Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure: 2192 Films to Buy & Rent
Australia (2008)
- Dir. Baz Luhrmann
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham…
- Aussie golden boy Baz Luhrmann's larger–than–life epic sees an English aristocrat and cattle driver attempt to save an inherited outback…
Babylon A.D. (2008)
- Dir. Mathieu Kassovitz
Feat. Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Gerard Depardieu…
- Mind–numbing, muddled Vin Diesel thriller that sees the furrowed–brow strongman playing a callous mercenary recruited to smuggle a woman…
Bangkok Dangerous (2008)
- Dir. Oxide Pang, Danny Pang
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Shahkrit Yamnarm, Charlie Yeung
- Continuing the dubious trend of Asian filmmakers helming American remakes of their own hit movies, this strictly by–the–numbers thriller…
Batman: Gotham Knight (2008)
- Dir. Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Feat. Kevin Conroy, David McCallum, Parminder Nagra
- From the producers of BATMAN BEGINS and the highly anticipated 'The Dark Knight' comes this stylish anime collection of six sequences tracing…
Batman: The Dark Knight (2008)
- Dir. Christopher Nolan
Feat. Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart…
- Christopher Nolan’s follow–up to BATMAN BEGINS pitches Christian Bale’s Batman against Heath Ledger’s lunatic Joker, propelling this…
Brothers Bloom, The (2008)
- Dir. Rian Johnson
Feat. Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo…
- Fanciful tale of two grifting brothers (Brody, Ruffalo) who, in attempting to ensnare an eccentric heiress (Weisz), fall for both her feminine charms…
Chanbara Beauty (2008)
- Dir. Yôhei Fukuda
Feat. Eri Otoguro, Chise Nakamura
- Fan–servicing bikini swashbuckler, with two scantily clad babes slashing their way through zombie hoards. A crummy, if entertaining hodgepodge…
Chocolate (2008)
- Dir. Prachya Pinkaew
Feat. JeeJa Yanin, Hiroshi Abe, Pongpat Wachirabunjong
- Impressive newcomer Jeeja Yanin plays a butt kicking autistic girl (!) in this exhilarating revenge movie, a standout amongst Thailand’s recent…
Cloverfield (2008)
- Dir. Matt Reeves
Feat. Michael Stahl-David, Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas…
- A giant, malevolent extraterrestrial terrorises New York City in this dazzling cult creature–feature–with–a–twist: the action…
Comanche Moon (TV Mini-series) (2008)
- Feat. Adam Beach, Linda Cardellini, Rachel Griffiths…
- Clunky prequel to the Lonesome Dove franchise, with Steve Zahn and Karl Urban filling the younger shoes of Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones…