Tag: Fantasy

The Valley Of Gwangi (1969) – Review

Sometimes, all you need is a good, old fashioned, classic mash up of polar opposite genres to really wake you up and and if the

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The Odyssey (2026) – Review

It seems like Christopher Nolan has always been drawn to men playing gods. If it isn’t Batman and his rogue’s gallery trying to bend the

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Troy (2004) – Review

Once Ridley Scott’s Gladiator threw open the door of possibilities and revived the expired sword and sandals epics that used to populate the cinema of

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Immortals (2011) – Review

In 2006, Zach Snyder’s adaptation of Frank Miller’s 300 seemed to be the last word in giving Greek history/myth a phantasmagoric, visual, glow-up that seemed

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Hercules (2014) – Review

Have you ever entered a movie with such strong preconceptions that you’ve already convinced youself that you’re going to hate every single second of it?

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Priest (2011) – Review

Sometimes your first instinct is bang on the money. Based on a Korean comic book I’ve never read which was in turn based on a

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Masters Of The Universe (2026) – Review

Nostalgia can be a dangerous thing. Take the adapting of Masters Of The Universe for example, the epic, 80s toy line that not only blossomed

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Starchaser: The Legend Of Orin (1985) – Review

It’s the mid-eighties and with the sound of an exploding Death Star and celebrating Ewoks, the Star Wars Trilogy has come to an end with

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Starcrash (1978) – Review

In the deluge of cash-ins that followed in the wake of George Lucas’ Star Wars, the torrent of cheapo pretenders provided derivative thrills of all

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Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) – Review

By the end of the 80s, Studio Ghibli was cooking, creatively speaking, but was still finding it tough to get the appropriate amount of traction

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Mortal Kombat II (2026) – Review

I don’t think anyone was truly claiming that 2021’s Mortal Kombat was a flawless victory, but there was certainly enough positive stuff going on in

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Prisoners Of The Lost Universe (1983) – Review

Not to shatter the illusion of the film reviewer as a romantic cinema goer, stubbonly catching everything on the splendor of the big screen in

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My Neighbour Totoro (1988) – Review

While animated films are usually undefeated when it comes to delivering magical, impossible worlds, delivering magical, impossible worlds is just another weekday to the vibrant

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Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind (1984) – Review

Everything has to start somewhere, and in the case of life-enriching animation house, Studio Ghibli, it began on the winds of a post apocalyptic future.

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Porco Rosso (1992) – Review

If I’m being totally honest, I didn’t really appreciate the full spectrum of animation coming out of Japan, back in the younger years. While I

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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) – Review

Just because we’re in what’s can only be described as the golden age of video game adaptations, it doesn’t mean that filmmakers hoping to bring

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Seventh Son (2014) – Review

Why is nailing fantasy on film so damned hard? While other may debate that the lucrative likes of Lord Of The Rings and Harry Potter

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Dust Bunny (2025) – Review

Be it Pushing Daisies or the magnificence that was was Hannibal, Bryan Fuller is known for creating diverse, weird, surreal universes that can veer into

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Top 5 Sci-Fi And Fantasy Films Of 2025

The science fiction films of 2025 showcased a balance between large-scale franchise entries and more concept-driven storytelling. James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash dominated attention

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Paddington In Peru (2024) – Review

Sequels can be tough, but while many rough and ready characters find that pulling off their first follow up isn’t as easy as it looked,

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