High Spirits (1988)
Feb 27, 2003Haunted Castle Comedy
Neil Jordan has shown himself as an excellent director elsewhere but seems to have little aptitude for comedy when it comes to this raucous knockabout farce about a haunted castle
Jennifer Tilly
Remote Control (1988)
Nov 5, 2000Alien Mind-Control Video
A film that comes with a lame premise about aliens distributing a video of a 1950s SF film that turns people into mind-controlled killers all as prelude to an invasion
The Nosferatu Diaries: Embrace of the Vampire (1995)
May 9, 1999Vampire Erotica
Vampire erotica that is largely premised around seeing Alyssa Milano take her clothes off and little else
Liar Liar (1997)
Jan 16, 2005Man Cursed with a Truth-Telling Wish Comedy
A film with a children's movie premise - an amoral lawyer is forced to be honest for a day when his kid makes a wish - is over-taken by Jim Carrey in full over the top mode
Bride of Chucky (1998)
Aug 14, 1999Child's Play Sequel
Fourth of the Child’s Play films where the importation of Hong Kong director Ronnie Yu doesn’t do much to enliven proceedings, although this does embellish the black humour element considerably
Stuart Little (1999)
Dec 18, 1999Mouse Boy
Taking its its cue from the mix of animatronics and CGI in Babe, this is a live-action adaptation of the E.B. White book. A sweet and charming film about a family that adopts a little mouse boy that proved an unexpected hit
Bartok the Magnificent (1999)
Jul 4, 2005Talking Bat's Adventures/Animation
Animator Don Bluth conducts a spinoff from his previous film Anastasia, focusing on the adventures of the talking bat sidekick
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Nov 4, 2001Pixar Animation/Monsters in the Closet
This was the fourth animated film from Pixar and is a winning and delightful Maurice Sendakian tale about the monsters in the closet and their friendship with a young girl
The Haunted Mansion (2003)
Apr 6, 2004Haunted House Comedy
Lightweight film based around the Disney theme park attraction that becomes a Eddie Murphy comedy where he and his family enter a big old mansion that proves to be haunted
Seed of Chucky (2004)
Mar 18, 2005Child's Play Sequel
The fifth and most enjoyable of the Chucky films, this amplifies the black humour to an outrageously funny level, while conducting an hilarious meta-fiction with Jennifer Tilly playing herself
Home on the Range (2004)
Oct 4, 2004Disney Animation/Talking Cattle
The last hand-drawn animated film from Disney and one of their few flops, but by no means unlikeable. The premise of talking cows setting out on a quest gives this a madcap eccentricity
Tideland (2005)
Feb 23, 2008Surreal World of Childhood Imagination
Bizarre but undeniably brilliant Terry Gilliam film about a young girl in the cornfields of the Midwest who builds a fantasy out of the sometimes disturbing things around her
The Initiation of Sarah (2006)
Sep 8, 2009Occult War Between Rival Sororities
A remake of the 1978 tv movie about occult rituals in a girl's sorority house. This is a film that feels directed and written without any real involvement by those responsible.
The Caretaker (2008)
Feb 23, 2008Slasher Film
Average slasher film that is nothing standout about teens being stalked in the midst of a Halloween prank. Jennifer Tilly turns up in a campy performance.
Curse of Chucky (2013)
Dec 28, 2013Child's Play Sequel
Sixth entry in the Child's Play series, made to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original. Contains lots of fanservice and some surprise cameos. This makes an effort to cut back the black humour and go back to being scary
Cult of Chucky (2017)
Oct 9, 2017Child's Play Sequel
The seventh of the Child's Play films with the killer doll Chucky. I never much cared for the original series but the modern films – those with Chucky's name in the title – have become a lot wittier and playful, constantly making jokes back to the rest of the series
Living With Chucky (2022)
Mar 10, 2024Documentary About the Child’s Play/Chucky Films
A documentary about the making of the Child’s Play/Chucky films, this becomes an oddly touching work about family connections. Made by the daughter of series makeup effects artist Tony Gardner.