Franklyn (2008)
Apr 27, 2010Interwoven Stories/Religious Dystopia
A fascinating series of interwoven stories, one of which is set in a religion-dominated dystopian future. An intriguing puzzle that arrives at a surprise left field ending
Richard Coyle
Going Postal (2010)
Jul 31, 2010Terry Pratchett Adaptation
A disappointing tv adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novel, which has been (largely) played as a straight adventure with the usual Pratchett comedy taking a backseat
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
May 28, 2010Videogame Adaptation/Arabian Nights Adventure
Adaptation of the popular videogame that ventures into Arabian Nights adventure, this was a box-office flop. It swashbuckles entertainingly but Jake Gyllenhaal feels badly miscast as a buffed adventure hero
Outpost: Black Sun (2012)
Aug 3, 2016Nazi Zombies
Outpost was a solid and reasonably effective rehashing of the Nazi zombie theme; this was the first of two sequels. The first had a formula that seems difficult to mess up but this does – it's over half the film before we get zombies after which we get Just the Same As Before and little more
Grabbers (2012)
Oct 15, 2012Irish Alien Invasion Comedy
The world's first Irish alien invasion film – and a sideplittingly funny one too. Imagine a conceptual crosshatch between Tremors and the characters from Father Ted
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)
Jun 11, 2022Harry Potter Spinoff
Third of the Fantastic Beasts films, this comes as a mix of ennui with the franchise and promise. It feels like about right now would be a good time to retire the series