As a rule, fantasy movies set at Christmas are usually cuddly, fluffy affairs with all the usual tropes delivered wrapped in a nice, safe, unthreatening
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Scrooged (1988) – Review
There’s not many people who’d argue against Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol being the most quintessential seasonal story that’s ever been put to paper –
Masters Of The Universe (1987) – Review
Fanboys have been complaining for decades about the “necessary” changes made to a famous property when it finally reaches the screen. These have usually ranged
Loki – Season 1, Episode 5: Journey Into Mystery (2021) – Review
At various moments throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe, certain things have occured that’s taken that ever-fluid status quo and given it a seismic shaking up.
I, Frankenstein (2014) – Review
Remember when you first saw Blade? God, that was a fucking cool experience, wasn’t it? Remember how you thrilled when Stephen Norrington not only tweaked
Legend (1985) – Review
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
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
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