MISERY

A highly skilled, if somewhat bland, Stephen King adaptation

THE RETURNING

A product of the Hong Kong “Ghostly Romance” subgenre, and a decent one

EMBRACE OF THE VAMPIRE

A film whose reception has then and now centered entirely on the nudity displayed by its star Alyssa Milano

THE BUTCHER BOY

The brief acting career of the late Sinéad O’Connor reached its apex in this rancid little film from Ireland’s Neil Jordan

SOLDIER: FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN

I’ve admittedly never been too enthusiastic about the 1998 Kurt Russell science fiction vehicle SOLDIER, but thoroughly enjoyed this passionate account of its making