Vincent Ward Archives

The Navigator: A Mediaeval Odyssey (1988)

Rating: ★★★★

Jun 23, 2026Mediaevals Time-Travel to the Present

The hugely underrated Vincent Ward makes a film about Mediaeval pilgrims travelling through time to the present. Shot in an series of extraordinary images that show how bewildering the modern world would be to them

Director: Vincent Ward

Actors: Hamish McFarlane, Bruce Lyons, Marshall Napier, Noel Appleby, …

Category: Fantasy

23 June 202624 June 2026 by Roog

Alien<sup>3</sup> (1992)

Rating: ★★★★

Jun 4, 1999Alien Sequel

Third of the Alien films, a directorial debut for David Fincher. A better film than was perceived at the time, this explores new character depths, while Fincher imprints his own visual style on the film

Director: David Fincher

Actors: Sigourney Weaver, Charles Dance, Charles S. Dutton, Brian Glover, …

Category: Science Fiction

4 June 199911 November 2025 by Roog

What Dreams May Come (1998)

Rating: ★★★★

May 16, 1999The Afterlife

Vincent Ward is one of the least recognised great directors in the world. Here he creates an extraordinary vision of the afterlife in which he employs CGI to create a world that resembles classic artworks brought to life

Director: Vincent Ward

Actors: Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr, Annabella Sciorra, Max Von Sydow, …

Category: Fantasy

16 May 199923 June 2026 by Roog

River Queen (2005)

Rating: ★★

Feb 25, 2006Maori Wars Historical Epic/Precognitive Dream

Vincent Ward is one of the directors who should be granted more opportunities to make films. This is his least satisfying work, a troubled behind-the-scenes epic set during New Zealand's Maori Wars with some Magical Realist touches

Director: Vincent Ward

Actors: Samantha Morton, Kiefer Sutherland, Cliff Curtis, Temuera Morrison, …

Category: Fantasy

25 February 200623 June 2026 by Roog