deadline (2009)

"I have no interest in writing a horror film."
Alice (Brittany Murphy) moves to a remote house to escape the city, an ex about to be released from prison, and to concentrate on her writing, as she is behind in her deadline. But once installed in the house Alice soon finds herself intertwined with the story of previous occupants David and Lucy (Marc Blucas & Thora Birch), whose happy marriage dissolved into jealously and recrimination.
Well made, but at the same time unsatisfactory ghost story.

perfect creature (2006)

"You want her. don't you?"
A steam punk verion of the world which has Vampires co-existing with humans, and have formed a religious sect known as the brotherhood. But when one brother, Edgar (Leo Gregory), runs amok and starts to kill, Brother Silas (Dougray Scott) is teamed up with detective Lily (Saffron Burrows) to catch him, but Edgar has a bigger plan than just to kill...
An interesting concept, well made, but lacking that certain spark that lifts it above the average.

the house at the end of the street (2012)

"I don't really come into this part of the house."
Sarah (Elisabeth Shue) moves to a rural home, bringing her daughter Elissa (Jennifer Lawrence) with her. They rent a beautiful house they can only afford as it's next door to a house where a girl murdered both her parents. Whilst Elissa settles down at her new school she gets to know Ryan (Max Thieriot), the son of the murdered couple, who is still living in the house, and many in the neighbourhood dislike.
A film that manages to play with the standard cliques, and our perceptions, before the inevitable twist at the end, and although nothing special, this is still a step above most.

Mantrap (1983)

"If you do that, you will be huge."
Martin Fry is picked as the new singer for a band who are about to tour Europe. But little do they know that the band are being manipulated by their manager in order to do a little bit of espionage.
A long form video, showcasing live renditions of songs from ABC's successful album The Lexicon of Love. As an experiment in concert film, it works, as a spy thriller, it is less successful, though not as bad as some would have you believe.

zombie self-defence force (2006)

aka Zonbi jJieita.
"How non-scientific."
A UFO crashes in a forest, unleashing a wave of radiation that revives corpses in its wake, and unleashing devistation on the local populous.
Extremely cheap, extremely gory, ripped through with black humour, and entertainingly over the top.

the horde (2009)

aka La Horde.
"Don't let one person into this building, not a soul."
Captured by a drugs gang, things look bleak for four cops. Then things get bleaker, as they see their city suddenly overrun by hoards of zombies. The only way they can survive is to team up with the gang, and fight their way out of the tower block they are barricaded inside of.
Well made actioner, with lots of gore, but full of instantly dis-likable characters. Worse still, none of them seem to learn from their experiences. For example, they soon find out that the only way to take a zombie down is a head shot, so why do they spend the rest of the movie wasting bullets shooting them everywhere but the head! Add to that a plot full of holes, and you've got a film that necessitates alcohol to stem the tide of questions it leaves you asking.

jerusalem (1987)

"Let's do a song."
Extended pop promo, written by Paulo Hewitt, and comes across as an 80's parody of the music business, and homage to the Magical Mystery Tour. The style Council land in a series of picturesque locations, sing some songs, and take the micky out of their more fashion conscious peers in the music industry.
Aside from the music, this actually holds together far better than I would have thought, if you look at it as an art-house product.