James Rebhorn Archives

Heart of Midnight (1988)

Rating: ★

May 5, 2003Disturbed Psychology Psycho-Thriller

Highly confused psycho-sexual thriller in which Jennifer Jason Leigh inherits a nightclub and begins to experience hallucinations after moving in. It is not at all clear what is going on

Director: Matthew Chapman

Actors: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Peter Coyote, Frank Stallone, James Rebhorn, …

Category: Horror

5 May 20035 July 2021 by Roog

The film that made Roland Emmerich's name as a specialist in mass destruction spectacle. At heart, this rehashes a 1950s alien invasion film on a big-budget and adds blatantly sentimentalised American flag-waving

Director: Roland Emmerich

Actors: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Judd Hirsch, …

Category: Science Fiction

12 April 200317 April 2026 by Roog

The Game (1997)

Rating: ★★

Nov 18, 2007Reality Games

David Fincher film in which Michael Douglas is wound into a conspiracy that makes him doubt everything around him. Fincher creates paranoia but the story eventually becomes an improbably contrived house of cards

Director: David Fincher

Actors: Michael Douglas, Deborah Kara Unger, Sean Penn, James Rebhorn, …

Category: Fantasy

18 November 20072 March 2026 by Roog

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000)

Rating: ★★

Jul 2, 2000Characters From a Cartoon Series Enter the Real World

Cinematic revival of the old Rocky and Bullwinkle series having the two animated characters emerge into the real (live-action) world. A film that you feel should have been funnier and more energetic than is

Director: Des McAnuff

Actors: Robert De Niro, Rene Russo, Jason Alexander, Randy Quaid, …

Category: Fantasy

2 July 200021 November 2025 by Roog

The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)

Rating: ★★

Apr 1, 2003Lunar Comedy-Thriller

Huge flop comedy for Eddie Murphy in which he plays a nightclub owner on The Moon. There is an almost good SF film hiding inside and depiction of a surprisingly detailed Lunar culture but the unnfunny comedy elements kill it

Director: Ron Underwood

Actors: Eddie Murphy, Rosario Dawson, Randy Quaid, Joe Pantoliano, …

Category: Science Fiction

1 April 200311 November 2025 by Roog

The Box (2009)

Rating: ★

Nov 14, 2009Mysterious Stranger Offers Couple a Terrible Choice

Donnie Darko director Richard Kelly adapts a Richard Matheson story about a couple who are offered a terrible choice by a stranger but delivers a bafflingly incomprehensible film

Director: Richard Kelly

Actors: Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella, Holmes Osborne, …

Category: Science Fiction

14 November 200930 June 2025 by Roog

Real Steel (2011)

Rating: ★★½

Oct 9, 2011Robot Boxing

Film about robot boxing that leaves no sports movie cliche untouched, nevertheless works effectively on all the right emotional cues. Capably made, with good effects and the cute kid steals the show

Director: Shawn Levy

Actors: Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie, …

Category: Science Fiction

9 October 201110 October 2024 by Roog

Coma (2012)

Rating: ★

Sep 22, 2012Medical Conspiracy Thriller

TV mini-series remake of the Michael Crichton medical thriller that pointlessly changes and over-extrudes a tight and effective original, while director Mikael Salomon adds absurd red herrings and keys away major surprises well in advance

Director: Mikael Salomon

Actors: Lauren Ambrose, Steven Pasquale, Geena Davis, James Woods, …

Category: Science Fiction

22 September 20121 October 2025 by Roog