The often forgotten and certainly underrated pulp action fantasy movie Solomon Kane has found itself at the top of the Freevee chart over 15 years after it was released. As a movie that failed to reach its potential at the box office, the film’s resurgence on free streaming is now giving it a second chance to make a first impression with many who missed it the first time around.

Based on the Puritan avenger created by Robert E. Howard – and who at one point became the subject of a run of Marvel Comics – James Purefoy delivered a brooding performance in the titular role, but never seemed to get the praise he deserved. Solomon Kane is depicted as a wanderer, walking the world destroying evil where he finds it. In the movie adaption, this included taking on a range of monsters created by the team behind Godzilla and Silent Hill, and...