Posts Tagged ‘fantasy’
Dragonslayer (1981) 4K UHD Review: Great Dragon, Murky Movie
A fantastic special effects creation matched with a layered (perhaps too layered) story makes its HD home debut.
Read MoreSXSW 2021 Movie Review: The Spine of Night
Sure to be a cult classic, likely seen on the midnight movie circuit, The Spine of Night is a welcome addition to the fantasy genre.
Read MoreHis Dark Materials: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: Lyra and Daemons and Bears, Oh My!
His Dark Materials has an interesting premise, but the weakness in the scripts overshadows the strong moments of the eight episodes.
Read MoreDream Demon Blu-ray Review: Newly-Unearthed ’80s Horror Fantasy
Rarely scary, but visually gripping, an unsuccessful attempt to copy Nightmare on Elm Street scores as a fantasy film.
Read MoreAlice in Wonderland (1933) Blu-ray Review: The Special Effects Are Actually Quite Special
Definitely a period piece, fans of Lewis Carroll will still enjoy this Alice in Wonderland, and wonder at how Hollywood in the 1930s could manage so much.
Read MoreParadise Hills Movie Review: A Beautiful, Messy Fantasy
It might be gorgeous, but it’s uneven, confusing, and swings for the fences a bit too often.
Read MoreMaquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms Blu-ray Review: Emotional, Poignant Fantasy Epic
This visually arresting fantasy story of a mother and son that pulls at the heartstrings (and the tear ducts).
Read MoreThe Martian Chronicles (1980) Blu-ray Review: Is There Life on Mars?
Kino Lorber Studio Classics blasts off into the crazy surreal cosmos of this sci-fi miniseries.
Read MoreJack the Giant Killer (1962) Blu-ray Review: The Original Mockbuster
Kino Lorber Studio Classics debuts the infamous Harryhausen knock-off in HD, complete with the incredulous musical variation as a bonus.
Read MoreAllenesque: Five Woody Allen Movies on Blu-ray from Twilight Time
From screwball spoofs to serious dramas, this quintet of features from the one and only comedian/filmmaker offers a variety of stylings.
Read MoreThe Flight of Dragons (1982) Blu-ray Review: Colonel Potter vs Darth Vader?
The Warner Archive Collection clears the runway for this neglected Rankin-Bass animated fantasy.
Read MoreThor: Ragnarok Blu-ray Review: The Marvel Cinematic Universe Holiday Special
Chris Hemsworth lets his hair down (and sleeps with one eye open) in this highly enjoyable change of pace from director Taika Waititi.
Read MoreThe Illustrated Man (1969) Blu-ray Review: Rod Steiger’s Shorts, Illustrated
The Warner Archive Collection puts an awful lot of effort into an awful Ray Bradbury adaptation.
Read MoreJoe Versus the Volcano (1990) Blu-ray Review: When Tom Met Meg
John Patrick Shanley’s quirky fantastical romance hits Blu waves with a stellar transfer from the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreSuperman: The Movie – Extended Cut & Special Edition 2-Film Collection Blu-ray Review: A DC Miracle
The Warner Archive Collection soars with this rare, three-hour TV cut of Richard Donner’s superhero classic.
Read MorePhantasm: 5 Movie DVD Collection Review: The NeverEnding Horror Story
Don Coscarelli’s franchise has always reflected the times. Now, the time has come to repackage and re-release it. Again.
Read MoreThe Mummy (2017) Blu-ray Review: The League of Rather Average Gentlemen
Tom Cruise teams up with visually-impaired paint-by-numbers artist Alex Kurtzman to bring us something as old as ancient Egypt itself.
Read MoreThe Jacques Rivette Collection Blu-ray Review: New Wave, Old Hat
Arrow Academy releases a trio of lengthy, esoteric, and surreal offerings which quickly turn into a case of ‘mise-en-seen it.’
Read MoreDemon Seed (1977) Blu-ray Review: Artificial Intelligence Meets Artificial Insemination
The kooky, slightly kinky ’70s sci-fi horror hybrid featuring the talents of the late Fritz Weaver and Robert Vaughn receives a beautiful makeover from the Warner Archive.
Read MoreThe Valley of Gwangi / When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth Blu-rays Review: More Animated than Ever
The Warner Archive Collection shows off two showcases of animators Ray Harryhausen and Jim Danforth in these splendid catalog releases.
Read MoreBlu-rays Review: Twilight Time Goes Around the World (and Then Some)
Six globetrotting adventures and dramas make their HD home video debuts, including a Sonny Chiba disaster flick and that missing title from you Ray Harryhausen collection.
Read MoreThe Survivor (1981) Blu-ray Review: I Guess Fate Really Is the Hunter
Severin Films brings us the seldom-seen supernatural thriller which seems to have inspired others more than itself.
Read MoreChad Derdowski Chooses to Answer Questions about ‘Fortune Favors the Bold’
“[It] is not a parody because it is a fantasy/sword n’ sorcery book – but maybe it’s safe to say that it gently teases those genres a bit.” – Chad Derdowski
Read MoreTime After Time (1979) Blu-ray Review: And Now for Something Completely Different
Nicholas Meyer’s quirky sci-fi classic ‒ wherein Jack the Ripper and H.G. Wells travel through time ‒ gets a much-needed makeover from the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreDoc Savage: The Man of Bronze Blu-ray Review: A Hero? Yes. Super? Hell, No.
One of the pulp world’s first heroes makes for one of film world’s worst zeroes.
Read MoreThe Herschell Gordon Lewis Feast Box Set Review: Class-Ick
Arrow Video releases the definitive box set (well two, actually) paying all respect due to one of filmdom’s most unique innovators.
Read MoreMen & Chicken Blu-ray Review: Hard-Boiled Danish
Breaching all boundaries of good taste, I can’t decide if Denmark’s award-winning black comedy is for mankind or just plain fowl.
Read MoreWarcraft Blu-ray Review: In My Entire Life, I Have Never Felt as Much Pain as I Do Now
Devoid of any originality, credibility, or explanation whatsoever, the big-screen adaptation of Blizzard Entertainment’s massively successful strategy game is a giant, predictable bore.
Read MoreWarcraft Movie Review: It’s for Those Who Grew Up Playing the Game
It’s also for the moms and dads who want to watch their children enjoy this bit of fantasy come to life.
Read MoreBack to the Future 30th Anniversary Trilogy Blu-ray Review: Once More Around the Clock
As good as it gets. Unless you have a time-traveling DeLorean lying around and were planning on joining me at the theater back in 1985.
Read MoreJonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell Blu-ray Review: A Magical Series About Real Magic in England
A faithful adaptation of the modern classic novel, a complicated and convoluted fantasy story about rival wizards in 19th-century England.
Read More42nd Street / Ladyhawke / Wolfen Blu-rays Review: The Musical, Magical, and Mythical
The Warner Archive Collection brings us three classic catalogue titles out of the Standard and into the realms of High-Definition.
Read MoreJurassic World Movie Review: A Sequel 22 Years in the Making
The fourth film in the popular series is everything that the previous sequels should have been, but never could have.
Read MoreTwilight Time Presents European Dramas, American Musicals, and Zardoz
Caution: Musicals, intense British drama, and ’70s cinematic hallucinogens lie ahead.
Read MoreJourney to the Center of the Earth / First Men in the Moon Blu-rays Review: In & Out
Twilight Time explores the various space in-between the minds of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells.
Read MoreDracula Untold Blu-ray Review: Unsurprising and Unnecessary, but Unexpectedly Entertaining
Universal’s unofficially official entry to their forthcoming monster series reboot actually has a bit of bite to it.
Read MoreThe Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power Blu-ray Review: “The Search for More Money”
Thoroughly mindless entertainment. Minus the whole “entertainment” part.
Read MoreThe Purple Rose of Cairo Blu-ray Review: When Worlds Collide
Twilight Time continues its legacy of giving a damn about Woody Allen’s classic, truly good movies.
Read MoreSearch for the Gods (1975) DVD Review: What, Another Failed TV Pilot? You Bet!
Pre-action star Kurt Russell highlights this amusing piece of ’70s pseudoscience schlock.
Read MoreKnights of Badassdom Blu-ray Review: Verily Indeed
It’s a fun horror comedy shout-out to nerds, with a modicum of cheesy moments.
Read MoreIn the Name of the King 3: The Last Mission Blu-ray Review: Why Do I Torture Myself Like This?
Yet another entry from a franchise nobody asked for to begin with.
Read MoreKhartoum (1966) / Man in the Dark 3D (1953) / Titus (1999) / Zulu (1964) Blu-rays Review: Twilight Time Gets Serious
The niche HD label unveils a venerable wave of odds and ends.
Read MoreThe Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973) / Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977) / Royal Flash (1975) Blu-rays Review: A Vintage Hero and a Classic Cad
Twilight Time brings us the last of a Harryhausen trio and the only entry from a proposed series.
Read MoreSinbad: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: Harmless Fun on the Well-dressed Seas
It’s more reminiscent of Xena: Warrior Princess than any modern fare.
Read MoreHaven: The Complete Third Season DVD Review: Supernatural TV Series Dives into Some Pitfalls
Haven: Season 3 continues the supernatural series with a mixed-bag of episodes, some good, some real dogs.
Read MoreJohn Dies at the End DVD Review: Hey, Thanks for the Spoiler Alert!
As genius as what might have happened had Douglas Adams taken LSD.
Read MoreWoochi: The Demon Slayer Blu-ray Review: Rebranding Gone Awry
Nice whimsical fantasy that trips on its shoelaces a bit trying to figure out what it wants to be.
Read MoreThe Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy (Theatrical Edition) Blu-ray Review: Many Fans Will be Disappointed in This Product
A wonderful, intelligent adventure but the extras are limite and Fellowship’s video is disappointing.
Read MoreHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Movie Review: The Empire Strikes Back of the Harry Potter Series
Arguably the best adaptation of the series up to this point.
Read MoreHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Ultimate Edition Blu-ray Review
Harry, Ron, and Hermione deal with the external forces working for Lord Voldemort and the internal ones associated with growing up.
Read MoreHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Movie Review: Why So Sirius?
Plenty of characterization and plot developments keep the viewer’s interest.
Read MoreHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Movie Review: Mysteries and a Riddle
Though frequently derided as the least favorite film in the franchise, it does contain some magic.
Read MoreHarry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Movie Review: The Magic Begins
Year One at Hogwarts is a true celebration of magic.
Read MoreHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Movie Review: Darker Times for the Boy Wizard
The intensity of the storylines correspond with the maturation of the Hogwarts students.
Read MoreThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader DVD Review: Adventure Abounds
Another quality film set in this fantasy world.
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