Hercules [based on the comic] by Steve Moore dir. by Brett Ratner
Is Hercules the son of Zeus or is he just a man? This film takes a more realistic1 interpretation of the hero. …
Alien dir. by Ridley Scott
Dir. Ridley Scott
Can you believe that this film is 31 years old? Thirty one years old. That’s as old as I am. And yet it is still as effective as ever. And perfect for the RIP’s Peril on the Screen.
You probably all know the plot; a commercial space vessel’s crew is woken from cryo-sleep midway through their journey home. The ship’s computer has picked up a transmission that may be an SOS call. As they investigate they find an abandoned ship but suffer an attack on a crew member. They retreat to their own ship, carrying their injured member, and ignoring quarantine procedures, they undergo treatment from the science officer. And then things begin to go wrong…
The Skeleton Key dir. by Iain Softley
This is supposed to be a horror film, but the only thing horrifing is how bad the film is. Set in the …
Hellboy [based on comics] by Mike Mignola dir. by Guillermo del Toro
Before I had heard about this film I had never heard of the comics, never really heard of the character of Hellboy …
Dogville dir. by Lars Von Trier
This is not a film for everyone, as I watched it quite a few members of the audience left. One couple even …