fantasy

How to Train Your Dragon (2025): Trailer
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (2025): TRAILER

It feels as if all the tools are in place for a live-action How To Train Your Dragon to stick the landing at the box office.

The End: Trailer
THE END: TRAILER

If Neon can stick the landing, The End has potential to be a breakout indie hit and a generational film of 2024.

TUESDAY: We Need More Original Films Like This
TUESDAY: We Need More Original Films Like This

Tuesday was a beautiful and moving film, if you haven’t seen it, you need to and you need to tell five friends to do the same.

THE CROW: An Exercise In Why
THE CROW: An Exercise In Why

The Crow struggles to connect with audiences due to its lack of compelling character development and chemistry.

New York Asian Film Festival 2024: PATTAYA HEAT, TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN &BRUSH OF THE GOD
New York Asian Film Festival 2024: PATTAYA HEAT, TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN & BRUSH OF THE GOD

From this year’s New York Asian Film Festival we take a look at Pattaya Heat, Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In & Brush of the God!

The Circle Of Life: Why THE LION KING Still Resonates 30 Years Later
The Circle Of Life: Why THE LION KING Still Resonates 30 Years Later

When I think of epic and intimate storytelling in animation, I think of The Lion King (1994).

Away from the Hype: STAR WARS: EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENANCE 
Away from the Hype: STAR WARS: EPISODE I – THE PHANTOM MENANCE 

It has a lot of charm and it’s refreshing to see something playing by its own rules and not following a rigid formula.

KUNG FU PANDA 4: Enough Wit For One More Kick
KUNG FU PANDA 4: Enough Wit For One More Kick

Kung Fu Panda 4 has lost some of its mojo, but still has a few nice moves left in this old franchise.

Horrific Inquiry: LEPRECHAUN 4: IN SPACE
Horrific Inquiry: LEPRECHAUN 4: IN SPACE

From Ridley Scott’s Alien to David Cronenberg’s The Fly, From Little Shop of Horrors to Frankenstein, Leprechaun 4 not only takes us to the depths.

Horrific Inquiry: LET ME IN (2010)

For this Horrific Inquiry we take a look at 2010’s vampiric Let Me In.

Inquiring Minds: CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954)
Inquiring Minds: Sundance Film Festival: THE RAINBOW BRIDGE

Written, directed, edited and composed by Dimitri Simakis, The Rainbow Bridge is a science fiction delight that boasts an energetic spirit and a unforgettable oddity.

AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM: Shallow Splash Of A Superhero Sequel
AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM: Shallow Splash Of A Superhero Sequel

Despite Aquaman’s need to make one last cannonball for the DCEU, he only makes a mild splash in a mostly empty pool.

THE BOY AND THE HERON: Hayo Miyazaki's Masterful Swan Song, Explores Enchanting Fantasies, Harsh Realities, And The Resilience Of The Human Spirit
THE BOY AND THE HERON: Hayo Miyazaki’s Masterful Swan Song, Explores Enchanting Fantasies, Harsh Realities, And The Resilience Of The Human Spirit

The film is both historical and deeply personal in a way that will resonate with those who have been through similar experiences.

WISH: A Disney Mash That Cooks Up Bland Hash
WISH: A Disney Mash That Cooks Up Bland Hash

Wish is a Disney film with many Disney stuff but rarely features any of that Disney magic, reminding the audience of far better films.

Interview With SUZUME Director & Writer Makoto Shinkai
Interview With SUZUME Director & Writer Makoto Shinkai

Writer and Director Makoto Shinkai talks about his film Suzume, his influences, video games, mourning, loss and having an asteroid named after him!