Subgenre Sampler
Monster Mash: 141 Films to Buy & Rent
- Evangelion 'Rebuild' Movies (1.11: You Are (Not) Alone, 2.22: You Can (Not) Advance, 3.33: You Can (Not) Redo) (2007-2014)
- Dir. Hideaki Anno
- The much repeated, much imitated anime makes its big screen debut as a ‘reboot’ of the landmark 26 episode series, following boy hero Shinji’s…
- My Name Is Bruce (2007)
- Dir. Bruce Campbell
Feat. Bruce Campbell, Grace Thorsen, Ted Raimi…
- Cult favourite B–grade actor Campbell is kidnapped by a misguided fan who expects him to save the world from very real monsters in this…
- Host, The (Gwoemul) (2006)
- Dir. Joon-ho Bong
Feat. Kang-ho Song, Doona Bae, Ah-sung Ko
- Colossal Korean blockbuster that single–handedly revives the generic monster movie: birthed from a batch of military–grade chemicals…
- Killian Curse, The (TV Series) (2006)
- Local fantasy–horror series in which the 21 students of Room 21, must each defeat a demon sent by the spirit of their long–dead school…
- Boogeyman (2005)
- Dir. Stephen Kay
Feat. Barry Watson, Emily Dreschanel, Lucy Lawless
- Haunted by his father's death, a young man (Watson) quests to discover the identity of the monstrous 'boogeyman' killer, who may in fact be a figment…
- Great Yokai War, The (Yôkai daisensô) (2005)
- Dir. Takashi Miike
Feat. Chiaki Kuriyama
- The latest cinematic mash–up from dir. Miike (AUDITION) is a family–orientated adventure in which a shy young boy from a broken family…
- Tetsujin 28 (2005)
- Dir. Shin Togashi
- Wacky but earnest live–action update of the classic 1950s anime GIGANTOR, replotted to depict the struggle between a ferocious robot 'Black Ox'…
- Alien vs. Predator (AVP) (2004)
- Dir. Paul Anderson
Feat. Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova, Ewen Bremner…
- A loud and slime–lacquered clash of the sci–fi titans, the enticing prospect of two classic bogeymen going monstrous…
- Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
- Dir. Ryuhei Kitamura
Feat. Akira Takarada
- A 50th anniversary celebration of the GODZILLA movie franchise, with the big lizard coming up against a roll–call of old foes: Gigan, King…
- Incident At Loch Ness (2004)
- Dir. Zak Penn
Feat. Werner Herzog
- Droll and rather odd filmbiz comedy follows the efforts of German auteur Werner Herzog (GRIZZLY MAN) and an inept Hollywood producer, Zak Penn, to…