Ty Burrell Archives

Evolution (2001)

Rating: ★★

Jun 8, 2001Rapidly Evolving Alien Lifeforms/Comedy

Ivan Reitman comedy that is essentially a rehash of his earlier hit Ghostbusters but where instead of ghosts he has a team investigating rapidly alien lifeforms at a meteor crash site

Director: Ivan Reitman

Actors: David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Julianne Moore, Seann William Scott, …

Category: Science Fiction

8 June 200119 October 2025 by Roog

Zack Snyder debuts with a remake of the cult George Romero film. While this has a bigger budget, it is missing is the satire and gore-drenched effects that made the original memorable. This inspired the mid-2000s zombie film revival

Director: Zack Snyder

Actors: Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber, Mekhi Phifer, …

Category: Horror

15 June 200423 December 2025 by Roog

The Incredible Hulk (2008)

Rating: ★★

Jun 15, 2008Comic-Book Adaptation/The Rampaging Monster Within

Sequel to the Ang Lee Hulk with Edward Norton inheriting the roles of Bruce Banner. Ang Lee gave the first film a visual brio but this often seems by the numbers

Director: Louis Leterrier

Actors: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt, …

Category: Science Fiction

15 June 200827 August 2026 by Roog

Muppets Most Wanted (2014)

Rating: ★★½

Mar 22, 2014Muppet Movie

The Muppets were successfully revived in The Muppets; this is a lesser follow-up that leaves us with a feeling that the creative team used their best ammunition first time around

Director: James Bobin

Actors: Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell, Tina Fey, Salma Hayek, …

Category: Fantasy

22 March 20144 June 2026 by Roog

Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)

Rating: ★★

Mar 15, 2014Animation/Time-Travelling Dog Genius and His Son

Animated film based on an old Rocky and Bullwinkle segment about a time-travelling genius dog and his adopted human son. This strips history down to a series of 3D slapstick gags

Director: Rob Minkoff

Actors: Ty Burrell, Max Charles, Ariel Winter, Allison Janney, …

Category: Science Fiction

15 March 201414 September 2026 by Roog

Storks (2016)

Rating: ★★★

Jan 2, 2017Animation/Taking Birds

This did nothing for me in the pre-release. Watching it, it proves far more enjoyable than expectation. It is very baby-centric but it does have a frequently off-the-wall sense of humour that is rather appealing

Director: Doug Sweetland, Nicholas Stoller

Actors: Andy Samberg, Katie Crown, Kelsey Grammer, Anton Starkman, …

Category: Fantasy

2 January 20174 June 2026 by Roog

Finding Dory (2016)

Rating: ★★★½

Jun 25, 2016Pixar Animation/Talking Fish

Pixar have never been the same since giving in to sequelitis. This sequel to Finding Nemo is not perfect but this has a winning array of new characters and some delightfully madcap comic set-pieces

Director: Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane

Actors: Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O'Neill, Kaitlin Olson, …

Category: Fantasy

25 June 201626 August 2026 by Roog