Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)

Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Rating: ★★
Dec 16, 2000Fantasy Anthology/TV Series Remake
Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, John Landis and George Miller came together to make this film homage to Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone. The episodes are variable but the standout is Miller's Nightmare at 20,000 Feet

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the Eighth Dimension (1984)

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the Eighth Dimension (1984)
Rating: ★★
Apr 16, 1999Funky Inventor Hero vs Alien Invaders
An object lesson in how to create an instant cult film – exceedingly eccentric, a commercial failure at the box-office, it instantly receiving a fan clique – all without it ever being a particularly great film

Raising Cain (1992)

Raising Cain (1992)
Rating: ★★
Jul 6, 1999Split Personality Psycho-Thriller
Brian De Palma made a return to his trademark psycho-thriller for the first time in several years but the benchmarks of the genre were now The Silence of the Lambs and Basic Instinct and De Palma’s wildly contorted plot and flourishes of style for their own sake seem dated

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000)

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000)
Rating: ★★
Jan 1, 2010Animation/Talking Babies
The second entry in the ultra-annoying animated franchise spun off from the animated tv series that only seems to centre around poo and pee jokes, this is marginally more enjoyable than the first film

Interstellar (2014)

Interstellar (2014)
Rating: ★★★★½
Nov 8, 2014Space Expedition
This could be Christopher Nolan's 2001: A Space Odyssey, which he draws from in many respects, but where Kubrick was cold and oblique, this is a 2001 with a heart. A pleasure to see a film rooted in credible science and dealing with high concept SF

Pet Sematary (2019)

Pet Sematary (2019)
Rating:
Jul 5, 2019Resurrection of the Dead/Stephen King Adaptation
Remake of the Stephen King novel that opened to very divided reaction. The surprise about the film is bar one central aspect it is surprisingly faithful to the book. On the other hand, the changes make the crucial difference