Deadly Advice (1994)
Sep 5, 2002Advice from Ghosts of Famous Murderers/Black Comedy
Droll British comedy where Jane Horrocks gets the advice from the ghosts of famous murders about disposing of her controlling mother
Jonathan Hyde
Richie Rich (1994)
Dec 31, 1994Comic-Book Rich Kid
From the producers of The Matrix, an adaptation of the classic comic-book about a lonely rich kid now made as a vehicle for Macaulay Culkin
Jumanji (1995)
Dec 31, 2001Chaos-Unleashing Boardgame
A popular Robin Williams starring hit about a boardgame that unleashes jungle-themed chaos in a small town. A cute effects-driven idea that ultimately becomes an incredibly safe fantasy
Anaconda (1997)
Jul 5, 2004Giant Snake
A film crew in the Amazon headed by Jennifer Lopez encounter a giant snake. Mounted as a CGI monster movie in the aftermath of Jurassic Park, this has scripting that frequently descends into the ludicrous
The Mummy (1999)
May 11, 1999Revived Mummy/Adventure
Nominal remake of the Boris Karloff The Mummy, which has now been inflated into a big budget Indiana Jones adventure. Stephen Sommers lets the film overspill with CGI spectacle but the exercise is deflated by a jokey, unserious attitude
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001)
Feb 12, 2005Revisionist Fairytale
TV mini-series co-produced by Hallmark Entertainment and The Jim Henson Company that offers an intriguing deconstruction of the fairytale that reverses the traditional sympathies
The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb (2006)
Sep 1, 2007Egyptian Archaeology Adventure
TV mini-series that turns the discovery of Tutankamun's tomb into an Indiana Jones adventure. But everything is played with a constant barrage of one-liners and action sequences so silly you can't take any of the show seriously
Crimson Peak (2015)
Oct 31, 2015Ghost Story
Guillermo Del Toro takes on the Victorian ghost story. What we get is the most gorgeously designed and costumed haunted house film ever but where the excess scenography actually distracts from producing any boo moment
Doctor Jekyll (2023)
Sep 6, 2024Hammer Dr Jekyll Adaptation
The revived Hammer Films takes on adapting Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde with Eddie Izzard playing the role as a trans woman. This offers some amusing modernisations of the familiar, oft-filmed story