Bruce McDonald Archives

Highway 61 (1991)

Rating: ★★★★

Apr 18, 2000Gonzo Road Movie/Pursuit By The Devil

Director Bruce McDonald and writer/star Don McKellar make an hilariously eccentric road movie as McKellar takes a trip down the title route with a dead body while pursued by The Devil

Director: Bruce McDonald

Actors: Don McKellar, Valerie Buhagiar, Earl Pastko, Art Bergmann, …

Category: Fantasy

18 April 20001 November 2025 by Roog

Pontypool (2008)

Rating: ★★★★

May 4, 2011Zombie Film/Deadly Contagion in the English Language

Bruce McDonald makes a standout fim with Stephen McHattie as a radio dj dealing with a zombie infection that inhabits the English language that breaks out in the town around him

Director: Bruce McDonald

Actors: Stephen McHattie, Lisa Houle, Georgina Reilly, Rick Roberts, …

Category: Horror

4 May 201124 July 2026 by Roog

Hellions (2015)

Rating: ★★

Jan 10, 2016Masked Children Pursue a Girl on Halloween Night

The return of director of Pontypool should be anticipated. But this kills a near-foolproof premise – masked children come after a heroine on Halloween night wanting her unborn baby – with a pink lighting scheme

Director: Bruce McDonald

Actors: Chloe Rose, Robert Patrick, Rachel Wilson, Rossif Sutherland, …

Category: Horror

10 January 201614 March 2026 by Roog

Dreamland (2019)

Rating: ★★

Aug 8, 2021Crime Thriller with a Vampire

Bruce McDonald, who directed the standout Pontypool, makes a crime film where Stephen McHattie plays both a hitman and a heroin-addicted trumpet player. For head-scratching reasons, the film also includes a vampire

Director: Bruce McDonald

Actors: Stephen McHattie, Henry Rollins, Juliette Lewis, Lisa Houle, …

Category: Fantasy

8 August 202125 January 2026 by Roog