Death Machine (1995)
Feb 27, 2003Killer Robot
One really good killer robot film, featuring a lethal non-humanoid machine and directed with a ferociity that resembles the best of James Cameron. This has similarities to Hardware that came out earlier
John Sharian
Jason and the Argonauts (2000)
Sep 23, 2007Greek Myth Adventure
A Hallmark tv mini-series remake of the Greek myths that fails to stand up to the classic 1963 version. Here Ray Harryhausen's amazing stop-motion animated effects are replaced by cut-price CGI
Fortress 2: Re-Entry (2000)
Aug 20, 2005Prison in Orbit
Sequel to the Christopher Lambert starring future prison film, this relocates the action to an orbiting space station. Less brainless than its predecessor if in the end no more than average
Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt (2004)
Mar 26, 2007"True Life" Werewolf
From Paco Plaza, a beautifully made film supposedly based on a true incident featuring Julian Sands as a man placed on trail in 19th Century Spain with the defence that he is a werewolf
The Machinist (2004)
Aug 5, 2005Anorexia, Sleeplessness and Reality Blurrings
Fascinating film about reality blurrings. Haunted by Christian Bale's intensely physical performance for which he lost a third of his body weight to become an anorexic shell of a person
WΔZ (2007)
Nov 11, 2014Serial Killer Thriller
Serial killer thriller that eventually emerges as I Spit on Your Grave reimagined as a police procedural. Much effort is made to portray a grim urban environment but little to engage as a thriller, although Selma Blair owns the show as the avenged woman in the latter third
Boy Wonder (2010)
Jul 28, 2012Teenage Vigilante
Not to be confused with Robin of Batman fame, this is an indie film about a teenage vigilante. Not always the most accessible film but eventually works in a quietly effective way