Hollow Man (2000)
Aug 6, 2000Invisible Maniac
Paul Verhoeven uses CGI effects to revamp the invisible man film with amazing results. On the other hand, Verhoeven’s penchant for sex and violence overkill quickly emerges with distasteful results
Kim Dickens
The Gift (2000)
Jan 23, 2001Clairvoyant Murder Mystery
An uncommon misstep from Sam Raimi. Despite the fact he has a sterling cast onboard and a script from Billy Bob Thornton, the medium thriller plot rehashes old ground and comes out fairly bland
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
Oct 29, 2016Secret Home for "Gifted" Youths
Tim Burton used to be the great hope of fantastic cinema but his efforts since 2000 have been greeted with general disappointment. This Young Adult adaptation, which plays out like a fantasy version of the X-Men, at least shows Burton making an effort to change direction and go back to basics (*)
Lizzie (2018)
Mar 8, 2021The Lizzie Borden Story/True Crime
Strong and effective retelling of the Lizzie Borden story starring Chloe Sevigny that builds out a fascinating plausible scenario for how the murders might have happened
The Good Nurse (2022)
Nov 12, 2022True Crime/Serial Killer Nurse
Sober realistic True Crime film based on the story of Charlie Cullen, a nurse in New Jersey that killed some 400 patients, injecting them with lethal doses of drugs