Beyond Bedlam (1994)
Jul 31, 2000Dream-Invading Serial Killer
Tatty British film that feels like an attempt to crossbreed A Nightmare on Em Street with The Silence of the Lambs. Star Elizabeth Hurley sued to prevent the film's release.
Vadim Jean
Hogfather (2006)
Jun 15, 2008Fantasy Comedy/Terry Pratchett Adaptation
The first in a series of Terry Pratchett Discworld adaptations for tv. This makes the odd choice of adapting one of the more complex and darker of Pratchett's usually comic books but it works fairly well overall
The Colour of Magic (2008)
Jan 11, 2009Fantasy Comedy/Terry Pratchett Adaptation
The second live-action tv adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Discworld books (in fact combining two books). This is uneven and oddly padded but beautifully produced
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
Mar 5, 2018Charles Dickens and the Writing of A Christmas Carol
In the fad for biopics about the origins of famous stories, this, about Charles Dickens and the creation of A Christmas Carol, is the most lunatic – and that's not counting the blatant lie of the title