Top of the Food Chain (1999)
Oct 4, 1999Alien Invasion Spoof
Canadian-made parody of a cheesy 1950s SF film that emerges more wittily amusingly than most Deliberately Bad SF Films
Campbell Scott
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
Nov 13, 2005Demonic Possession/"True Story"
This became a big sensation with its claims to be on the true account of an exorcism even if director Scott Derrickson alters what actually happened to the point of complete fiction. The rest just rehashes cliches from The Exorcist
Final Days of Planet Earth (2006)
Nov 26, 2019Alien Invasion
Darryl Hannah is the queen of a species of body-snatching insects intent on invading Earth. This is a clear winner head and shoulders above any other contenders for the most ridiculous alien invasion work ever made.
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
Jul 2, 2012Comic-Book Superhero
The reasoning behind rebooting the Spider-Man franchise after ten years and only three films is a puzzle. That said, this offers an edgier origin story than Sam Raimi's take and Andrew Garfield makes for a fine Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
May 3, 2014Comic-Book Superhero
One of the best among the modern Marvel Comics screen adaptations. All involved are at the absolute peak of their game and the balance of superheroic action, humour and tragedy makes you cheer at how well they get it right
Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)
Jul 17, 2022Genetically-Engineered Dinosaurs Amok
The sixth film in the Jurassic Park/World franchise offers very much a return to the familiar but also shakes several things up