Saw II (2005)
Nov 13, 2005Killer's Sadistic Games
The first sequel to the sleeper success of Saw where Darren Lynn Bousman inherits the director's chair but delivers a film that lacks the torturous suspense that James Wan gave the original
Lyriq Bent
Skinwalkers (2006)
Mar 7, 2009Werewolves
A big-budget revival of the werewolf film set amongst warring werewolf clans of bikers. Produced by Stan Winston and with an interesting cast line-up
Saw IV (2007)
Jan 19, 2008Killer's Sadistic Games
Fourth of the Saw films, the third under Darren Lynn Bousman who has placed an increasing emphasis on torturous extremes at the expense of credible plotting
Defendor (2009)
Mar 9, 2010Man Believes He is a Superhero
One of several films that came out around the same time, including Super and Kick-Ass, about ordinary people who believe they superheroes. Woody Harrelson gives a winning performance as the comically inept title character
Mother’s Day (2010)
Jun 22, 2012Home Invasion/Torture Porn
This has almost nothing in common with the 1980 film it is supposedly based on. Instead we get a home invasion film where Darren Lynn Bousman of Saw sequel fame shows that constant scenes of brutality and torture are all that he has in his arsenal
Pay the Ghost (2015)
Jul 14, 2017Man Searches for His Supernaturally Abducted Son
Nicolas Cage has never had a good relationship with the horror genre – remember The Wicker Man and Vampire's Kiss? This gives all impression it was designed for the 50c bargain bins, in which Nic tries to save his missing son in what amounts to a supernatural version of Taken
Astronaut (2019)
Aug 9, 2019Senior Pursues a Dream to Go Into Space
Space movies were big following successes like Gravity and The Martian. At complete contrast, this is a genteel laidback film with Richard Dreyfuss as a senior obsessed with boarding a spaceflight