Russell Mulcahy Archives

Razorback (1984)

Rating: ★★★★

Dec 2, 2006Killer Boar

Russell Mulcahy, a director fresh from success on the early days of MTV, returned to his native Australia to make this extraordinary variant on the Animals Attack film. Mulcahy piles on amazing photography, turning the landscape into something otherwordly

Director: Russell Mulcahy

Actors: Gregory Harrison, Arkie Whiteley, Bill Kerr, David Argue, …

Category: Horror

2 December 200626 April 2026 by Roog

Highlander (1986)

Rating: ★★★

Aug 18, 2000Immortal Combat

Before this was spun out into a series of sequels and tv series, the first film had an original and captivating idea about immortals warring across the ages, Everything is propelled into high gear by Russell Mulcahy's visually dazzling direction

Director: Russell Mulcahy

Actors: Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Clancy Brown, Roxanne Hart

Category: Fantasy

18 August 20001 November 2025 by Roog

Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)

Rating: ★

Mar 21, 2001Immortal Combat/Dark Future

Probably THE worst sequel ever made. The script’s treatment of continuity to the first film is utterly incoherent, while director Russell Mulcahy and most of the cast go at it with unrestrained OTT excess

Director: Russell Mulcahy

Actors: Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Michael Ironside, Virginia Madsen, …

Category: Fantasy, Science Fiction

21 March 20015 July 2022 by Roog

Ricochet (1991)

Rating: ★

Jan 6, 2003Ex-Con's Revenge

This rehashes Cape Fear, remade by Martin Scorsese the same year, with Denzel Washington as an upstanding lawyer whose life is torn apart by vengeful ex-con John Lithgow. A frequently ludicrous script is made worse by Russell Mulcahy's overwrought direction

Director: Russell Mulcahy

Actors: Denzel Washington, John Lithgow, Kevin Pollak, Ice-T, …

Category: Horror

6 January 200328 February 2025 by Roog

The Shadow (1994)

Rating: ★★★

Jan 20, 2001Mystical Superhero

Beautifully produced film version of the old radio superhero where director Russell Mulcahy does a wonderful job with the period design and adventure

Director: Russell Mulcahy

Actors: Alec Baldwin, Jone Lone, Penelope Ann Miller, Peter Boyle, …

Category: Fantasy

20 January 20012 February 2021 by Roog

Talos the Mummy (1998)

Rating: ★★

Jan 2, 2001Revived Mummy

This was part of a late 90s spate of revival of the mummy movie. This effort from Highlander director Russell Mulcahy revives the genre with a modern arsenal of effects

Director: Russell Mulcahy

Actors: Jason Scott Lee, Sean Pertwee, Lysette Anthony, Louise Lombard, …

Category: Horror

2 January 200113 June 2026 by Roog

Resurrection (1999)

Rating: ★★★

Dec 3, 2000Serial Killer Thriller

Quite reasonable serial killer thriller, undeniably influenced by Se7en, with Christopher Lambert tracking a killer who believes he can resurrect Christ

Director: Russell Mulcahy

Actors: Christopher Lambert, Robert Joy, Leland Orser, Peter MacNeill, …

Category: Horror

3 December 20001 July 2022 by Roog

On the Beach (2000)

Rating: ★★★

Jul 31, 2000The Nuclear Holocaust

TV mini-series remake of the 1959 nuclear war film. With no longer the need to make messages as in the original, the story has been expanded out with a lush romantic sweep

Director: Russell Mulcahy

Actors: Armand Assante, Rachel Ward, Bryan Brown, Grant Bowler, …

Category: Science Fiction

31 July 200024 January 2025 by Roog

Mysterious Island (2005)

Rating: ★

Oct 9, 2008Desert Island Survival/Giant Animals

Hallmark tv mini-series adaptation of Jules Verne's desert island drama featuring no less than Patrick Stewart as Captain Nemo. This sinks badly amid incredibly shoddy giant animal digital effects

Director: Russell Mulcahy

Actors: Kyle MacLachlan, Patrick Stewart, Gabrielle Anwar, Vinnie Jones, …

Category: Science Fiction

9 October 200822 September 2023 by Roog

The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb (2006)

Rating: ★

Sep 1, 2007Egyptian Archaeology Adventure

TV mini-series that turns the discovery of Tutankamun's tomb into an Indiana Jones adventure. But everything is played with a constant barrage of one-liners and action sequences so silly you can't take any of the show seriously

Director: Russell Mulcahy

Actors: Casper Van Dien, Jonathan Hyde, Leonor Varela, Malcolm McDowell, …

Category: Fantasy

1 September 200714 January 2026 by Roog

Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)

Rating: ★★

Nov 3, 2007Videogame Adaptation/Post-Holocaust Zombies

Third of the Resident Evil films. This expands the scale of action to show the entire world destroyed by the virus but for all that and a decent budget, director Russell Mulcahy fails to push the elements to a suitable head of steam

Director: Russell Mulcahy

Actors: Milla Jovovich, Iain Glen, Ali Larter, Oded Fehr, Mike Epps, …

Category: Horror, Science Fiction

3 November 200726 February 2025 by Roog

The Scorpion King: Rise of a Warrior (2008)

Rating: ★

Aug 13, 2009Sword and Sorcery

Prequel to The Scorpion King. Unfortunately director Russell Mulcahy allows his broad hand with comedy free reign and the plot is overrun by glib character banter and constant flip modern one-liners

Director: Russell Mulcahy

Actors: Michael Copon, Randy Couture, Karen David, Simon Quarterman, …

Category: Fantasy

13 August 200926 November 2025 by Roog

Bait (2012)

Rating: ★

Dec 27, 2012Killer Shark in a Supermarket

A strong contender for the most ridiculous killer shark ever made – something that should have occurred to the producers about the point of the film's premise of a shark hunting people in a supermarket

Director: Kimble Rendall

Actors: Xavier Samuel, Julian McMahon, Sharni Vinson, Phoebe Tonkin, …

Category: Horror

27 December 201226 July 2026 by Roog