Bio-Dome (1996)
Sep 1, 2007Hijinks in an Enclosed Biosphere
An obnoxious comedy that has the view that it is fun to watch Pauly Shore and Stephen Baldwin wreck a bio-dome because the scientists are a bunch of tight-asses
3 Arts Entertainment
Down to Earth (2001)
Feb 16, 2001Afterlife Mixup/Race Reversal Comedy
Remake of Heaven Can Wait/Here Comes Mr Jordan as a vehicle for comedian Chris Rock where the heavenly body mix-up now becomes about a black man ending up in a white man's body
Constantine (2005)
Mar 7, 2005Occult Investigator/Comic Book Adaptation
Adaptation of DC’s Hellblazer comic-book that gets the Hollywood treatment where all of the character's background and look has been thrown out and the part badly miscast with Keanu Reeves
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
Jul 24, 2006Animation/Philip K. Dick Adaptation/Identity Bending Drugs
Richard Linklater conducts an animated adaptation of the Philip K. Dick novel with extremely faithful results. Keanu Reeves is a police officer assigned to investigate what he realises is himself
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
Dec 14, 2008Alien Visitor
An interesting if uneven remake of the 1950s SF classic from Scott Derrickson that smartly updates the story from the Atomic Age to a post-9/11 era to now deliver an environmental warning
Town Creek (2009)
Nov 14, 2010Nazi Vampire
Aaaaaaaargh the director I love to hate, Joel Schumacher, turns out a halfway reasonable film. An original menace where Schumacher displays a good grasp of the modern horror film
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Jun 7, 2014Man Forced to Repeat the Same Day Over/Alien Invasion
A summer blockbuster with smarts - think Groundhog Day by way of Battle Los Angeles. The timeloop idea is dealt with in clever ways making for an action film driven by an original SF story
Chaos Walking (2021)
Apr 9, 2021Planet Where Thoughts Are Visible
Doug Liman's adaptation of a Young Adult series that was problem-ridden behind the scenes. This certainly creates an interesting scenario set on a planet where men’s thoughts are visibly manifest
The Last House (2026)
Aug 21, 2026Trapped Inside a House
A real head-scratcher where all of humanity suddenly find that they are trapped inside their houses and cannot get out. While outside there lurk sea monsters!