The Last Seven (2010)
Oct 17, 2019Amnesiac Survivors in a Deserted City
Seven people wake up in a deserted London with no memory of who they are only to find that something is stalking them. An intriguing hook let down by a tired and overused ending
The Fyzz Facility
Dead Snow 2 (2014)
Jan 11, 2015Nazi Zombies
The Nazi zombies from Norway are back in a better film than the first that is far more polished, the black humour more outrageous and the splatter effects are at the top of their game
Superbob (2015)
Aug 12, 2017British Superhero Comedy
An amusing superhero spoof from the UK, a mockumentary following the everyday Bob, who is rather of a twit, as he goes on a date and his frustrations dealing with the bureaucracy required to go into action
The Survivalist (2015)
Dec 5, 2016Grim Post-Holocaust Survival
An Irish-shot post-apocalyptic drama that could not be further than the demolition derbies of Mad Max et al. This remains contained within a small cabin in the woods and with a cast of three, a man and two women, and emerges with a riveting and emotionally raw grimness
Bone Tomahawk (2015)
Dec 19, 2015Horror Western/Wilderness Cannibal Tribe
This is like a Western version of The Hills Have Eyes. Exceptionally written – slow, sombre and character-driven, containing one of Kurt Russell's best performances, before emerging into a brutal horror survival story
I Am Not a Serial Killer (2016)
Nov 6, 2016Teenage Serial Killer vs Shapechanging Monster
Unique and quite remarkable film about a teen in a nowhere town who recognises the traits of a serial killer in himself and then discovers that aging neighbour Christopher Lloyd is actually a shapechanging monster
The Perfect Weapon (2016)
Feb 26, 2017Action Film/Dystopian Future
Steven Seagal makes an SF film. Even more bizarrely, Seagal plays the villain for one of the few times in his career, namely the dictator of a dystopian future. An overweight and aging Seagal has a handful of scenes philosophising, while the bulk of the film is a super-soldier plot carried by others
Mom & Dad (2017)
Mar 4, 2018Mass Insanity Where Parents Try to Kill Their Children
A captivating variant on the mass insanity film where parents are frenziedly driven to kill their children. As the murderous father, Nicolas Cage gives a performance where he lets all stops go, while director Brian Taylor, formerly one half of Neveldine/Taylor, makes a rather watchable film
The Humanity Bureau (2017)
Feb 12, 2018Dystopian Future
Nicolas Cage is a lawman of the future who rebels against the system to protect a woman and child. Essentially a copy of the basics of Logan's Run, this manages to be uninteresting in every way
Phoenix Forgotten (2017)
Aug 5, 2017UFOs/Found Footage
Film set around the Phoenix Lights, one of the most well-documented modern UFO sightings. Despite being co-produced by Ridley Scott and receiving a theatrical release, this does not seem too different from the standard Found Footage film that novices make for about $2000
47 Meters Down (2017)
Jun 12, 2017Trapped on the Ocean Floor in a Shark Cage
This has an incredibly claustrophobic premise – two girls trapped on the ocean floor in a cage surrounded by sharks as their air supplies run out – that leaves the hairs rising on the back of your neck
The Strangers: Prey At Night (2018)
Dec 16, 2018Home Invasion and Brutality
The Strangers has been cited as one of the best horror films of the 2000s. This sequel emerges as a by-the-numbers entry that plays out no differently than a generic teen slasher film
Future World (2018)
Mar 3, 2019Post-Holocaust/Android on a Quest for Meaning
James Franco co-directed effort about an android on a quest across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Franco draws on cliches established by the Mad Max films and only makes an Albert Pyun film with pretensions
Possum (2018)
Dec 29, 2020Sinister Puppet/Disturbed Psychology
British horror film that develops a sense of uncanniness that resembles an Eraserhead at times with a man haunted by a puppet and giant spiders. The mood is unsettling, least of all that we are never sure what is real or taking place in the character's head
Code 8 (2019)
Sep 13, 2021Superpowered Heist Film
One of the few original, non-comic book based superhero films of the 2010s set in a world where those with powers are treated as a minority. This is essentially a heist film but with the addition of super-powers
47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019)
Nov 9, 2019Trapped Underwater Surrounded by Sharks
47 Meters Down, with two sisters trapped underwater in a shark cage with a failing supply of air, didn't require a sequel. Here we get two different sisters trapped underwater with a limited air supply and surrounded by sharks
We Summon the Darkness (2019)
Aug 1, 2020Heavy Metallers Encounter Satanic Ritual Sacrifice
A film that feels as though it is written by someone who is a fan of 80s heavy metal bands and was there during the day. This throws Satanic ritual sacrifice into the equation and rather enjoyably turns everything we think is going on on its head
Boss Level (2020)
Mar 20, 2021Timeloop/Action Film
You don’t think the mix of cartoonishly over-the-top action and a Groundhog Day timeloop scenario would work but this proves your assumptions wrong in highly entertaining ways