Malcolm McDowell

If … (1968)

If … (1968)
Rating: ★★★★
May 5, 2003Armed Revolution in a British Boy's Boarding School
A wildly anarchic fantasy where Malcolm McDowell leads an armed revolution against the petty tyranny of a British boy's boarding school. The first in a trilogy of social commentary films for director Lindsay Anderson
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A Clockwork Orange (1971)

A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Rating: ★★★★½
May 3, 2001Future Thugs/Brainwashing
One of the key films by Stanley Kubrick, centred around ultra-violent thugs in a near-future setting. Everybody was outraged at Kubrick choreographing scenes of violence to classical music but the film has a considerable brilliance and very dark sense of humour
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Time After Time (1979)

Time After Time (1979)
Rating: ★★★½
Aug 31, 2000Time Travelling H.G. Wells vs Jack the Ripper
A clever and ingenious film from Nicholas Meyer in which H.G. Wells builds his own time machine and pursues Jack the Ripper through time to present-day San Francisco. Lots of witty play around Wells's cultural bewilderment and some great performances
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Star Trek: Generations (1994)

Star Trek: Generations (1994)
Rating: ★★
Sep 11, 2000Intergalactic Adventures
The first of the Star Trek: The Next Generation films is an odd affair that seems like a routine episode of the series that accidentally gained a big-screen budget. This crosses over with Classic Trek where William Shatner mugs his way through a grand old airing of Captain Kirk
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Superman: The Last Son of Krypton (1996)

Superman: The Last Son of Krypton (1996)
Rating: ★★★
Nov 18, 2007Comic-Book Superhero/Animation
Pilot for the excellent Bruce Timm Superman animated tv series of the mid-1990s. This retells the Superman origin story, keeping great faith to the comics, while adding some fantastic action scenes
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Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)
Rating: ★★★★
May 2, 2001Genre Director Documentary
Documentary about the life of Stanley Kubrick made by his brother-in-law that lifts the veil on the mystique that surrounded Kubrick in his later years and gives a good deal of insight into his working processes
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The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb (2006)

The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb (2006)
Rating: ★
Sep 1, 2007Egyptian Archaeology Adventure
TV mini-series that turns the discovery of Tutankamun's tomb into an Indiana Jones adventure. But everything is played with a constant barrage of one-liners and action sequences so silly you can't take any of the show seriously
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Bolt (2008)

Bolt (2008)
Rating: ★★★½
Jan 11, 2009Disney Animation/Talking Animals
A low expectation Disney animated film that proves an entirely charming winner centred around a dog tv star who believes it is a superhero. In essence, this is a talking animals variant on the Don Quixote story
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The Book of Eli (2010)

The Book of Eli (2010)
Rating: ★★
Jan 18, 2010Post-Holocaust Action
Denzel Washington as an enigmatic Man With No Name wandering the post-holocaust apocalyptic landscape. This follows the cliches of the genre before it bizarrely morphs into a Biblical allegory partway through
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Suing the Devil (2011)

Suing the Devil (2011)
Rating: ★
Aug 21, 2013Satan on Trial in Court
A Christian-made film based on the intriguing idea of Satan on trial in a courtroom. A film that in its bad acting, laughable dialogue and lack of conviction rivals The Room in bad movie stakes. The usually worthwhile Malcolm McDowell, who for some reason also produces, gives one of his worst performances
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Silent Hill: Revelation (2012)

Silent Hill: Revelation (2012)
Rating: ★
Nov 22, 2012Videogame Adaptation/Sinister Otherworldly Town
Dull and unimaginative Silent Hill sequel that only revisits what went before. The first film had an uncanny otherworldly atmosphere but the sequel reduces everything to no more than pop-up Clive Barker
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The Philadelphia Experiment (2012)

The Philadelphia Experiment (2012)
Rating: ★★
Jun 4, 2013Time Travel Experiment Amok
This Syfy Channel production can't seem to decide if it is a sequel or a remake of the 1984 film. Michael Paré turn up in both versions but goes from being the hero to a menacing heavy. The original had its moments but this is generic and routine in all ways
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31 (2016)

31 (2016)
Rating: ★★
Sep 25, 2016Human Hunting Survival Game
Rob Zombie featuring people abducted and forced to play in a deathsport game. This is largely a re-run of House of 1000 Corpses, while both films in turn draw heavily on The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. As always, Rob Zombie has a following but also switches large swathes of his audience off
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