The tagline to Antoine Fuqua’s King Arthur was “The True Story Behind the Legend,” and in the opening text, we are told, “Historians agree that the classical 15th-century tale of King Arthur and his Knights rose from a real hero who lived a thousand years earlier in a period called the Dark Ages. Recently discovered…
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Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1980-1982) – Review
In this fifth incarnation of Hanna-Barbera’s Scooby-Doo, the series format changed even more radically than just having the addition of Scrappy-Doo. This time out, the series would switch from the standard 30-minute mystery to three seven-minute shorts that would feature Scooby-Doo, his nephew Scrappy-Doo, and Shaggy with the rest of the Mystery Inc. missing in…
Prey (1977) – Review
What do vegetarian lesbians, murder, and invading aliens have in common? The obvious answer would be Norman J. Warren’s cult classic Prey, a dark and twisted film that takes the audience on a claustrophobic trip with a trio of characters that are two parts Lewis Carrol and one part Hitchcockian. There have been many alien…
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979) – Review
As the 80s approached, it became clear to the folks at Hanna-Barbera that the tried and true Scooby-Doo formula was getting a little stale, and if nothing was done, the show was facing cancellation. Things had to change. In an attempt to shake things up, they released a primetime special called Scooby-Doo Goes Hollywood in…
Quest for Camelot (1998) – Review
Based on the fantasy novel The King’s Damosel by Vera Chapman, Quest for Camelot was Warner Brothers’ attempt at moving in on Disney’s long-held territory of animated fantasy films. Unfortunately, they had very little success as films like The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast were kicking off the Disney Renaissance period, and it certainly…