Philippe Mora Archives

The Beast Within (1982)

Rating: ★★★

Aug 26, 2000Human-Monster Transformation

Modest entry among the early 1980s fad for air bladder transformation effects with Paul Clemens transforming into a cicada creature. Philippe Mora creates some solid directorial set-pieces

Director: Philippe Mora

Actors: Paul Clemens, Ronny Cox, Bibi Besch, Logan Ramsey, …

Category: Horror

26 August 200014 August 2025 by Roog

The Return of Captain Invincible (1983)

Rating: ★★★

Nov 21, 2003Superhero Spoof

Witty and overlooked parody of the superhero with Alan Arkin as a retired superhero trying to get back into the game. Made before superhero films became big and has a number of charms that were ahead of its time

Director: Philippe Mora

Actors: Alan Arkin, Christopher Lee, Kate Fitzpatrick, Michael Pate

Category: Science Fiction

21 November 200326 February 2026 by Roog

The Howling II (1985)

Rating: ★

Mar 18, 2003Werewolves

The first of a string of bad follow-ups to Joe Dante's classic. Sybil Danning plays the werewolf queen and displays her impressive chest measurements, while Christopher Lee was somehow persuaded to appear

Director: Philippe Mora

Actors: Christopher Lee, Sybil Danning, Reb Brown, Annie McEnroe, …

Category: Horror

18 March 200314 February 2026 by Roog

The Marsupials: The Howling III (1987)

Rating: ★

Jan 31, 2001Australian Werewolves

Third of The Howling films where director Philippe Mora travels to Australia to show us marsupial werewolves. A conceptually wild mix that fails abysmally due to cheap effects and Mora not taking things seriously

Director: Philippe Mora

Actors: Barry Otto, Imogen Annesley, Max Fairchild, Ralph Cotterill, …

Category: Horror

31 January 200116 December 2025 by Roog

Communion (1989)

Rating: ★★½

May 15, 2001Alien Abduction/"True Story"

Film adaptation of writer Whitley Strieber's true-life claims to have been abducted by aliens. I am not sure if the film convinces us of Strieber's claims but what is interesting is the thoughtful way it examines the phenomenon

Director: Philippe Mora

Actors: Christopher Walken, Lindsay Crouse, Frances Sternhagen

Category: Science Fiction

15 May 200110 January 2026 by Roog