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Tag: fantasy film

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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Review

December 17, 2024December 17, 2024Kieran FreemantleComment(0)

J. R. R. Tolkien’s Legendarium is extensive and more than just The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. This rich source material has been mined again, resulting in an anime prequel based on the legend of Helm Hammerhand. 183 years before the events of The War of the Ring, Rohan entered into a war that […]

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Wicked Review

November 25, 2024November 25, 2024Kieran FreemantleComment(0)

Wicked has been one of one of the biggest stage musicals on Broadway and the film adaptation has been long waited for by musical theatre fans. The first Wicked film has a lot to live up to. Elphaba Thropp (Cynthia Erivo) has been an outcast since birth due to being born with green skin and […]

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The Boy and the Heron Review

January 6, 2024May 8, 2025Kieran FreemantleComment(0)

Hayao Miyazaki is a legend of Japanese animation, making numerous classics like My Neighbour Totoro, Princess Mononoke, and Spirited Away. After a 10-year break, Miyazaki has returned with possibly his last film, The Boy and the Heron. Mahito Maki (Luca Padovan) is a young boy who loses his mother during an Allied bombing raid on Tokyo during the Second […]

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Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken Review

July 22, 2023July 22, 2023Kieran FreemantleComment(0)

DreamWorks had a great one-two punch with their 2022 releases The Bad Guys and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. Their first film of 2023, Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken had a lot to live up to. Ruby Gillman (Lana Condor) and her family live in the seaside town of Oceanside. There are Krakens who are pretending to be humans. […]

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The Little Mermaid (2023) Review

May 31, 2023May 1, 2025Kieran FreemantleComment(0)

The Little Mermaid is considered one of the great movies from Disney’s animated catalogue. It was the film that started the Disney Renaissance and ushered in a wave of classics like Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King. 35 years since its release Disney has remade it into a live-action film. Ariel (Halle Bailey) is the youngest daughter of […]

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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Review

April 3, 2023November 9, 2024Kieran FreemantleComment(0)

Dungeons & Dragons is one of the most recognisable fantasy franchises. Paramount and Hasbro bring the series to the big screen with Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Edgin Darvis (Chris Pine) is the leader of a crew of thieves that includes Holga Kilgore (Michelle Rodriguez) the barbarian, Simon Aumar (Justice Smith) the sorcerer, Forge Fitzwilliam (Hugh […]

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One Piece Film: Red Review

November 9, 2022November 9, 2022Kieran FreemantleComment(0)

One Piece is a long-running franchise from Japan. Since 1997 there have been 104 volumes in the manga series, had over 1000 animated episodes, and One Piece Film: Red is the fifteenth feature film in the franchise. On the island of Elegia, the Straw Hat Pirates attend a concert hosted by the world-famous singer Uta (Kaori Nazuka). […]

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Three Thousands Years of Longing Review

September 5, 2022Kieran FreemantleComment(0)

Three Thousand Years of Longing is George Miller’s big follow-up to his 2015 hit Mad Max Fury Road. This time he makes a modern fairy tale that’s a bold yet divisive film. Alithea Binnie (Tilda Swinton) is a narratologist who goes to Istanbul for a conference. Whilst exploring the Grand Bazaar she buys a glass bottle. At […]

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Jungle Cruise Review

August 7, 2021December 30, 2024Kieran FreemantleComment(0)

Like Pirates of the Caribbean, Jungle Cruise is an adventure film based on a theme park ride. Disney hopes to provide wholesome family fun with their Brazilian set film. Dr. Lily Houghton (Emily Blunt) is a botanist who wants to find the Tears of the Moon tree, deep in the Amazon Rainforest. She believes that the flowers could […]

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Raya and the Last Dragon Review

May 18, 2021May 12, 2021Kieran FreemantleComment(0)

Raya and the Last Dragon sees Disney enter into the world of martial arts fantasy with their new princess being the most action ordinated heroines. 500 years ago the land of Kumandra was blighted by the Druun, cloud spirits that turn people into stone. The world was saved by the legendary dragon Sisu (Awkwafina), who used […]

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