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
Category: Fantasy
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
Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings (2021) – Review
While Marvel Studio’s Phase 4 has shown that the ubiquitous movie making machine hasn’t lost any of its vigour, it’s fair to say that Black
Free Guy (2021) – Review
It’s a well known fact by now that movies that adopt the mechanics of how videogame’s work into their plots usually end up being far
Jungle Cruise (2021) – Review
Not content with the seemingly endless stream of content they’ve gleaned from Marvel, Star Wars and all the times they’ve remade their own movies into
47 Ronin (2013) – Review
When 2021 ends, there will have been two big budget action films financed by American money that feature Asian leads. Obviously time will tell whether
House II: The Second Story (1987) – Review
The horror comedy is a tough bugger to pull off, make no mistake. Nailing the tone is essential and unless you know exactly what ratio
Monster Hunter (2020) – Review
When it comes to cramming your other half into the lion’s share of your filmography it’s frankly amazing that Paul W.S. Anderson doesn’t get more
Luca (2021) – Review
There’s a prevailing theory that animation giant Pixar ain’t exactly where they once were when you consider the legacy they’ve been building since their earliest
Wrath Of Daimajin (1966) – Review
If there was a flaw in the inpenetrable stone armour of the vengeful Golem Kaiju known as Daimajin, it’s that his vastly underrated first two
The Golden Child (1986) – Review
To a certain generation, Eddie Murphy is known as the beloved star of of such family extravaganzas such as Shrek, Shrek 2, Shrek The Third
Mortal Engines (2018) – Review
I don’t know about you, but I always find it somewhat awkward when I settle down to watch a big, lush movie based on a
Return Of Daimajin (1966) – Review
Displaying the same kind of confidence reserved usually for James Cameron’s ever expanding plans for his Avatar sequels, Daiei films back in 1966 released a
Caravan Of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (1984) – Review
Could you imagine a Jar Jar Binks movie where he has a side adventure to babysit a precious child, or even a Tarzan style movie
Love And Monsters (2020) – Review
Sometimes there’s nothing more refreshing than a good old road movie. A nice, simple plot that involves our protagonist simply having to get from A
Godzilla Vs. Kong (2021) – Review
“It’s just so massive… so stupid…” mulls Brian Tyree Henry’s conspiracy theorist during a rare quiet moment during the latest entry into Legendary’s Monsterverse and
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