The fact that Disney’s adaptation of Lloyd Alexander’s “The Black Cauldron” would fail at the box office was almost a foregone conclusion – one must admit that adapting the second book in a five-book series as a stand-alone movie was not a bright idea – that said, there are some enjoyable elements to be found…
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Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob (2021) – Review
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…
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…
King Arthur (2004) – Review
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…