Mystery Men (1999)
Aug 7, 1999Bumbling Superheroes Comedy
A superhero parody about a group of reject superheroes with useless powers. Despite moments of amusement, this fails to quite come off
Lena Olin
The Ninth Gate (1999)
Mar 11, 2000Quest for Occult Tome
Roman Polanski makes a return to Rosemary's Baby territory in this work with Johnny Depp as a rare book collector on the trail of an occult tome. Polanski great a great sense of sinister forces surrounding Depp but the film reaches an unsatisfying ending
Chocolat (2000)
Jan 19, 2001Magical Realism
Magical Realism film where Juliette Binoche's magic chocolates serve to unleash passions in a conservative French village. An incredibly overrated film that was for some reason nominated for an Academy Award Best Picture
Ignition (2001)
Nov 21, 2014Action Thriller
An action film set against the backdrop of a new Moon mission where Bill Pullman plays a US marshal assigned to protect judge Lena Olin whose life is under threat
Darkness (2002)
Apr 11, 2005Haunted House/Occult Conspiracy
From Jaume Balaguero, a film that assembles a decent cast and broods with suggestions of a haunted house and occult conspiracies but never does much to let it pay off
Queen of the Damned (2002)
Mar 26, 2002Vampires/Anne Rice Adaptation
Film adaptation of the third of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, this reduces Lestat to no more than a posturing teenage bad boy and Rice's languidly romanticised vampires to a laughably pretentious Goth music video
Spaceman (2024)
Mar 16, 2024Astronaut Befriends an Alien
Adam Sandler plays a lone astronaut who befriends an alien. This falls somewhere between E.T. and Interstellar