The January Man (1989)
Mar 26, 1999Serial Killer Thriller
Completely ridiculous thriller with fireman-detective Kevin Kline tracking a killer. It is hard to tell if it was intended as a comedy.
Kevin Kline
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
May 5, 2003Ugly Teenager/Disney Animation
A Disney animated film that turns Victor Hugo's classic oft-filmed novel about Quasimodo, a misshapen figure of pity, into a slightly ugly teenager who now comes accompanied by talking gargoyles
Wild Wild West (1999)
Jul 10, 1999Western Spy Film/TV Series Remake
The big screen remake of the 1960s Western/spy mashup tv series is transformed into an overblown and painfully unfunny Will Smith vehicle that loudly signals it is taking none of itself seriously
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1999)
May 15, 1999Shakespeare Adaptation/Fairy Enchantments
Amid Kenneth Branagh's dynamic cinematic revival of Shakespeare in the 1990s, there was this all-star adaptation of Shakespeare's whimsy about fairy enchantments. An okay adaptation but it is eclipsed by other superior versions of the story
The Road to El Dorado (2000)
Apr 4, 2000Animation/Lost City
Good-natured DreamWorks animated film set during the Conquistadors arrival in South America. Aztec culture undergoes some modern rewriting but this remains modestly enjoyable (*)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002)
Jan 11, 2009Disney Animation Sequel
One of Disney's cheaply produced video sequel to their animated film made during the 1990s/2000s. This one actually emerges as superior to the original
A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
Feb 19, 2024Backstage at a Radio Variety Show
The final film from the great Robert Altman set backstage at a radio variety show as an angel of death wanders through
The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
Jan 11, 2008Animation/Talking Animal Adventures
Appealingly old-fashioned film about chivalry and heroism, much quieter than the other animation out there but this still holds its own
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
May 27, 2017Fairy-Tale/Disney Live-Action Remake
This live-action remake of the Disney animated film is mounted with a lavishness. On the other hand, the romance at the centre never fully warms up, while the human characters have the show stolen from under by the cutlery and furnishings