David Hayter Archives

X-Men (2000)

Rating: ★★★★

Jul 14, 2000Comic-Book Superheroes

Bryan Singer’s dynamic and exciting adaptation of the Marvel Comic title fairly much kicked off the massive fad for Marvel superheroes in the 00s/10s. This was also the film that mad Hugh Jackman into an international superstar.

Director: Bryan Singer

Actors: Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Anna Paquin, …

Category: Science Fiction

14 July 200010 October 2024 by Roog

The Scorpion King (2002)

Rating: ★★

Apr 23, 2002Sword and Sorcery

Back when Dwayne Johnson was a wrestler billing himself as The Rock, this was a forgettable sword and sorcery effort spun off from his appearance in The Mummy Returns. This led to a surprising number of sequels

Director: Chuck Russell

Actors: Dwayne Johnson, Kelly Hu, Steven Brand, Grant Heslov, …

Category: Fantasy

23 April 200228 April 2026 by Roog

X2 (2003)

Rating: ★★★

May 5, 2003Comic-Book Superheroes

Bryan Singer's immediate sequel to X-Men, this ups the number of new mutant characters, although only sporadically manages to kick in with the spectacular superheroic action sequences the first film had

Director: Bryan Singer

Actors: Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Brian Cox, …

Category: Science Fiction

5 May 200310 October 2024 by Roog

Watchmen (2009)

Rating: ★★★★

Mar 8, 2009Comic-Book Superheroes

Zack Snyder's adaptation of Alan Moore's groundbreaking graphic novel is exceedingly faithful to the original. Often called unfilmable, Snyder articulates the material in ways that quite surprise

Director: Zack Snyder

Actors: Patrick Wilson, Billy Crudup, Jackie Earl Haley, Malin Akerman, …

Category: Science Fiction

8 March 20095 July 2026 by Roog

Wolves (2014)

Rating: ★★

Jul 19, 2015Werewolf Film

Evidently intended to be a werewolf equivalent of the Star Wars saga in in its epically contorted familial struggles, this sits just between the stylish and another classic monster repackaged for the teen crowd and cast with handsome good-looking faces

Director: David Hayter

Actors: Lucas Till, Jason Momoa, Stephen McHattie, Merritt Patterson, …

Category: Horror

19 July 201522 July 2020 by Roog