A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2005)
Apr 19, 2007Modernised Shakespeare Adaptation
Under the umbrella title ShakespeareRetold, Shakespeare's tale of fairy enchantments and romantic mix-ups is reimagined in a modern day British holiday camp
Lennie James
Outlaw (2007)
Aug 25, 2009Vigilante Film
British vigilante film that strains at issues of social relevance but only ends up parroting Death Wish cliches
Lockout (2012)
May 5, 2012Future Orbiting Prison/Action
Luc Besson written action-prison film that blatantly borrows from Escape From New York. An entertaining comic-book of a movie, even if its depth exists no further than Guy Pearce tossing off flip one-liners
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Jan 6, 2018Cyberpunk Future/Androids
Blade Runner is a landmark classic but this is well worthwhile sequel from Denis Villeneuve that recreates the fascinating Cyberpunk world in more detail and expands out on the themes laid down in the original. Made with impeccably beautiful detail
Peter Rabbit 2 (2021)
Oct 3, 2022Talking Animals
The first Peter Rabbit film was an abomination that trashed Beatrix Potter’s genteel stories. It made this site’s Worst of 2018 list. This is a sequel
Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
Feb 28, 2025Disney Live-Action Prequel/Talking Animals
The Lion King was one of the worst of the live-action Disney remakes. Now comes this prequel