Genre: Fantasy
Fantasy opens worlds that never were — magic, myth, and the impossible made real. From sweeping epics to quiet enchantments, it asks what we’d do with power the real world denies us.
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Dragonheart (1996)
Dragonheart is the film with the best dragon performance in cinema history and a thoroughly average everything else around it. Rob Cohen directed. Dennis... -
Gremlins (1984)
Gremlins is a Christmas horror comedy disguised as a family film. Joe Dante directed it. Steven Spielberg produced it through Amblin Entertainment. Chris... -
Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
Game of Thrones is the single best argument in the history of television for finishing your source material before you start the show. David Benioff and... -
The NeverEnding Story (1984)
The NeverEnding Story is the rare children's film that takes children seriously as readers. Wolfgang Petersen directed it. The script is based on Michael... -
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Conan the Barbarian is one of the strangest mainstream studio films of the 1980s. John Milius directed and co-wrote with Oliver Stone. Arnold... -
Labyrinth (1986)
Labyrinth is the strangest mainstream studio film of 1986 and the last great Jim Henson production. Henson directed it. Terry Jones, of Monty Python... -
Highlander (1986)
Highlander is one of the strangest mainstream studio films of the 1980s and one of the most influential fantasy films of the decade. Russell Mulcahy... -
The Prophecy Franchise (1995-2005) — Review
The Prophecy is one of the most underappreciated theological horror franchises in American cinema. The original 1995 film delivered Christopher Walken's career-defining performance as the rebel angel Gabriel. Four sequels followed across the next decade. The franchise represents one of the... -
The Princess Bride (1987) — Review
The Princess Bride is one of the most quoted films in American popular culture and one of the most enduring family films of the past forty years. Rob Reiner directed. William Goldman wrote the screenplay from his own 1973 novel. The film was released in September 1987. It grossed approximately... -
The Prophecy (1995) — Review
The Prophecy is one of the most underappreciated theological horror films of the 1990s and one of Christopher Walken's most committed performances. The film was released in September 1995. It grossed approximately sixteen million dollars in its initial theatrical release on a production budget of...