A boy named Jake Chambers (Tom Taylor) is struck by constant dreams of a dark tower under attack, a gunslinger named Roland, and a man dressed in black. When his visions turn out to be true, he finds himself hunted … Continue reading REVIEW: The Dark Tower (2017)
While their elder siblings visit the USA with their parents, Lucy (Georgie Henley) and Edmund (Skandar Keynes) are stuck staying with their odious cousin Eustace (Will Poulter). Lucy and Edmund are thrown back into Narnia, where King Caspian (Ben Barnes) … Continue reading REVIEW: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
A year after their trip to Narnia, Peter (William Moseley), Susan (Anna Popplewell), Edmund (Skandar Keynes), and Lucy (Georgie Henley) find themselves drawn back into the magical world again when called upon by the endangered Prince Caspian (Ben Barnes). Time … Continue reading REVIEW: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
During the London Blitz, siblings Peter (William Moseley), Susan (Anna Popplewell), Edmund (Skandar Keynes), and Lucy (Georgie Henley) are shipped out to the country for their own safety. In an abandoned room of the manor house where they have been … Continue reading REVIEW: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005)
In the distant past, monsters walk the Earth but have been banished to faraway mountain regions separate from humanity. A runaway monster queen escapes to human territory and bestows her infant child upon an inept village mayor (Jing Boran). He … Continue reading REVIEW: Monster Hunt (2015)
This is a story that takes more than eight years to tell. It begins with a Hollywood studio electing to mount an all-new screen adaptation of a popular folkloric saga, and it ends with a loss of about $150 million. … Continue reading “I am here now because of you” | King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
Most people seem to have encountered Journey to the West in one form or another. Most Australians my age will have first encountered Wu Cheng’en’s legendary Chinese novel via its Japanese TV adaptation Monkey, which the ABC broadcast on a seemingly endless look … Continue reading REVIEW: Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013)
On the Christmas after her mother has died, Clara (Mackenzie Foy) receives one final gift: a locked egg-shaped box. The hunt for the key takes her on an unexpected journey to a world of snow, sweets, and flowers, as well … Continue reading REVIEW: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
Homeless thief Aladdin (Mena Massoud) lives on the streets of Agrabah, until a chance encounter with Princess Jasmine (Naomi Scott) throws him into a fantastical adventure involving an evil vizier (Marwan Kenzari), a magical cave, a flying carpet, and an … Continue reading REVIEW: Aladdin (2019)
14 year-old Billy Batson (Asher Angel) keeps running away from foster homes while searching for the mother who lost him when he was a young child. Magically abducted by the wizard Shazam (Djimon Hounsou), he gains the ability to transform … Continue reading REVIEW: Shazam! (2019)
