Wedged somewhat awkwardly in Robert Zemeckis’ filmography between the blockbuster majesty of the Back To The Future trilogy and Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and the
Category: Fantasy
Rebirth Of Mothra II (1997) – Review
After making her/his long awaited return to solo adventures in 1996 with Rebirth Of Mothra, the most benevolent bug this side of that ant from
Turning Red (2022) – Review
Of late, you really have to feel for the alchemists of animation of who toil and labour under the roof of Pixar in order to
Rebirth Of Mothra (1996) – Review
While Kaiju legends such as Godzilla and Gamera racked up movie after movie in their various filmographies, other monsters had to be content playing second
The Green Mile (1999) – Review
I always get a little nervous when proven directors start pigeonholing themselves. I’m not necessarily talking about an auteur investing six or seven years of
The Shape Of Water (2017) – Review
Referred to elsewhere as Grinding Nemo (although I’d also accept 50 Shoals Of Grey, Brine And A Half Weeks or Basic Fin-stinct), Guillermo Del Toro’s
Dragonball: Evolution (2009) – Review
I’m sure many people will beg to differ (and I’m sure I’ve already mentioned this somewhere before), but accuracy isn’t strictly necessary in order to
In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007) – Review
I understand that dragging the limited talents of Uwe Boll through the mud these days is somewhat akin to flogging a dead horse with an
Fist Of The North Star (1995) – Review
You have to give the independent movie scene credit for trying to ride the wave of Anime’s global popularity during the 90’s. Attacking us with
Solomon Kane (2009) – Review
Most fantasy movies geared toward a mature audience usually stumble when trying to merge it’s more fantastical elements with more adult themes such as graphic
Monsters Inc. (2001) – Review
By 2001, animation house Pixar had already churned out two bona fide classics (Toy Story’s 1&2) and a high grossing second movie that seems forever
Kung Fu Hustle (2004) – Review
What did we do right as a collective species to deserve Stephen Chow? While I have to be honest and admit I haven’t seen the
The Mummy (2017) – Review
Watching the 2017 attempt to resurrect The Mummy is painfully awkward in more ways that one. The quality of the movie itself notwithstanding, screen writer
Reign Of Fire (2002) – Review
There’s nothing quite more frustrating to a lover of crazy blockbuster cinema than a mouthwatering concept that isn’t quite executed as well as you’d hoped.
The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor
After the frenetic action gumbo of The Mummy Returns – a hyperbolic action/adventure that placed exhausting action sequences next to career worst examples of CGI
Beetlejuice (1988) – Review
There are many wonderful things about the career of Tim Burton that’s depressingly easy to forget when you look at his rather soulless output the
Eternals (2021) – Review
It seems that everything there was to be said about Eternals – the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s 26th feature venture – had already been stated before
The Mummy Returns (2001) – Review
The early millennium must have been Willy Wonka’s Chocolate factory for any filmmaker with adolescent tendencies who had been hired to tackle a sizable summer
The Mummy (1999) – Review
Back in 1999, I remember emerging from the cinema feeling a little nonplussed about The Mumny, Stephen Sommers’ mega budgeted remake of the classic Universal
Stardust (2007) – Review
Once upon a time, Matthew Vaughan was chiefly known as Guy Ritchie’s producer, but one day he plopped himself into the director’s chair with the
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