The Black Hole (1979)

The Black Hole (1979)
Rating: ★★
Jan 3, 2000Lost Spaceship/Mad Scientist/Journey into a Black Hole
Disney's attempt to join the post-Star Wars SF boom proved a flop that flounders in bad writing and ponderous pretensions. On the other hand, it is almost worth watching for the stunning design and effects

Like Mike (2002)

Like Mike (2002)
Rating: ★½
Apr 29, 2014Kid Finds Magic Basketball Sneakers
Utterly insipid family film about an orphan kid who is given a magical set of sneakers that turn him into a basketball star who is "like Mike [Jordan]." Little more than a glorified commercial for the NBA film where everything that happens is written entirely by cliche

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
Rating:
May 10, 2009Playboy's Supernatural Redemption/Romantic Comedy
From the period when Matthew McConaughey was coasting through romcoms without making any effort. This rewrites A Christmas Carol where playboy McConaughey is visited by the ghosts of three ex's

Automata (2014)

Automata (2014)
Rating: ★★★★
Oct 8, 2016Robots Develop Artificial Intelligence
This Blade Runner-influenced work about robots that develop artificial intelligence is exceptional, featuring a particularly captivating last half with Antonio Banderas journeying with strangely alive robots

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
Rating: ★★★½
Jul 6, 2015Cannon Films Documentary
Absolutely fascinating documentary about Golan and Globus, the producers of a great deal of action, ninja, Chuck Norris and Charles Bronson films in the 1980s, plus many genre works, under the Cannon Films banner