The Night Walker (1965)
Aug 9, 2003Dream Lover/Psycho-Thriller
William Castle psycho-thriller (from a Robert Bloch script) that creates an incredibly haunted mood between dream and reality only to fall apart in an absurdly contrived ending
Robert Taylor
Hercules (2005)
Dec 14, 2008Greek Mythological Hero
What approach can this Hallmark mini-series take that hasn't been exhausted by the numerous other Hercules films? Answer: Simply tell the Greek myth as it was written. At which it does not too badly
Rogue (2007)
Oct 31, 2008Killer Crocodile
The second film from Greg McLean, made directly after the hit of Wolf Creek. In this tale of a killer crocodile. McLean borrows more than a few pages from Jaws to create an incredibly gruelling and intense ride
Storm Warning (2007)
Apr 7, 2010Australian Backwoods Brutality
An Australian-made variant on the Backwoods Brutality cycle where a whitebread couple on a sailing trip are tortured by hicks. Nothing beyond the cliches or remarkable about this.
Turkey Shoot (2014)
Jul 26, 2015Human Hunting/Near Future Reality TV Show
Remake of the Ozploitation film where the original's Most Dangerous Game scenario set in a dystopian future is lamely rewritten as a reality tv show and another Hunger Games ripoff. The original was fairly terrible; this has a lack of conviction in most regards that makes it even worse
The Meg (2018)
Jan 18, 2019Giant Prehistoric Killer Shark
Big budget about a giant prehistoric killer shark film. This is like a Sharknado film with its sense of its own risibility perfectly under cap, played seriously and mounted as a series of spectacular shark attack sequences
Blood Vessel (2019)
Jul 26, 2021Vampires on a Nazi Ship
Australian film set during World War II as a group of shipwreck survivors board a deserted Nazi ship only to then discover that it is inhabited by vampires