Pan’s Labyrinth (2006).
The beauty of the movies is, for me, the ability for the fantasy to bleed into the real. I don’t mean that film should be limited to the fantastical but… Continue reading "Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)."
Tag: Fantasy
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Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990).
The story is that when Steven Spielberg hired Joe Dante to direct Gremlins (1984), he wasn’t expecting much more than a small scale horror film. Dante had previously directed two… Continue reading "Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)."
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The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 49 – Constantine (2005) – From Comic Book to the Big Screen.
In Episode 49 of the Film ’89 Podcast, our resident comic book creator Haydn Spurrell is joined by returning co-host and fellow comic book expert, John Arminio of Comix Connection,… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 49 – Constantine (2005) – From Comic Book to the Big Screen."
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The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 48 – The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
Episode 48 of The Film ‘89 Podcast is released on the day of the 40th anniversary of the release of one of the Film ‘89 Team’s all-time favourite films, The… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 48 – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)."
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Locke and Key (2020).
Locke and Key is the new, high-concept, spooky fantasy show from Netflix and is based on the comic book series written by Joe Hill and illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez. The… Continue reading "Locke and Key (2020)."
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The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018).
Somehow Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote exists. Almost twenty years after the director’s catastrophic first attempt to make the film, which was brought down by an unwell… Continue reading "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018)."
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Field of Dreams (1989).
It has often been said in the field of entertainment that there’s nothing original any more, especially when discussing Hollywood movies. Take any film in the last 100 years and… Continue reading "Field of Dreams (1989)."
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American Gods – Season 2 (2019).
It’s a near miracle that American Gods Season 2 is here at all – the kind of miracle that just might have required blood sacrifices. Now that the show is… Continue reading "American Gods – Season 2 (2019)."
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The Red Balloon (1956).
A good relationship is often the foundation upon which a film stands or falls and not all friendships are about people. Some focus on the bond between a person (quite… Continue reading "The Red Balloon (1956)."
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Border (2018).
*** SPOILERS *** When I first saw the trailer for director Ali Abbasi’s Swedish film Border, I was instantly intrigued. The film centers on Tina a customs border agent who… Continue reading "Border (2018)."
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