Movie Reviews7/10
A Girl Saves a Cat and Ends Up in a Kingdom Where Nothing Is Quite What It Seems
A shy girl saves a cat and enters a kingdom where she must believe in herself before turning fully into a cat.
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Tag: fantasy film
Movie Reviews7.6/10
Fourteen Years On, This Quiet Tale of a Mother Raised by Wolves Still Packs an Emotional Punch
A mother raises two children half-wolf amid loss, loneliness, and sacrifice — a quiet, patient tale of parenthood.
Movie Reviews5/10
Labyrinth Review: Jennifer Connelly’s Magical Quest Through Jim Henson’s Twisted Maze
A tale of a girl who wishes her infant brother away into a twisting maze, wherein dwells a king who would tempt her soul.
Movie Reviews7.2/10
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Review: A Great Hang, Not a Great Fantasy Film
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is a fun heist comedy with Chris Pine and Michelle Rodriguez, but a middling fantasy film. Our review.
Movie Reviews5.1/10
The Golden Compass Review: A $180 Million Fantasy That Never Feels the Cold
A review of 2007's The Golden Compass: Nicole Kidman, armored bears, and a $180 million budget that never makes you feel the cold.
Movie Reviews3.5/10
The Huntsman: Winter’s War Review: A Competent, Inert Fairy Tale
The Huntsman: Winter's War review: a 114-minute prequel-sequel detour with Emily Blunt, Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron that never earns the trip.
Movie Reviews7.8/10
Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy Sequel Finds Its Soul in the Monsters, Not the Hero
Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy II: The Golden Army review: Ron Perlman, Luke Goss, troll market, Oscar makeup, $168.3M gross, and why the sequel still works.
Movie Reviews6.6/10
Prince Caspian Buried Narnia’s Magic Under a Battle Epic
Prince Caspian review: the Narnia sequel trades fairy tale for war epic, with a grown-up cast, a ruined Cair Paravel, and a runtime that drags.
Movie Reviews4.7/10
Percy Jackson Film Lands the Cast but Fumbles the Script, 16 Years On
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief review: Logan Lerman leads a strong cast in a 2010 film undone by a weak script and thin Percy-Annabeth bond.
Movie Reviews5.3/10
Alice in Wonderland Review: Tim Burton’s 5.3/10 Mess Has One Good Idea and a Mood-Ring Hatter
Tim Burton's 2010 Alice in Wonderland gets a 5.3/10 review: Mia Wasikowska shines, Depp's Hatter is craft buried in noise, and the chosen-one plot sinks it.
Movie Reviews7.8/10
The Goblet of Fire film turns the tournament into a death sentence
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) review: Mike Newell directs, Ralph Fiennes plays Voldemort, and the Triwizard Tournament changes the series for good.