The Reflecting Skin (1990)
Jan 8, 2001Surreal Vision of Disturbed Childhood
A dark Coming of Age story set in a surreal depiction of the midwest populated by what might be vampires and angels
Lindsay Duncan
Body Parts (1991)
Feb 2, 2001Possessed Transplant Limb
Screenwriter Eric Red directs a film where Jeff Fahey receives an arm transplant only to find it gaining a life of its own as he is hunted by a the donor, a killer wanting to recollect his body parts
Lost in Austen (2008)
Dec 31, 2008Modern Woman Trapped Inside Pride and Prejudice
A great tv mini-series where modern girl Jemima Rooper is transported back into Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice but disrupts the story with her modern ways
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Mar 9, 2010Alice in Wonderland Adaptation/Epic Adventure
Tim Burton takes on Lewis Carroll but Carroll gets lost beneath Burton doing his usual quirky eccentric thing and a plot that seems to want to turn Alice's adventures into a modern epic fantasy
About Time (2013)
Nov 3, 2013Time Travel Romantic Comedy
Time travel film that feels like a romantic comedy version of The Time Traveler's Wife (with Rachel McAdams in the same role in both films). Played with a good deal of feelgood warmth and likeability by all
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
Jun 4, 2016Alice in Wonderland Sequel
Sequel to the 2010 Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland. This has even less in common with Lewis Carroll's book sequel than its predecessor did – a total of two scenes. The sets and effects are just pretty eye candy
Little Joe (2019)
Sep 12, 2021Body Snatching Plants
A modestly effective variant on the body snatchers theme with a scientist developing new plants coming to the realisation that the plants are taking over people’s minds
A Banquet (2021)
Aug 21, 2023Possibly Supernatural Anorexia
A fascinatingly enigmatic and beautifully made film where Sienna Guillory becomes concerned when her daughter is mysteriously affected by something that causes her to stop eating
Doctor Jekyll (2023)
Sep 6, 2024Hammer Dr Jekyll Adaptation
The revived Hammer Films takes on adapting Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde with Eddie Izzard playing the role as a trans woman. This offers some amusing modernisations of the familiar, oft-filmed story