The Keep (1983)
Jul 4, 2002Nazis vs Ancient Evil
Adaptation from a best-selling horror novel about Nazis battling an ancient evil. Michael Mann lavishes amazing visuals on the film but almost entirely sidelines the horror element
Robert Prosky
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Dec 6, 2002Malicious Creatures
A far less successful sequel to the mega-hit of Gremlins where director Joe Dante brings the gremlins to Manhattan and allows the silliness to go completely over-the-top and into orbit, even breaking the fourth wall
Last Action Hero (1993)
Jan 6, 2002Adventures Inside the Movie Screen/Action Movie Parody
A big flop upon release, this is one of the most underrated films in Arnold Schwarzenegger's oeuvre, a sophisticated and witty meta-fiction that views the cinema screen as another dimension and travels inside to allow Arnold to wittily deflate himself and the action genre
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
Dec 4, 2003Santa in Court
A John Hughes written remake of the classic Christmas film where a man (Richard Attenborough) claiming to be Santa ends up tried in court.
Dudley Do-Right (1999)
May 5, 2007Cartoon in Live-Action
Live-action film adaptation of the old animated tv show with Brendan Fraser in the title role, this drowns in excruciating slapstick and one-dimensional pantomime caricatures
D-Tox (2002)
Sep 14, 2002Rehab Psycho-Thriller
Thriller where Sylvester Stallone is a detective who goes into alcoholic rehab after his wife is killed by a serial killer only to realise that the killer is posing as one of the attendees