Surely one of the greatest conundrums of the twentieth century is this: if movies set in the fantasy genre usually live or die on the
Tag: Fantasy
Barbie (2023) – Review
Movies based on toys don’t exactly have the reputation of being the smartest of cinema’s exports as every entry that proves to be the surprising
The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005) – Review
If I had to pick out only one difference between James O’Barr’s gently vicious comic book, The Crow and the sequels that came in the
Skull Island – Season 1, Episode 6: Terms Of Endearment (2023) – Review
I’ve spent the last couple of reviews basically grumbling about the lack of Kong in this Kong related series, but in a much needed effort
Gremlins: Secrets Of The Mogwai – Season 1, Episode 10: Never Ever Expose Them To Bright Light (2023) – Review
Resuscitating a dormant franchise from its hibernation can often be a double-edged blade with more rules and pitfalls than opening one of the titular Mogwai
Skull Island – Season 1, Episode 1: Maritime Pilot (2023) – Review
Conventional wisdom suggests that there are certain rules to establishing and sustaining a cinematic universe. If we were to read from the individual playbooks of
Gremlins: Secrets Of The Mogwai – Season 1, Episode 5: Always Stab Or Run (2023) – Review
As Secrets Of The Mogwai streaks up to the halfway point with the speed of that Lightning Gremlin from Gremlins 2, I was hoping that
Gremlins: Secrets Of The Mogwai – Season 1, Episode 4: Don’t Drink The Tea (2023) – Review
We’re on Episode 4 of Gremlins’ brand spanking new animated series on Max and the show has thus far laid out all of its pieces
The Crow: Salvation (2000) – Review
It was horribly ironic that The Crow franchise should have fallen under the ownership of Dimension – Miramax’s more genre focused arm – as it,
The Lost Continent (1968) – Review
Aside from the odd movie featuring iconic prehistoric swimwear, Hammer’s fantasy output isn’t as generally well regarded as their horror stuff, but that doesn’t mean
Dreamscape (1984) – Review
Despite my voracious appetite for movies back in my 80’s based childhood, there’s always was going to be the odd title that slipped through the
The Crow: City Of Angels (1996) – Review
Sequelizing the goth-tastic, 1994, comic book movie The Crow was never going to an easy task, especially since the movie achieved mythic status after the
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) – Review
The gradual, inexorable, rise in quality of the video game adaptation hit a new high thanks to the release of HBO’s impressively accurate The Last
The People That Time Forgot (1977) – Review
As a young child, any kind of public holiday meant that the lunchtime airwaves would be alive with movies of varying genres and even more
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) – Review
I don’t know about you, but haven’t you been finding that fantasy properties have been getting a little… serious of late? Between the flames and
The Seventh Curse (1986) – Review
Ever wonder what would have happened if a time traveler went back and accidentally stepped on a bug, causing an alternate reality where Sam Raimi
The Land That Time Forgot (1974) – Review
Back when Hammer Films were flexing their muscles with their substantial amount of horror releases and fantasy films, Amicus Productions were carving their own little
One Million Years B.C. (1966) – Review
Sometimes history disgorges a movie that’s almost impossible to judge by normal standards. Be it the Un-P.C. clowning of Troma movies to the experimental art
At The Earth’s Core (1976) – Review
Sometimes a movie is so relentlessly cheesy and dated that it virtually becomes critic proof. Take that series of epically staged Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptations
The Last Airbender (2010) – Review
If anything was destined to invoke the ire of critics and audiences back in 2010, it was either a misguided attempt to realise a beloved
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