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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Pinocchio (Garrone, 2019) — Review
Matteo Garrone's Pinocchio is the most faithful screen adaptation of Carlo Collodi's 1883 source novel ever produced. The Italian film was released in December 2019. It grossed approximately twenty-three million dollars worldwide on a production budget of approximately fifteen million dollars. The... -
Mortal (2019) — Review
Mortal is what a superhero origin story looks like when the director comes from Norwegian horror cinema rather than from American comic book adaptation. André Øvredal directed Trollhunter in 2010 and The Autopsy of Jane Doe in 2016. Both films treat supernatural material as if it were happening in... -
The Jumanji Franchise (1995 / 2017 / 2019) — Review
The Jumanji franchise consists of three substantial feature productions across approximately twenty-four years. The 1995 original directed by Joe Johnston established the property as substantial supernatural adventure cinema starring Robin Williams. The 2017 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle directed... -
Mortal (2019) — Review
André Øvredal's Norwegian superhero film with Nat Wolff. The best Thor origin story ever filmed, and Thor is never named. Mortal at 9/10. -
Morgan (2016) — Review
Luke Scott's directorial debut with Kate Mara and Anya Taylor-Joy. The Paul Giamatti interrogation scene is the reason to watch. Morgan at 6.5/10. -
Sucker Punch (2011) — Review
Zack Snyder's nested-reality female ensemble. Combat fantasy short stories with common thread. Loved across viewings. Ending sucked. 8/10. -
Greatest Fantasy Movies – Worlds Beyond Reason
Twenty of cinema's greatest fantasy films, from Excalibur to Pan's Labyrinth. The 1980s golden era, Lord of the Rings, and one catastrophic trilogy — five decades of the genre. -
Rings of Power — Review
That's the full viewing history. I've since watched clips, read extensive commentary, and confirmed what those twenty minutes told me: the writers don't understand Tolkien's characters, and the… -
The Lord of the Rings — Review
I walked into a Pickwick bookstore in 1969 at eight years old and saw the big red single-volume edition of The Lord of the Rings on the shelf. My parents didn't think I'd actually read it. I read it… -
Dungeon
A deserter enters a haunted dungeon to buy his way out of a warrant. What he finds is a selection mechanism that has been waiting for him.