Brian Taylor Archives

Gamer (2009)

Rating: ★★

Jan 30, 2010Future Live-Action Videogames

Film somewhere between Counterstrike and The Running Man where convicts are controlled as avatars inside a live-action videogame. A difficult to believe premise that is pumped up with hyper-adrenalised action visuals

Director: Brian Taylor, Mark Neveldine

Actors: Gerard Butler, Michael C. Hall, Amber Valletta, Logan Lerman, …

Category: Science Fiction

30 January 201025 October 2025 by Roog

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012)

Rating: ★

Mar 8, 2012Comic-Book Avenger/Demonic Superhero

Ridiculous sequel to the Marvel Comics adaptation with an indifferently written script assembled from cliches, forgettable action scenes and Nicolas Cage giving one of his silliest performances in ages

Director: Brian Taylor, Mark Neveldine

Actors: Nicolas Cage, Ciaran Hinds, Idris Elba, Violante Placido, …

Category: Fantasy

8 March 201215 October 2024 by Roog

Mom & Dad (2017)

Rating: ★★★

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 lets all stops go

Director: Brian Taylor

Actors: Nicolas Cage, Selma Blair, Lance Henriksen, Anne Winters, …

Category: Horror

4 March 20188 September 2026 by Roog

Hellboy: The Crooked Man (2024)

Rating: ★★★

Oct 18, 2024Demon Superhero/Comic-Book Adaptation

After a disastrous reboot of the Hellboy franchise, Millennium Media get it right, employing the comic’s creator on script, taking the series into wild directions with Hellboy up against Appalachian folk horrors

Director: Brian Taylor

Actors: Jack Kesy, Jefferson White, Adeline Rudolph, Joseph Marcell, …

Category: Fantasy

18 October 202414 March 2026 by Roog