THE UNINVITED GUEST
Spanish horror from 2004 that offers a fun and oft-perverse twist on the BAD RONALD/HIDER IN THE HOUSE formula, with a man who suspects someone is living in his house but can’t find the person
THE UNINVITED (2009)
The Hollywood remake of the Korean A TALE OF TWO SISTERS. THE UNINVITED’S makers tried to create something beyond most Hollywood horrors, but what they came up with, in contrast to the complexity of the original film, is a hokey gothic melodrama
UNDO
There’s never been a love story quite like this 47 minute Japanese drama about insanity and obsessive knot-tying
UNDERTOW
Not to be confused with the many, many other films called UNDERTOW, this is a 1996 made-for-Showtime thriller. The best I can say for it, I’m afraid, is that it had promise
UNDER THE SKIN
A visual stunner whose technical brilliance can’t mask the fact that the proceedings are rambling and fatally undernourished from a narrative standpoint
THE UGLY
Pretty good nineties horror from New Zealand, with style, decent acting and gore a ‘plenty!
JUST BEFORE DAWN
A largely undistinguished slasher that owes its minor cult following to just one scene
THE JUNIPER TREE
A very good film that deals with witchcraft in the middle ages and stars Bjork in her first film role
JUDGE
More old school manga madness from Japan. This film is too short and rather cheesy, but it’s also interesting and imaginative
JONATHAN
A most unique German made take on DRACULA that twists the material into a metaphor for the Nazi era. Stylish and audacious this film is, but it’s also obnoxiously pretentious