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Snapshot (1979)

Snapshot (1979)
Rating: ★
Apr 27, 2010Stalker Psycho-Thriller
Stalker Psycho-Thrillersnapshot-19791979Trashy Australian psycho-stalker film set in the world of fashion modelling that was bizarrely passed off as a copy of Halloween in the US
Director: Simon Wincer
Actors: Sigrid Thornton, Chantal Contouri, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Vincent Gil
Category: Horror
27 April 201019 March 2025 by Roog

Harlequin (1980)

Harlequin (1980)
Rating: ★★★½
May 1, 2000Enigmatic Magician
Enigmatic Magicianharlequin-19801980Fascinating Australian film in which Robert Powell plays an enigmatic stage magician who may or may not have real powers who comes to influence a politician's family
Director: Simon Wincer
Actors: Robert Powell, David Hemmings, Carmen Duncan, Broderick Crawford
Category: Fantasy
1 May 200030 October 2025 by Roog

D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)

D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)
Rating: ★★
Feb 8, 2005Android Boy
Android Boydaryl-19851985Barret Oliver plays an android boy on the run from his creators who shelters with a human family. This promptly employs all the cliches of the post-E.T. film
Director: Simon Wincer
Actors: Barret Oliver, Michael McKean, Mary Beth Hurt, Josef Sommer, …
Category: Science Fiction
8 February 200514 January 2026 by Roog

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
Rating: ★★
Feb 16, 2001Cyberpunk/Biker Movie
Cyberpunk/Biker Movieharley-davidson-and-the-marlboro-man-19911991The novelty of a Cyberpunk biker film, this is an efficient actioner and assemblage of paper-thin cliches and poses with almost nothing of substance beneath them
Director: Simon Wincer
Actors: Mickey Rourke, Don Johnson, Daniel Baldwin, Chelsea Field, …
Category: Science Fiction
16 February 20011 July 2021 by Roog

The Phantom (1996)

The Phantom (1996)
Rating: ★★
May 1, 2003Comic-Book Superhero
Comic-Book Superherophantom-19961996Big screen adaptation of the popular comic-strip superhero. This aims for the tone of an old fashioned serial adventure and is nicely mounted but crucially never comes to life.
Director: Simon Wincer
Actors: Billy Zane, Kristy Swanson, Treat Williams, James Remar, …
Category: Fantasy
1 May 20037 July 2023 by Roog

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  • Films About Atlantis
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  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
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