Serial Mom (1994)
Nov 9, 2014Murderous Housewife Black Comedy
One of John Waters' more mainstream films with Kathleen Turner as a gleefully murderous housewife
Matthew Lillard
Hackers (1995)
May 1, 2004Teenage Computer Hackers
Film that wants to be an expose of the lives of hackers but seems an absurd agglomeration of cliches that stumbles over its own feet trying to establish its counter-culture cool
Scream (1996)
Dec 16, 2005Slasher Movie Parody/Deconstruction
Wes Craven and scriptwriter Kevin Williamson make a witty homage to the 1980s slasher film, turning the genre on its head by having the characters perfectly aware they are in a horror film and of the genre's cliches
Senseless (1998)
Jul 5, 2004Sense-Heightening Drug Comedy
Comedy vehicle for Marlon Wayans in which he becomes a test subject for a sense-heightening drug. Marlon's natural comic energy far exceeds the slightness of the premise
Wing Commander (1999)
Dec 14, 2008Space Opera/Videogame Adaptation
Star Wars meets Top Gun - a concept it is surprising no one has thought of before - but alas this film adaptation of the popular videogame only regurgitates the cliches of either film
Thir13en Ghosts (2001)
Oct 28, 2001Haunted House
After the success of their remake of House on Haunted Hill, Dark Castle Entertainment remade another William Castle film here, expanding it with a full arsenal of visual and makeup effects
Scooby-Doo (2002)
Jul 15, 2002Ghostbusting Team/Cartoon in Live-Action
The live-action film version of the popular Hanna-Barbera animated tv series. Despite James Gunn on script, this is not very good, a one-dimensional, no-brain film trying to look like a one-dimensional, no-brain cartoon
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)
Apr 19, 2004Ghostbusting Team/Cartoon in Live-Action
Sequel to the live-action Scooby-Doo, this is at least a better film than its predecessor, being more polished in its slapstick and effects but still has no more ambition beyond being a silly no-brain film
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007)
May 24, 2009Epic Fantasy Adventure/Videogame Adaptation
Another of Uwe Boll’s videogame adaptations and one of his better. Boll is seeking to emulate the 00s epic fantasy fad and succeeds with some great action choreography from Ching Siu-Tung
Messages Deleted (2010)
Dec 22, 2020Screenwriter Taunted by a Killer
In his last ever produced screenplay, cult director Larry Cohen turns in a wonderfully playful script with Matthew Lillard as a screenwriting lecturer harassed by a killer only to find real-life doesn't obey the same rules that screenplays do
Five Nights at Freddy’s (2023)
Nov 10, 2023Videogame Adaptation/Killer Animatronics
A Blumhouse film adaptation of the videogame that was a considerable hit at the box-office. Josh Hutcherson plays a security guard at a pizza parlour who faces killer animatronics come to life
The Life of Chuck (2024)
Aug 8, 2025Stephen King Adaptation
A Mike Flanagan adaptation of a Stephen King story, this received a great deal of acclaim, but comes with a very peculiar story structure that opens out into a series of unfolding revelations
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 (2025)
Jan 3, 2026Videogame Adaptation/Killer Animatronics
Five Nights at Freddy’s, adapted from the popular videogame and featuring Josh Hutcherson fighting off killer animatronics, was a runaway success for Blumhouse. This is a sequel
Scream 7 (2026)
Mar 28, 2026Slasher Sequel
The Scream series drags itself for another sequel but at least performs a course correction by bringing back original screenwriter Kevin Williamson in the director’s chair, along with appearances of many past cast