Roger Ashton-Griffiths Archives

Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)

Rating: ★★★½

Sep 2, 2003Teenage Sherlock Holmes/Adventure Film

Steven Spielberg produced film about an adolescent Sherlock Holmes often feels like it is Holmes being pitched as an Indiana Jones adventure but comes with some beautifully made touches

Director: Barry Levinson

Actors: Nicholas Rowe, Sophie Ward, Anthony Higgins, Alan Cox, …

Category: Fantasy

2 September 200328 November 2020 by Roog

The Brothers Grimm (2005)

Rating: ★★

Jul 3, 2007Fairy-Tale Authors' Adventures

Probably the least satisfying of Terry Gilliam's films that turns the real-life fairytale authors into scam ghost hunters in an adventure. Purportedly the subject of behind the scenes troubles, the film never quite comes to life on screen

Director: Terry Gilliam

Actors: Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Peter Stormare, Lena Headey, …

Category: Fantasy

3 July 200727 February 2026 by Roog

Mutant Chronicles (2008)

Rating: ★★

Dec 31, 2008Future War With the Mutants

Long-planned project that creates an interesting future scenario, epic action, an array of Dirty Dozen characters but emerges as surprisingly trivial

Director: Simon Hunter

Actors: Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman, Devon Aoki, John Malkovich, …

Category: Science Fiction

31 December 20086 August 2024 by Roog

Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer’s Curse (2015)

Rating: ★★

Aug 28, 2015Dragon Fantasy

Sequel to a largely forgotten fantasy series. While never transcending formula, this fares somewhat better than the previous sequel largely because CGI effects have advanced since the original

Director: Colin Teague

Actors: Julian Morris, Tamzin Merchant, Ben Kingsley, Jassa Ahluwalia, …

Category: Fantasy

28 August 201514 October 2025 by Roog