Mutant on the Bounty (1989)
Apr 27, 2003Space Opera Comedy
This has a cute title pun but otherwise is a feeble SF comedy
John Durbin
Dr. Caligari (1989)
Jan 3, 2014Surrealist Film
The original The Cabinet of Dr Caligari is a classic of silent German Expressionist cinema; this loose remake feels like Eraserhead reconceived with absurd Day-Glo disco decor
The Shining (1997)
Mar 26, 2007Haunted Hotel/Cabin Fever/Stephen King Adaptation
Stephen King expressed dissatisfaction with the way Stanley Kubrick handled his novel and here remakes it as a tv mini-series that adheres more closely to the book. While Kubrick’s film is far better, this is not bad where even the perpetually awful Mick Garris subdues his tendency to overdo everything towards some subtlety
The Breed (2001)
Jun 20, 2002Detective and Vampire Partner
A vampire film with an original premise, a buddy cop film where a vampire and human partner are paired together in a world where vampires are revealing their presence to humans for the first time