The Initiation of Sarah (2006)
Sep 8, 2009Occult War Between Rival Sororities
Remake of a 1978 tv movie about occult rituals in a girl's sorority house. A film directed and written without any real involvement by those responsible.
Tessa Thompson
When a Stranger Calls (2006)
Jun 21, 2006Babysitter Stalked
Passable remake of the 1979 slasher film that streamlines the original and sets it all in amazing designer dream home
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Feb 3, 2018Marvel Comics Norse God Superhero
The third of the MCU's Thor films. This time Kiwi director Taikia Waititi gives much more of a comedic emphasis where you get the impression the intention has been to push the film in the direction of Guardians of the Galaxy. On the other hand, the superheroics are routine
Annihilation (2018)
Mar 24, 2018Mysterious Alien Zone
Alex Garland's second directorial effort after Ex Machina. Clearly influenced by Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker, this features a group venturing into an alien-affected zone where Garland does a fine job of creating a sense of the otherworldly
Sorry to Bother You (2018)
Nov 8, 2019Gonzo Workplace Satire
This directorial debut for rapper Boots Riley is a very funny satire on telemarketing that becomes increasingly more surreal as it goes on. Imagine something like Spike Lee around the point of Do the Right Thing mixed with the absurdist humour of Kurt Vonnegut
Men in Black: International (2019)
Aug 3, 2019Alien Coverup Conspiracy Agency
The original Men in Black was a witty parody of alien coverup conspiracy paranoia; the sequels became slapstick films about pop-up aliens and hi-tech gadgets hidden behind everyday things. This offers a new cast line-up but little else that is new
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Aug 10, 2019Marvel Comics Superhero Team-Up
Marvel conclude the cliffhanger they left Avengers: Infinity War on and offer up a bigger-than-big line-up, overspilling with just about every MCU character to ever appear on screen up to that point
Lady and the Tramp (2019)
Nov 23, 2019Disney Animation in Live-Action/Talking Animals
The Disney firesale goes on where it now seems the studio's policy to leverage anything that was ever a success and endlessly throw it back at us. The latest iteration of this is of their animated films being rehashed in live-action. At which the best compliment you can pay this remake of the 1955 film is that it is at least better than The Lion King
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
Sep 17, 2022Marvel Comics Norse God Superhero
The fourth of Marvel's Thor films, where director Taika Waititi gets the balance of humour down much more successfully than he did in the previous film
The Marvels (2023)
Jan 27, 2024Marvel Comics Superheroes
This ended up being the lowest rated of all MCU films. Fannish hyperbole or the Batman & Robin of The MCU?