lasse Hallström

Actors: Juliette Binoche, Alfred Molina, Johnny Depp, Lena Olin, …

Category: Fantasy

19 January 20012 January 2026 by Roog

Mary Shelley (2017)

Rating: ★★★

Nov 9, 2018Frankenstein’s Author Biopic

Biopic of Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein. This places a feminist slant on Mary's story meaning that she wrote the book less to address themes about science and hubris than because she was in an unhappy marriage

Director: Haifaa Al-Mansour

Actors: Elle Fanning, Douglas Booth, Bel Powley, Stephen Dillane, …

Category: Horror

9 November 201829 August 2026 by Roog