When you think of live action Disney movies from years gone by you very may well think of bright, playful romps starring either animated characters
Tag: Fantasy
Aquaman (2019) – Review
Sea-Thor, Sea-Thor, on the sea floor?After one of the most disappointing payoffs in cinema history scuppered all that good will provided by Wonder Woman, you
Onward (2020) – Review
Let us regard Pixar for a minute and the sheer scale and quality of their product since they reinvented the animation wheel with Toy Story
Flash Gordon (1980) – Review
Kicking off with quite possibly the single greatest theme song in cinema history (fight me!) we are hurled kicking and screaming into the swirly, garish
The Last Witch Hunter (2015) – Review
Over the last couple of decades, through a sheer force of will that belays his mortal existence, Vin Diesel seems to be collecting franchises the
Cats (2019) – Review
Director Tom Hooper has a lot to answer for…The man who gave us The Danish Girl, The King’s Speech and the 2012 version of Les
Thor: Ragnarok (2017) – Review
Thor’s series of solo movies have always been seen as Marvel’s fifth wheel so to speak. His sweet – but slight – origin movie and
Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker (2019) – Review
2019 seems to be the year that epic sagas reach the end of the road. Marvel spectacularly rounded up 11 years of storytelling with their
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) – Review
The “first” Jumanji (or would that technically be second?) was somewhat of a very welcome surprise. Taking the formula of the 90’s orginal and bringing
Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle (2017) – Review
I, like most people, inwardly and outwardly groaned at the prospect of a Jumanji remake. I mean, I’ve never been the type to turn my
Nightbreed (1990) – Review
Released in 1990 as horror author slash director Clive Barker’s follow up to his superlative Hellraiser, Nightbreed was hyped up on set as the Star
Conan The Barbarian (1982) – Review
Join me now as I steer you through the days of high adventure and teach you what is best in life as we journey through
The Dark Crystal (1982) – Review
Back in 1982, gangly visionary genius – and full time felt frog proctologist – Jim Henson unleashed a vision onto the silver screen the likes
Willow (1988) – Review
Consider the fate of Willow, the fantasy collaboration between George Lucas and Ron Howard. Essentially the high concept fusing of Star Wars and Tolken-esque, Lord
Army Of Darkness (1993) – Review
I truly believe in my heart of hearts that Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead trilogy is one of the greatest gifts cinema has ever given us.
Gamera 3: The Revenge Of Iris (1999) – Review
For the final part of his lauded Gamera trilogy, director Shusuke Kaneko went for something a little different from the usual plotline of an evil
Gamera: Super Monster (1980) – Review
God dammit, Daiei, just what the hell is wrong with you?Imagine me saying this out loud as one long exhausted sigh while pinching the bridge
Gamera Vs. Zigra (1971) – Review
An mysterious alien craft pulls a Compton drive-by on a human research base on the surface of the moon (because we have those now), and
Gamera Vs. Jiger (1970) – Review
The final, palatable Gamera movie of the original 60’s-70’s run (brace yourself as there’s two more to go) sees the child befriending mega turtle probably
Gamera Vs. Guiron (1969) – Review
The Gamera series, despite it’s many flaws, has always had the weirdest designs for it antagonists. Every single one is a truly bizarre, surrealistic nightmare
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