The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)
Apr 4, 2001Irish Roots/Selkie Legend
John Sayles became one of the foremost independent American filmmakers. In a change of pace here, he makes a film about rural Irish culture and legends
Susan Lynch
From Hell (2001)
Oct 21, 2001Jack the Ripper
Disappointing attempt, based on a Alan Moore graphic novel, to depict the Jack the Ripper killings. The film feels over-produced and slides off the cliff by throwing its weight behind one of the more ludicrous and implausible Ripper theories
The Secret of Crickley Hall (2012)
Nov 24, 2020Ghost Story
Ghost story BBC mini-series adapted from a novel by horror writer James Herbert that unfolds between two different eras. With an amazing cast of Before They Were Famous names.
Ready Player One (2018)
Sep 29, 2018Virtual Treasure Hunt Through 1980s Pop Trivia
Steven Spielberg adapted Ernest Cline’s book about a massive virtual treasure hunt through 1980s pop culture trivia. The film winds up the pop culture references by a factor of ten, but misses the book’s compulsive readability