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Tag: fantasy

reviews

FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDEWALD

The Wizarding World has begun to age. With age comes wisdom…sometimes clarity…and occasionally regret.

Posted on November 16, 2018September 22, 2019
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THE SHAPE OF WATER

For those who dream, and believe in the impossible.

Posted on December 11, 2017September 22, 2019
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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Tale as old as time, told so shoddily…

Posted on March 18, 2017September 28, 2019
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CINDERELLA

Once upon a time, a classic story found a way to remind us of a simple life lesson…

Posted on March 15, 2015March 21, 2015
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OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL

Come out come out wherever you are, and meet the sly huckster who came from afar…

Posted on March 10, 2013September 28, 2014
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THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY

Nine years after the king returned, Peter Jackson is taking us back to Middle Earth to show us how it all began. The question is, will the prologue measure up to the wonderful chapters we’ve already read?

Posted on December 16, 2012December 21, 2012
trailers

Scars & Stories – HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS Trailer

When will we finally put the story books back on the shelf?

Posted on November 1, 2012November 6, 2012
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BRAVE

Part of Pixar’s effort to regroup takes them all the way back to basics – perhaps further back than anybody expects them to go.

Posted on June 24, 2012June 28, 2012
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SNOW WHITE & THE HUNTSMAN

Is there more story to be told? Or will another venture into a land far, far away leave us feeling dopey, sleepy, and grumpy?

Posted on June 14, 2012December 6, 2012
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MIRROR MIRROR

Once upon a time, there was an imaginative director and talented writers that believed that there’s more to faery tales than just “Happily ever after”.

Posted on April 8, 2012April 14, 2012
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HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS pt. 2

It’s a bumpy road to the finish, but when we get there we find ourselves in a truly wonderful place. Here are my thoughts on … Read More ›

Posted on July 18, 2011November 15, 2018
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Death and All of His Friends (HARRY POTTER & THE DEATHLY HALLOWS Teaser)

So while I found much of this past weekend’s MTV Movie awards to be a long exercise in publicity stunts and teen-voting nonsense…I was quite … Read More ›

Posted on June 9, 2010March 20, 2012

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