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Subgenre Sampler

 
Conan the BarbarianConan the Barbarian (2011)
Dir. Marcus Nispel
Feat. Jason Momoa, Stephen Lang, Rachel Nichols
Meat–axe revival of Arnold Schwarzenegger's B–movie breakthrough, which mashes modern CG effects with a low–rent 80s sensibility…
ThorThor (2011) Recommended
Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman
Engaging superhero escapism with The God of Thunder banished to earth where his skills with a hammer soon come in handy. Flitting between godly…
Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011)
Dir. Bill Condon
Feat. Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner
Penultimate installment of the Gothic fantasy phenomenon teases out the conclusion to the romantic saga in lucrative and popular fashion with Bella…
X-Men: First ClassX-Men: First Class (2011) Recommended
Dir. Matthew Vaughn
Feat. James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence
The X–MEN juggernaut rolls on, benefiting from a spring clean of the principal cast, in this hugely entertaining origin movie set against the…
Clash of the TitansClash of the Titans (2010)
Dir. Louis Leterrier
Feat. Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes
Beefy, special effects–saturated blockbuster reworks the 1981 fantasy film (and Ray Harryhausen’s beloved stop motion animations), based on…
Terry Pratchett's Going PostalTerry Pratchett's Going Postal (2010)
Dir. Jon Jones
Feat. Richard Coyle, David Suchet, Claire Foy
Lavish adaptation of a Terry Pratchett novel set once again in the discworld universe. A convicted conman gets a fate worse than death, in this case…
Alice (TV Mini-Series)Alice (TV Mini-Series) (2009)
Dir. Nick Willing
Feat. Caterina Scorsone, Andrew Lee Potts, Matt Frewer
Modernist re–imagining of the Lewis Carroll classic with wonderland portrayed as a dystopian netherworld that sucks the emotions from the 'real…
Gentlemen BroncosGentlemen Broncos (2009) Recommended
Dir. Jared Hess
Feat. Michael Angarano, Jemaine Clement, Jennifer Coolidge
Call us biased, but Jemaine Clement is worth the price of admission alone to this zany yet well–aligned comedy from the creator of NAPOLEON…
Green Lantern: First FlightGreen Lantern: First Flight (2009)
Dir. Lauren Montgomery
Feat. Christopher Meloni, Victor Garber, Tricia Helfer
A solid animated outing for one of the lesser–known superheros of the DC Universe, The Green Lantern, who gains his powers through a magical…
Race To Witch MountainRace To Witch Mountain (2009)
Dir. Andy Fickman
Feat. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Tom Everett Scott, AnnaSophia Robb
A flashy but bland reboot of the 1975 Disney film ESCAPE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN that sees Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson play a cab driver who inadvertently…

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