As "gigantic monster reptile attacks New York" movies go, you've got to admit that Godzilla delivers the goods, although its critical drubbing and box-office disappointment were arguably deserved. It's a shameless, uninspired crowd-pleaser that's content to serve up familiar action with the advantage of really fantastic special effects, and if you expect nothing more you'll be one among ...

Manufacturer: Columbia TriStar
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria, Kevin Dunn
Directed By: Roland Emmerich

Manufacturer: BCI, a Navarre Corporation Company

Manufacturer: Adv Films

Ring 0 is the prequel to the successful Japanese ghost/horror movie Ring which has already spun off a conventional follow-up (Ring 2) and inspired a host of Far Eastern imitations, with a US remake in development. Opening with some tiny scene-setting to remind you of the urban legend of the cursed videotape, the film skips back to "30 years ago" and dramatises the ...

Manufacturer: Tartan Video
Starring: Yukie Nakama, Daisuke Ban
Directed By: Norio Tsuruta

Manufacturer: Mvm
Starring: Laura Bailey, Houko Kuwashima, Kenji Nojima, Eric Vale, Chinami Nishimura
Directed By: Koichi Ohata, Masashi Abe, Ryôsuke Takahashi

If you crave an over-the-top historical kung fu-fantasy epic with a good dose of voluptuous nudity, bravura machismo, and passions so intense they verge on ridiculous, then Brotherhood of the Wolf is for you. Based (loosely) on an 18th-century legend, this French film follows a hunky scientist (Samuel Le Bihan) and his Iroquois sidekick/spiritual partner (Mark Dacascos) as they pursue a ...

Manufacturer: Vision Video Ltd.
Starring: Samuel Le Bihan, Vincent Cassel, Mark Dacascos, Monica Bellucci, Jérémie Renier

Manufacturer: A.D.V. Films
Starring: Jason Lee, Keiko Yokozawa, Rob Mungle, Tiffany Grant, Marcy Rae
Directed By: Hideaki Kushi, Jun Kamiya, Kenji Takemura, Shinya Sadamitsu, Yoshio Katô

Lucio "King of the Eyeball Gag" Fulci made his name with a series of gory, gooey horror epics, and The Beyond stands above all as his outré masterpiece. The largely incoherent plot has something to do with a turn-of-the-century curse and a doorway to hell in the cellar of an old New Orleans hotel. Fulci shows his usual sensitivity with wooden acting, clumsy dialogue, and buckets of oozing ...

Manufacturer: Diamond Entertainment Corp.
Starring: Catriona MacColl, David Warbeck, Cinzia Monreale, Antoine Saint-John, Veronica Lazar
Directed By: Lucio Fulci

Manufacturer: Tartan Video
Starring: Leon Lai Ming, Francis Ng, Xu Jinglei, Ekin Cheng, Karena Lam
Directed By: Benny Chan

Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland, Gena Rowlands, Olivier Martinez
Directed By: D.J. Caruso