Renaissance Pictures Archives

The Evil Dead (1981)

Rating: ★★★★

Jun 1, 2000Backwoods Possession/Splatter Comedy

Ferociously paced low-budget hit that put the names of Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell on the map. What made the film a cult hit was Raimi's full tilt pace and entertainingly over-the-top splatter effects

Director: Sam Raimi

Actors: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss

Category: Horror

1 June 20008 August 2026 by Roog

The Evil Dead II (1987)

Rating: ★★★★

Dec 1, 2001Backwoods Possession/Comedy

Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell return in a sequel to their earlier low-budget cult hit. With a far better budget this time, Raimi goes completely over-the-top with a delirious silliness that will bring tears to the eyes

Director: Sam Raimi

Actors: Bruce Campbell, Theodore Raimi

Category: Horror

1 December 20018 August 2026 by Roog

Darkman (1990)

Rating: ★★★½

Jan 3, 2000Disfigured Avenging Superhero

Sam Raimi created one of the few original screen superheroes with Darkman, essentially a superhero film where The Joker (by way of The Phantom of the Opera) is the hero of the piece

Director: Sam Raimi

Actors: Liam Neeson, Larry Drake, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels, …

Category: Science Fiction

3 January 200012 August 2026 by Roog

Lunatics: A Love Story (1991)

Rating: ★★

Aug 17, 2002Gonzo Hallucinations

A head scractchingly strange Sam Raimi produced film in which Raimi's brother Ted plays a man suffering from hallucinations who tries to come to the aid of the girl of his dreams

Director: Josh Becker

Actors: Theodore Raimi, Bruce Campbell, Deborah Foreman

Category: Fantasy

17 August 200229 June 2026 by Roog

Army of Darkness (1992)

Rating: ★★

Jun 5, 2000Evil Dead Sequel/War with the Dead/Horror Comedy

Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell make their third Evil Dead film. The series hit a peak with the delirious balance of horror and comedy in the second film but here the comedy over-balances and becomes too broad

Director: Sam Raimi

Actors: Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Marcus Gilbert, Ian Abercrombie, …

Category: Horror

5 June 200012 August 2026 by Roog

Hard Target (1993)

Rating: ★★★

Apr 4, 2000Human Hunting for Sport/Action

John Woo made his US debut with this Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicle, which is essentially an urban version of The Most Dangerous Game. Woo’s stylised action set-ups give a slight script a dynamism that blows his contemporaries away

Director: John Woo

Actors: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lance Henriksen, Yancy Butler, Arnold Vosloo, …

Category: Horror

4 April 200020 November 2025 by Roog

Timecop (1994)

Rating: ★★★

Aug 17, 2003Time Police

Film featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme as a temporal police officer. While you expect another time travel action film, this has quite a deal more sophistication in the scripting department than you expect

Director: Peter Hyams

Actors: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Ron Silver, Mia Sara, Gloria Reuben, …

Category: Science Fiction

17 August 200323 July 2023 by Roog

Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995)

Rating: ★★

Sep 3, 2005Disfigured Avenging Superhero

The first of two video-released sequels to Sam Raimi's Darkman now starring Arnold Vosloo in the title role. This also brings back Larry Drake as the villain Durant

Director: Bradford May

Actors: Arnold Vosloo, Larry Drake, Kim Delaney, Renee O'Connor, …

Category: Science Fiction

3 September 200515 January 2026 by Roog

Darkman III: Die Darkman Die (1996)

Rating: ★★★

Jun 15, 2008Disfigured Avenging Superhero

This was the second and better of the two video-released sequels to Sam Raimi's Darkman starring Arnold Vosloo in the title role. This adds a much more interestingly complex plot to the mix

Director: Bradford May

Actors: Arnold Vosloo, Jeff Fahey, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Darlanne Fluegel, …

Category: Science Fiction

15 June 200815 January 2026 by Roog