Maxie (1985)
Jul 8, 2005Possession by Flapper's Ghost Comedy
Light fantasy comedy where Glenn Close plays a housewife who is possessed by the ghost of Maxie, a Hollywood starlet who is determined to revive her career
Glenn Close
Fatal Attraction (1987)
Nov 24, 2002Female Stalker
Classic and highly influential psycho-thriller with Glenn Close as a deranged woman who stalks married man Michael Douglas after he has a fling with her. The film's stature has been overstated and beneath the surface it holds a very conservative outlook on gender politics
Gandahar (1988)
Jun 19, 2005Animation/Planetary Adventure
The final film of French animator Rene Laloux, a planetary adventure set on a world where Laloux delights in creating exotically trippy aliens and landscapes. Released in English as Light Years with an Isaac Asimov script
The House of the Spirits (1993)
Apr 18, 2001Latin American Family Saga/Magical Realism
A star-studded but ponderous adaptation of Isabel Allende's cross-generational family saga set in an unnamed South American republic that comes with Magical Realist elements
Mars Attacks! (1996)
Mar 17, 2001Gonzo Alien Invasion
In this film based on the old Topps gum card series, Tim Burton makes an affectionately goofy tribute to 1950s alien invasion cinema
Mary Reilly (1996)
Jul 17, 2009Dr Jekyll's Maid
This took a critical drubbing at the time it came out with everybody laughing at Julia Roberts’ Irish accent but is a revisionist take on the Jekyll/Hyde story, all told through the eyes of Dr Jekyll's maid and an extremely good version of the story
101 Dalmatians (1996)
Nov 22, 2001Live-Action Disney Remake/Dognapping Villainness
This live-action remake of the classic Disney animated film benefits from Glenn Close chewing scenery in grand style as Cruella De Ville but the latter half essentially degenerates into no more than a series of Home Alone-styled slapstick violence scenes
Tarzan (1999)
Nov 6, 2012Jungle Hero/Disney Animation
This Disney animated adaptation treats the Edgar Rice Burroughs novel with surprising respect and faithfulness for the most part where the addition of talking animals even works for it. Fun and with a great deal of creative energy, one of the better films from the 90s Disney renaissance
102 Dalmatians (2000)
Nov 24, 2000Dognapping Villainness
Sequel to the live-action 101 Dalmatians remake that brings back Glenn Close as Cruella DeVil and proves a far more enjoyable film that its predecessor
The Stepford Wives (2004)
Oct 18, 2004Android Housewife Replacements Comedy
Frank Oz conducts a remake of The Stepford Wives, which becomes a broad comedy take on the gender wars in the modern world
Hoodwinked! (2005)
Jul 24, 2006Animation/Little Red Riding Hood Deconstructed
Animated film that offers a revisionist take on Little Red Riding Hood. Everything is played in a manic barrage of pop culture gags and level of inanity that is seriously mind damaging
Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (2011)
May 7, 2011Animation/Fairytale Parody
A wholly unnecessary sequel to Hoodwinked!, this again runs the fairytale characters over with modern quips and pop culture references
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Aug 2, 2014Marvel Comics Adaptation/Space Opera
A triumphal Marvel Comics adaptations that manages to mainline the spirit of the original Star Wars, while in in its wryly, self-deflating culture savvy suggesting a Star Wars rewritten by a 14 year-old Quentin Tarantino
The Girl With All the Gifts (2016)
Oct 22, 2016Zombie Film
The zombie film has become a creatively exhausted genre in recent years. This is an effort that completely changes the game with fiercely original effect, anchored by one of the best child performances in some time
What Happened to Monday (2017)
Sep 3, 2017Overpopulated Dystopian Future
From Tommy Wirkola, director of Dead Snow and Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, a film where Noomi Rapace plays seven identical sisters hiding their existence in an overpopulated dystopian future, A film where neither the scenario nor the central characters end up convincing in any way
Swan Song (2021)
Aug 26, 2022Cloning Film
SF film in which a terminally ill Mahershala Ali has a clone copy created to take his place but then begins to have second thoughts
Heart of Stone (2023)
Nov 17, 2023Spy/Action Film
A spy action film starring Gal Gadot as a double agent. The film had its air stolen by Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning, nevertheless is filled with exhilarating action sequences and should have had a higher profile
The Deliverance (2024)
Feb 9, 2025Possession Film/“True Story”
Supposedly based on a true story, a possession and exorcism film from filmmaker Lee Daniels about an African-American family undergoing a supernatural assault
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024)
Feb 23, 2025Christopher Reeve Documentary
A documentary about the career of Superman star Christopher Reeve and his dealing with life following the accident that left him a quadriplegic