The Scooby gang has encountered all sorts of foes over the years, from men in masks posing as monsters to honest to goodness zombies and witches, but in The Sword and the Scoob, our heroes may be facing a magical menace that even their crime-solving skills can’t solve. Given the Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s…
Tag: Fantasy
Barbarella (1968) – Review
Adapting comic books to the big screen is nothing new but in 1968 producer Dino De Laurentiis and director Roger Vadim weren’t interested in the likes of Batman or Superman, instead, they set their sights on a French science-fiction comic book about a space-going heroine who solved many her problems through her sexual liberation. This…
Anastasia: Once Upon a Time (2019) – Review
Did you know that the legendary Grigori Rasputin was actually a kindly wizard who could open portals through time? You didn’t? Well, me neither, and it is this kind of startling information that will be revealed to those who watch writer/director Blake Harris’ fantasy film Anastasia: Once Upon a Time, a film so sweet and…
The Kid Who Would Be King (2019) – Review
When it comes to kid’s films, “wish fulfillment” has to be one of the most popular genres — who wouldn’t want to find out they’re a wizard and get to attend a magical school — but there is always a price for such granted wishes, mainly some villainous bastard will want you dead. In the…
Avalon High (2010) – Review
With the release of Disney Channel’s Avalon High back in 2010, it’s clear that the studio was looking to strike gold again with another Meg Cabot-based property — having made a killing with their adaptation of her book The Princess Diaries — unfortunately, with a made-for-television budget and some massive creative liberties to the source…