2012 (2009)
Nov 14, 2009The End of the World/Disaster Movie
Roland Emmerich mass destruction spectacle loosely based around the supposed Mayan prophecies about the end of the world. Mostly just an excuse for massively scaled disaster sequences.
Double Negative
Iron Man 2 (2010)
May 21, 2010Comic-Book Superhero
True to typical superhero sequel form, this complicates the original by introducing so many new villains and characters that it becomes an overcrowded narrative juggling act
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
Oct 29, 2016Secret Home for "Gifted" Youths
Tim Burton used to be the great hope of fantastic cinema but his efforts since 2000 have been greeted with general disappointment. This Young Adult adaptation, which plays out like a fantasy version of the X-Men, at least shows Burton making an effort to change direction and go back to basics (*)
Patient Zero (2018)
Feb 1, 2019Rabid Zombies/Man Who Can Speak Their Language
A zombie film in all but name concerning people infected with a mutant strain of rabies. Former Doctor Who star Matt Smith is absurdly miscast as someone who can speak the language of the infected. Unfortunately the film does nothing at all to make the central premise believable.