Fantasy
Film Review – Mary Poppins Returns
In a time of unnecessary sequels, reboots, and remakes, it’s refreshing to come across one that actually deserves to exist. Fifty-four years after the release of Mary Poppins (1964) comes its sequel, Mary Poppins Returns (2018). Once again, we find that magical nanny – who’s…
READ MOREFilm Review – Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
There is nothing like going back to a beloved series, so etched in your mind both the experiences of reading the books and then seeing the film adaptations. While it is not Harry Potter, it is the same universe only in prequel form and expanding…
READ MOREFilm Review – The Nutcracker and The Four Realms
How to create a fairly generic preteen holiday fantasy: Start with a base of a cost effective public domain property, slather in copious amounts of CGI, pepper using the money you saved on originality to hire several talented actors who should know better, stir with…
READ MOREFilm Review – Suspiria (2018)
When news the remake of Suspiria was actually going to happen for reals this time, much gnashing of teeth and wailing could be heard throughout the land. (Okay, that’s an exaggeration. But nobody I knew thought it was a good idea.) Firstly, everybody needs to…
READ MOREFilm Review – The House with a Clock in Its Walls
The title of The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) could also work as its central premise. It definitely features a house, a house that most certainly has a clock in its walls. You can’t get more straightforward than that. Written by Erick…
READ MOREFilm Review – The Darkest Minds
Another day, another Y.A. adaptation. The Darkest Minds (2018) highlights something I’ve found increasingly troubling with Y.A. novels brought to the big screen: future adults hate kids. In The Hunger Games series, kids are randomly chosen to participate in a murder contest as a form…
READ MOREFilm Review – Avengers: Infinity War
I’ll fess up right now; most of these Marvel movies are not for me. I generally don’t care about superheroes, but lest you think I know not of what I speak, I worked in a comic book store on and off for 10 years. I’ve…
READ MORESXSW Film Review – Wildling
“Do you want to hear a story?” That is how Wildling opens, with Daddy (Brad Dourif) speaking both to the small child, Anna, and the audience. Anna is laying in a small bed in an attic, and she is told of these harmful creatures named…
READ MORE