Fluke (1995)
Nov 24, 2002Man Reincarnates as a Dog
A beautifully made adaptation of a non-horror James Herbert novel in which a dog realises that is a reincarnated Matthew Modine and sets out to reunite with his human son
Bill Cobbs
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1995)
Dec 15, 2005Modernised Fairy-Tale
Modernised version of the Goldilocks fairytale, which now comes with the addition of an environmentalist subplot and the bears are an endangered species
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
Apr 14, 1999Slasher Film
Sequel to I Know What You Did Last Summer that misses the playful humour and twists of Kevin Williamson's script and simply becomes a routine slasher movie
Enough (2002)
Nov 1, 2002Abusive Husband Psycho-Thriller
Thriller about an abused wife standing up to take the law into her own hands against her husband. This has its credibility shot out by being made as a Jennifer Lopez film who does not seem to want taint the glamour of her image by seeming battered
Night at the Museum (2006)
Feb 11, 2007Museum Exhibits Come to Life
Popular family hit with Ben Stiller as a night watchman at New York’s Museum of Natural History who discovers that the exhibits come to life at night. More a cute idea than a full film, there is some fun to the characters and effects
Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013)
Mar 8, 2013The Wizard of Oz Prequel
Sam Raimi's prequel to The Wizard of Oz is a very different film – the story of how a conman fools an entire land rather than of an innocent girl just trying to find her way home – but the reconceptualisation of Oz comes with a colourful sweep, while the story works well in stitching the familiar elements together
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
Jan 24, 2015Museum Exhibits Come to Life
The third entry in a franchise that seems to be stretching to find anything to do with its premise beyond the first film. Everyone involved seems to have only turned up to collect a paycheque and be going through the motions in a show that entirely coasts by solely on your familiarity with the characters