Southern Comfort (1981)
Jan 7, 2006Backwoods Brutality
A beautifully evocative Walter Hill film where National Guard soldiers on training manoeuvres are hunted through the Louisiana swamps after accidentally shooting at Cajun locals
Peter Coyote
E.T. – The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Dec 16, 2001Cute Alien
Perhaps the greatest children's film ever made, the story of the affection between a lonely boy and a stranded alien. Steven Spielberg paints in beautiful, tender emotions from the heart that can only not touch the most cynical
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982)
Mar 9, 2001Motorcyclist Time Travels to the Old West
Rather slight film with the amusing concept of a present-day motorcyclist thrown back in time to the Old West
Endangered Species (1982)
Aug 17, 2002Cattle Mutilations
Modest thriller with sheriff Robert Urich investigating cattle mutilations and finding a possible UFOs and a government conspiracy
Heart of Midnight (1988)
May 5, 2003Disturbed Psychology Psycho-Thriller
Highly confused psycho-sexual thriller in which Jennifer Jason Leigh inherits a nightclub and begins to experience hallucinations after moving in. It is not at all clear what is going on
That Eye, The Sky (1994)
Sep 14, 2002Ambiguous Miraculous Visitor
Strange Australian film set in the Outback with Peter Coyote as an ambiguous stranger who claims to have been sent from God
Cybertech P.D. (1995)
Apr 12, 2003Cyberpunk
At face value, this seems to be no more than a Lorenzo Lamas action film for video release, but it surprises one and becomes a quite reasonable Cyberpunk film that conducts a smart airing of the tropes
Unforgettable (1996)
Apr 19, 2004Transplanted Memories Thriller
Thriller where Ray Liotta undergoes an experimental process to receive an injection of memories from his dead wife and from these sets out to try and solve her murder
Sphere (1998)
Dec 16, 1999Crashed UFO Underwater/Michael Crichton Adaptation
Michael Crichton was hot property after the success of Jurassic Park but this was one flop. A by no means uninteresting film about a group of scientists in an underwater habitat making contact with an alien lifeform
Femme Fatale (2002)
May 26, 2010Psycho-Thriller
Brian De Palma makes a return to the classic psycho-thrillers where he made his name, shouting virtuoso directorial flourish from the rafters and pulling off an amazingly contrived plot
Northfork (2003)
May 29, 2014Strange Film About Angels
The Polish Brothers, two of the most underrated creative teams in the US today, make a rather puzzling film about angels that feels like muted Coen Brothers. The film is cool, measured, has often striking imagery but leaves you scratching your head trying to figure out what it is about
Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis (2005)
May 31, 2011Zombie Film
Shabbily made hanger-on to the 00s zombie fad that would have gained zero attention without its pedigree name. This completely misses the black humour of the original
Dr Dolittle: Tail to the Chief (2008)
Aug 13, 2009Teenager That Can Speak to Animals
The second of the video-released Dr Dolittle films featuring his teenage daughter Kyla Pratt. This is marginally better and less excruciating in its humour than its predecessor Dr. Dolittle 3 was
Spielberg (2017)
Oct 23, 2017Steven Spielberg Documentary
Documentary made for HBO about director Steven Spielberg in which he reflects on his life and films. The documentary tends to focus more on his major hits and skips his minor films but does give worthwhile insight into Spielberg, his life and formative years