Hugh Quarshie Archives

Baby – Secret of the Lost Legend (1985)

Rating: ★★★

Aug 4, 1999Dinosaur Discovered

Disney family film about an expedition into unexplored Africa to find a dinosaur. This was made way before Jurassic Park and the advent of CGI and so the effects are physical and highly variable but the film achieves an undeniable tenderness

Director: B.W.L. Norton

Actors: William Katt, Sean Young, Patrick McGoohan, Kyolo Mativo, …

Category: Science Fiction

4 August 199923 October 2019 by Roog

The Church (1989)

Rating: ★★

Sep 20, 2013Possessed Dead Overtake a Church

Originally intended as a Demons sequel, director Michele Soavi decided to head in more arty directions. Imagine a Demons sequel mounted with the artistic ambitions of producer Dario Argento's Three Mothers films

Director: Michele Soavi

Actors: Tomas Arana, Barbara Cupisti, Hugh Quarshie, Feodor Chaliapin, …

Category: Horror

20 September 20135 January 2026 by Roog

Nightbreed (1990)

Rating: ★★

Nov 14, 2011Secret City of Monsters

The second directorial film from Clive Barker is a hugely ambitious work concerning the discovery of a city of monsters - containing some extraordinary makeup creations - but proved a box-office flop

Director: Clive Barker

Actors: Craig Sheffer, David Cronenberg, Charles Haid, Doug Bradley, …

Category: Horror

14 November 201116 October 2020 by Roog

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)

Rating: ★★

Jun 6, 1999Space Opera

George Lucas's return to the Star Wars series after a sixteen year absence and a build-up rivaled only by the Second Coming. Instead most audiences went away disappointed. Lucas has used the interim to push the technology to its heights but the story and characters are lacking

Director: George Lucas

Actors: Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, …

Category: Science Fiction

6 June 199918 March 2020 by Roog

Arabian Nights (2000)

Rating: ★★★★

Jul 2, 2005Tales of Arabian Nights

Hallmark tv mini-series adaptation of the classic tales has been granted a decent budget that allows the stories to emerge with lavish spectacle and the fantasy to fly with exceptional regard

Director: Steve Barron

Actors: Mili Avital, Dougray Scott, Jason Scott Lee, John Leguizamo, …

Category: Fantasy

2 July 20053 July 2022 by Roog

Jason and the Argonauts (2000)

Rating: ★★

Sep 23, 2007Greek Myth Adventure

TV mini-series remake of the Greek myths that fails to stand up to the classic 1963 version. Here Ray Harryhausen's amazing stop-motion animated effects have been replaced by cut-price CGI

Director: Nick Willing

Actors: Jason London, Dennis Hopper, Jolene Blalock, Brian Thompson, …

Category: Fantasy

23 September 20076 October 2025 by Roog