Robert Russell Archives

Dune (2000)

Rating: ★★★★

Jul 8, 2005Desert World/Intergalactic Politics/Precognitive Messiah

This TV mini-series remake of the Frank Herbert novel is much more faithful to the essence and complexity of the book, even if it lacks the visual resplendence of the film versions

Director: John Harrison

Actors: Alec Newman, Saskia Reeves, William Hurt, Julie Cox, …

Category: Science Fiction

8 July 200525 January 2026 by Roog

Doom (2005)

Rating: ★

Oct 31, 2005Videogame Adaptation/Labyrinth of Monsters

Disappointing film version of the videogame. The film seems to either miss or water down the principal appeals of the game, although you do get Dwayne Johnson (still billed as The Rock) as the bad guy

Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak

Actors: Karl Urban, Dwayne Johnson, Rosamund Pike, Richard Brake, …

Category: Science Fiction

31 October 200520 January 2026 by Roog

Solomon Kane (2009)

Rating: ★★★

Jul 21, 2010Puritan Era Sword and Sorcery/Robert E. Howard Adaptation

Reasonable adaptation of Robert E. Howard's stories about a Puritan warrior, an entry in the 00s sword-and-sorcery fad that comes with a welcomely dark edge

Director: M.J. Bassett

Actors: James Purefoy, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Pete Postlethwaite, Mackenzie Crook, …

Category: Fantasy

21 July 201016 September 2025 by Roog