Skinwalkers (2006)
Mar 7, 2009Werewolves
Big-budget revival of the werewolf film set amongst warring werewolf clans. Produced by Stan Winston
Shawn Roberts
Diary of the Dead (2007)
Jun 15, 2008Zombie Found Footage Film
George Romero returns to zombies, making a Found Footage film. After the disappointment of Land of the Dead, he delivers the goods here, while making powerful political points about modern media
Stir of Echoes: The Awakening (2007)
Feb 23, 2011Gulf War Vet Receives Visions
Stir of Echoes was a spookily effective film. Alas in this sequel, we go from Kevin Bacon as a medium to Rob Lowe as a haunted Iraq War veteran amid a series of routine pop-up scares
Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
Sep 21, 2010Videogame Adaptation/Post-Holocaust Zombies
Four films in and clear evidence that the Resident Evil series needs to be retired. This consists of tediously borrowed action moves now presented in 3D and a plot of random dead ends that make little sense
Edge of Darkness (2010)
Jan 31, 2010Nuclear Conspiracy Thriller/TV Series Remake
A film remake of one of the great tv series of the 1980s. A complete betrayal by the original’s director Martin Campbell that strips all the politics and simply makes it into a Mel Gibson revenge film
Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
Sep 24, 2012Videogame Adaptation/Complex of Zombies and Mutants
Another unnecessary entry in a creativity-handicapped series, the continuing popularity of which is baffles. This shuffles through the familiar moves, brings back several familiar characters but only leaves me asking why I have invested some nine hours of time following this series
A Little Bit Zombie (2012)
May 22, 2012Zombie Comedy
Amiable Canadian entry in the oversaturated market of the zombie comedy that emerges sort of as a Judd Apatow film with zombies and produces the occasional smile if never any true laughs
Feed the Gods (2014)
Nov 4, 2014Sinister Small Town/Bigfoot
A film about a sinister small town with secrets and Bigfoot creatures lurking around in the background. Quite what is going on any more than that is unclear
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016)
Mar 11, 2017Videogame Adaptation/Post-Holocaust Zombies
The Resident Evil films are designed for people who were introduced to drama via the Xbox, action sequences that can be assembled in random order and where it doesn't matter what happens. I watched this, the sixth and final entry, with next-to-no enthusiasm but then quite unexpectedly it starts to work