Kiss or Kill (1997)
Nov 8, 2004Australian Road Movie Psycho-Thriller
Fine Australian psycho-thriller about a couple on the run from an accidental murder. This comes with sharp twists and ambiguities and a great sense of humour
Frances O'Connor
Bedazzled (2000)
Oct 20, 2000Pact with the Devil Comedy
US remake of the British comedy where Brendan Fraser is a schmuck who sells his soul to The Devil who then twists around the wording of each wish. The bite of the original is lacking in a comedy that has to spell everything out for the audience.
A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) (2001)
Jun 29, 2001Android Boy’s Quest
Steven Spielberg directs an unfinished Stanley Kubrick project about an android boy's quest. The result is a beautiful and intelligent SF film where the sensibilities of either director merge with magnificent results
Timeline (2003)
Feb 1, 2004Time Travel/Michael Crichton Adaptation
Michael Crichton adaptation that flopped at the box-office. Crichton tells a story about time travel to the Mediaeval period where he spends a good deal of time researching the era. The film ditches all of this to make no more than an historical film with an SF gimmick
Mercy (2014)
Aug 30, 2017Stephen King Adaptation/Sinister Grandmother
Liberal adaptation of a Stephen King short story about a boy who realises that his infirm grandmother is a witch who made a deal with a backwoods entity. A low expectation effort that gets in some creepy effect and builds up Shirley Knight's presence with fearful regard (*)
The Conjuring 2 (2016)
Jun 19, 2016Haunting/Possession/"True Story"
If you want a genuinely scary spook show that will make you jump out of your seat, you would not go wrong with this. On the other hand, the Conjuring films with their claims to true stories of peddle superstition and fabricate most of their so-called facts