Most people alive today are familiar with the Grimm fairy tales through their popular Disney incarnations – Uncle Walt having basically made a decades-long career producing animated classic based on those old tales – but in 1962, MGM studios tackled the subject matter with an interesting “biographical” approach: instead of animated versions of the Grimm’s…
Tag: Fantasy
The Magic Sword (1962) – Review
When it comes to low budget science fiction films the name Bert I. Gordon is easily one of the most forefront, as he’s produced such on-the-cheap “classics” as The Amazing Colossal Man, Village of the Giants and The Food of the Gods, but not only did he produce such films he also directed, wrote and…
Bright (2017) – Review
Last year we were treated to a film called La La Land where a heightened and magical version of Los Angeles was given to us, now thanks to Netflix we get another magical version of the City of Angels only this time the magic is more overt and the themes are mean spirited and cynical….
Thor: Ragnarok (2017) – Review
What if Thor and Hulk were roommates? That is just one of many interesting ideas that director Taika Waititi tackles in this latest chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and boy does he have fun exploring them, but of course, the biggest question answered is what exactly were Thor and Hulk doing when everyone else…
Triangle (2009) – Review
A masked killer stalking a small group of survivors – as they run through the halls of what appears to be an abandoned ghost ship – may sound like elements to your standard slasher flick – which to be fair it does – but you are in for a big surprise when you sit down…