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The Fisher King (1991)

Rating: ★★★★½

Sep 14, 2002Modern-Day Grail Quest

Terry Gilliam's finest moment, a modernised knightly quest where radio dj Jeff Bridges is dragged into helping homeless man Robin Williams find the Holy Grail. A film made by its performances and warm and eventually soaring characterisations

Director: Terry Gilliam

Actors: Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Mercedes Ruehl, Amanda Plummer

Category: Fantasy

14 September 200224 October 2025 by Roog

Abandon (2002)

Rating: ★★★½

May 11, 2016Psycho-Thriller

Psycho-thriller that should have gotten better notice than it did. Katie Holmes plays an A-student at an Ivy League college who is stalked by a missing ex. Slick and coolly written, before arriving at an effective twist ending

Director: Stephen Gaghan

Actors: Katie Holmes, Benjamin Bratt, Charlie Hunnam, Gabriel Mann, …

Category: Horror

11 May 20166 November 2025 by Roog

The Invention of Lying (2009)

Rating: ★★

Nov 2, 2009World Where Nobody Lies

Ricky Gervais co-directs and stars in a comedy set in an alternate world where everybody tells the truth and he discovers he is the one person who can lie and how this proceeds to change the world

Director: Matthew Robinson, Ricky Gervais

Actors: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe, Louis C.K., …

Category: Fantasy

2 November 20097 May 2026 by Roog

Interstellar (2014)

Rating: ★★★★½

Nov 8, 2014Space Expedition

This could be Christopher Nolan's 2001: A Space Odyssey. But where Kubrick was cold and oblique, this is a 2001 with a heart. A pleasure to see a film rooted in credible science and dealing with high concept SF

Director: Christopher Nolan

Actors: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Matt Damon, …

Category: Science Fiction

8 November 201422 April 2026 by Roog