Leonard Nimoy Was In Tim Burton’s TV Version Of Aladdin With James Earl Jones As The Genie
A tale of a sorcerer, a lamp, and a genie — Leonard Nimoy, James Earl Jones, and Tim Burton unite in a forgotten fairy tale.
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Movie Reviews7.1/10
Ed Wood Review: Burton’s Biopic of the Worst Director Is a Sincere, Flawed Tribute
A strange, touching tribute to Ed Wood, the worst director in cinema, whose sincere failures still hold a mirror to our own.
Movie Reviews6.9/10
Betelgeuse’s Return in ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Is a Solid but Uneven Tribute
Michael Keaton returns as Betelgeuse in this loving remake, a tale of ghosts, portals, and a mother's reluctant marriage.
Movie Reviews7/10
Sparky Returns From the Dead in Burton’s Loving Horror Comedy
A boy brings his dead dog back to life with a single bolt of lightning in Tim Burton's stop-motion horror comedy.
Movie Reviews5.8/10
Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes Reboot Has the Pieces but Never Assembles Them
Tim Burton's 2001 Planet of the Apes remake: Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth and ape makeup shine, but the film never decides what it is about. 5.8/10.
Movie Reviews5.7/10
Mars Attacks! at 5.7/10: Tim Burton’s Sci-Fi Satire Never Commits
Mars Attacks! hit theaters December 13, 1996. Tim Burton's $80M sci-fi satire, reviewed: Jack Nicholson's double role, ILM's Martians, and a 5.7/10.
Movie Reviews6.8/10
Batman Returns: A Strange, Self-Indulgent Christmas in Gotham
Tim Burton's Batman Returns, a Christmas movie about a Penguin raised in sewers, Catwoman, and Max Shreck — a rewatch review scoring 6.8/10.
Movie Reviews5.5/10
Dark Shadows (2012): A Great Cast, a Witch, a Werewolf, and No Center
Dark Shadows (2012): Tim Burton and Johnny Depp's vampire comedy has style and jokes but no shape — seven leads in 113 minutes and no center.
Movie Reviews5.8/10
Big Fish Review: Tim Burton’s Tall Tale Never Costs Anything
A review of Tim Burton's Big Fish (2003), the tall-tale father-son drama starring Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney and Billy Crudup. Score: 5.8/10.
Movie Reviews7.1/10
Beetlejuice at 38: Tim Burton’s Ghost Story Still Runs on Rules, Sandworms, and Winona Ryder
Tim Burton's Beetlejuice (1988) turns 35+: casting, Oscar-winning makeup, Harry Belafonte, and why the Maitlands still rule.
Movie Reviews7.6/10
Corpse Bride at 77 Minutes: A Gray Village, a Bright Underworld, and the Case for Brevity
Tim Burton's 77-minute stop-motion Corpse Bride sets a drab land of the living against a warm, bright underworld where the dead are better company.
Movie Reviews8.2/10
Stop-Motion Christmas Classic Still Works Because It Refuses to Explain Itself
A review of The Nightmare Before Christmas, the 1993 stop-motion classic with Danny Elfman's songs and a Halloween-Christmas holiday mix that still works.