Marg Helgenberger Archives

Always (1989)

Rating: ★★★

Apr 9, 2000Man Becomes a Guardian Angel

One of Steven Spielberg's more overlooked and quieter films, a remake of the 1940s guardian angel fantasy A Guy Named Joe. Spielberg never much ignites the love story but the film has some magical moments and a scene-stealing John Goodman

Director: Steven Spielberg

Actors: Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, Brad Johnson, …

Category: Fantasy

9 April 20003 August 2019 by Roog

After Midnight (1989)

Rating: ★★★

Mar 22, 2016Horror Anthology

Modest and effective horror anthology from the two brothers responsible for Pitch Black and the Ewoks tv movies. Featuring a quarter of stories, all of them are strong efforts generating a more than reasonable degree of tension throughout

Director: Jim Wheat, Ken Wheat

Actors: Marg Helgenberger, Marc McClure, Jillian McWhirter, Ramy Zada, …

Category: Horror

22 March 201620 May 2020 by Roog

Species (1995)

Rating: ★★

May 28, 2003Alien Sex Fiend

Slick and rather silly copy of Alien that conceptually cross-hatches it to emerge as essentially Basic Instinct with tentacles

Director: Roger Donaldson

Actors: Ben Kingsley, Natasha Henstridge, Michael Madsen, Marg Helgenberger, …

Category: Science Fiction

28 May 200325 October 2021 by Roog

Species II (1998)

Rating: ★

Jun 2, 2001Alien Sex Fiend

Sequel to Species that this time offers up the male of the species. The film feels put together as an exercise in makeup effects but their physiological absurdity causes the film to topple into silliness

Director: Peter Medak

Actors: Michael Madsen, Marg Helgenberger, Natasha Henstridge, Justin Lazard, …

Category: Science Fiction

2 June 20016 September 2019 by Roog

Mr. Brooks (2007)

Rating: ★★★★

Dec 31, 2007Serial Killer

Overlooked effort where Kevin Costner, in a surprisingly dark and undeniably effective turn, plays an everyday man who has a dark side as a serial killer. A very impressively outing on all levels

Director: Bruce A. Evans

Actors: Kevin Costner, Demi Moore, Dane Cook, William Hurt, …

Category: Horror

31 December 200716 October 2025 by Roog

Wonder Woman (2009)

Rating: ★★★

Jan 27, 2011Animation/DC Comics Superheroine

Fine animated version of the DC Comics superheroine that gets the character just right and tells the story in a way that eclipses all previous filmed versions

Director: Lauren Montgomery

Actors: Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Alfred Molina, Virginia Madsen, …

Category: Fantasy

27 January 20116 December 2024 by Roog