Adrian Lester Archives

Jason and the Argonauts (2000)

Rating: ★★

Sep 23, 2007Greek Myth Adventure

TV mini-series remake of the Greek myths that fails to stand up to the classic 1963 version. Here Ray Harryhausen's amazing stop-motion animated effects have been replaced by cut-price CGI

Director: Nick Willing

Actors: Jason London, Dennis Hopper, Jolene Blalock, Brian Thompson, …

Category: Fantasy

23 September 20076 October 2025 by Roog

The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

Rating: ★★★

Jun 1, 2004New Ice Age/Environmental Disaster Movie

In another of his big budget disaster spectacles, Roland Emmerich embraces environmental concerns about Global Warming. Here he imagines the onset of a new Ice Age worldwide

Director: Roland Emmerich

Actors: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum, Sela Ward, …

Category: Science Fiction

1 June 200415 October 2025 by Roog

Doomsday (2008)

Rating: ★★★½

Nov 22, 2008Plague Ravaged Future Wasteland/Action

Immensely satisfying film from Neil Marshall set in a walled-off, post-pandemic Scotland where he seems to have set out to pay homage to sf/action films like Escape from New York and Mad Max 2

Director: Neil Marshall

Actors: Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins, Adrian Lester, David O'Hara, …

Category: Science Fiction

22 November 200813 October 2025 by Roog

Case 39 (2009)

Rating: ★★★

Sep 12, 2009Evil Child

Unjustly slammed psycho-thriller with Renee Zellweger as a social worker dealing with an evil child. Comes with undeniable tensions and a superbly malevolent performance from Jodelle Ferland

Director: Christian Alvart

Actors: Renee Zellweger, Jodelle Ferland, Ian McShane, Bradley Cooper, …

Category: Horror

12 September 200924 November 2020 by Roog