Titan A.E. (2000)
Jun 18, 2000Animation/Space Opera
Very nicely made space opera from animator Don Bluth, operating from a Joss Whedon script, that unfortunately proved a big box-office flop
John August
Big Fish (2003)
Mar 9, 2004Tall Tales
Tim Burton film where Albert Finney plays a habitual teller of tall tales whose son sets out to find the truth. Burton's characteristic quirkiness seems buried by such a blandness you suspect he has been replaced by a clone of Ron Howard
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Sep 16, 2005Gonzo Children's Film/Fantastical Candy Factory
Tim Burton's remake of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is a peculiarly lifeless confection that fails to find any of the zaniness of the original, something that one would have thought would have been Burton's forte
Corpse Bride (2005)
Oct 31, 2005Stop-Motion Animated Gothic
Tim Burton's successor to The Nightmare Before Christmas where Burton co-directs another venture into stop-motion animation that takes place in a similar dark and beautifully stylised world
The Nines (2007)
Jul 17, 2009Reality Bender
Fascinating directorial debut from screenwriter John August that tells three stories about Ryan Reynolds who gradually makes mind-boggling discoveries about the nature of reality
Dark Shadows (2012)
May 10, 2012TV Series Comedy Remake/Vampire/Family Saga
Tim Burton's slide into mediocrity continues with this comedic update of the cult Gothic soap opera tv series, which is now played at a level of cartoonish unseriousness that resembles the Addams Family
Frankenweenie (2012)
Nov 28, 2012Universal Frankenstein Homage/Boy Resurrects Dog/Stop-Motion Animation
Tim Burton's stop-motion animated expansion of his 1982 short film has a winning concept – a parody of the Universal Frankenstein films with a teenage boy resurrecting his dog
Aladdin (2019)
Aug 17, 2019Live-Action Disney Remake/Arabian Nights
As part of the ongoing firesale, Disney offer up a live-action remake of their animated hit. where a mismatched Guy Ritchie delivers a mediocre rehash of what was an overrated classic in the first place