The Kennedy-Marshall Company Archives

The Sixth Sense (1999)

Rating: ★★★★½

Aug 14, 1999Child Medium

The film that made the name of M. Night Shyamalan and still a strong and spooky story despite the variability of Shyamalan's offerings since then. What made the film a classic was its twist ending, something that has been relentlessly copied by numerous genre films since

Director: M. Night Shyamalan

Actors: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams, …

Category: Horror

14 August 19993 September 2024 by Roog

Signs (2002)

Rating: ★★

Aug 17, 2002Crop Circles/Alien Invasion

M. Night Shyamalan delves into the crop circle phenomenon and makes an alien invasion film. At this point his films were predicated on big conceptual surprises and this comes out as a damp squib when we find out what is going on

Director: M. Night Shyamalan

Actors: Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, Abigail Breslin, …

Category: Science Fiction

17 August 200230 September 2021 by Roog

The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

Rating: ★★½

Apr 21, 2008Secret World of Magical Creatures

Film version of a popular series of children's books that has a good deal of fun bringing to life a secret world of trolls and goblins

Director: Mark Waters

Actors: Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker, Sarah Bolger, David Strathairn, …

Category: Fantasy

21 April 200821 March 2025 by Roog

The Last Airbender (2010)

Rating: ★★★

Jul 3, 2010Epic Fantasy Adventure

Live-action film adaptation of the popular animated tv series, this was widely seen as a disaster for M. Night Shyamalan. I am one of the few that liked the film for Shyamalan's superbly designed world

Director: M. Night Shyamalan

Actors: Noah Ringer, Dev Patel, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, …

Category: Fantasy

3 July 20101 July 2026 by Roog

The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

Rating: ★★★

Dec 20, 2011Animation/Comic-Book Character

Steven Spielberg makes a solid effort to bring Hergé's much loved comic-book character to life in this motion-capture animated effort. This plays free and easy with the original stories but generally gets the spirit of the comics right

Director: Steven Spielberg

Actors: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg, …

Category: Fantasy

20 December 201118 December 2025 by Roog

The Bourne Legacy (2012)

Rating: ★★

Aug 9, 2012Spy Action Film

A reboot of the Jason Bourne series with Jeremy Renner replacing Matt Damon. The exhiliratingly kinetic action scenes are watered down, while the plot lacks the same focus. The first of the series to enter genre territory however

Director: Tony Gilroy

Actors: Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Dennis Boutsikaris, …

Category: Science Fiction

9 August 201228 December 2025 by Roog

The BFG (2016)

Rating: ★★★

Jul 10, 2016Roald Dahl Adaptation/Friendly Giant

Steven Spielberg adapts the Roald Dahl story. Despite the film bombing at the box-office, it is one of considerable charms. Spielberg doesn't produce another E.T. but then he hasn't delivered another Hook either

Director: Steven Spielberg

Actors: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement, …

Category: Fantasy

10 July 20168 June 2026 by Roog