976-Evil (1988)
Jun 10, 2002Demonic Telephone Line
Riding on his fame as Freddy Krueger in the Elm Street films, actor Robert Englund made his directorial debut here but the film is lumbered with the lame concept of a demonic phone line
Brian Helgeland
A Nightmare on Elm Street IV: The Dream Master (1988)
Sep 14, 2002Dream-Invading Boogey Man
Fourth of the A Nightmare on Elm Street films. Under Renny Harlin's hand, the unworldly atmosphere of Wes Craven's original is replaced by moments of incredible silliness
Highway to Hell (1991)
Jan 18, 2011Afterlife Parody
A witty afterlife comedy, a modernised retelling of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice where Chad Lowe drives down the highway to hell to rescue his girlfriend
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
Sep 9, 2007Flaky Conspiracy Theorist Comedy/Thriller
This should have been a witty film - Mel Gibson as a conspiracy nut who discovers one of his theories is true and is hunted by government agents - but the result is a confused mess that turns into an overblown action vehicle
The Postman (1997)
Jan 7, 2011Post-Holocaust
Kevin Costner directs David Brin's post-holocaust tale as an epic Western. Most audiences ridiculed the film's ardent flag-waving but you cannot deny that Costner makes a stirring and undeniably interesting film
Blood Work (2002)
Jan 30, 2005Aging Detective Pursues Serial Killer
This could be essentially be called Dirty Harry's retirement. Clint Eastwood directs/stars as an aging detective brought back into the game to track down a serial killer from his past.
The Sin Eater (2003)
Dec 24, 2012Catholic Horror Film
Catholic horror film with Heath Ledger miscast as a priest that was a flopped. This is a fascinating piece of theological horror that plays out with an unusually strong and original script
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant (2009)
Nov 2, 2009Young Adult/Vampire Wars/Circus of Freaks
Adaptation of a series of Young Adult books that should have emerged as Harry Potter made with the sensibilities of a Tim Burton. But the result fails to come to life in Paul Weitz's hands