fantasy

Disney Just Released Its First Billion-Dollar Disappointment

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Crossing the $1 billion mark is often seen as the ultimate symbol of cinematic triumph, a feat reserved for the industry’s most elite blockbusters. However, Disney and Lightstorm Entertainment just reached that milestone with Avatar: Fire and Ash, and the mood in Burbank is far from celebratory. Despite grossing over $1 billion worldwide and entering … Read more

HBO’s Harry Potter TV show casts its Harry, Hermione, and Ron

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HBO’s Harry Potter series has cast its three main characters: Dominic McLaughlin will star as titular hero Harry Potter, alongside Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley. Executive producers Francesca Gardiner and Mark Mylod spoke of finally finding actors for Harry, Hermione, and Ron for the anticipated show in a news … Read more

A Minecraft Movie’s post-credits scene does the thing the movie didn’t

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After watching A Minecraft Movie in the theater, I decided to stick around and see whether a post-credits scene would show up. Perhaps after Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess and his writing team told the story of Steve (Jack Black), his new friends from Chuglas, Idaho, and their adventures running around the Overworld and The … Read more

Death of a Unicorn director Alex Scharfman on how to get unicorns right

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Death of a Unicorn, a monster flick in which two enraged, predatory unicorns chomp and stomp through a mansion’s worth of exploitative, rich assholes, seems as far as possible from the classic vibe of unicorns as fragile, rare, gently magical creatures. It’s equally as far from the more contemporary My Little Pony-clutching Horse Girl vibe … Read more

Nintendo’s live-action Legend of Zelda movie gets 2027 release date

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The live-action The Legend of Zelda movie will be released worldwide on March 26, 2027, Nintendo announced Friday. Nintendo revealed the film’s release date through its new smart-device app, Nintendo Today, not through more traditional social media channels like Instagram, YouTube, or X (formerly known as Twitter). Nintendo’s Zelda movie was announced in 2023. Nintendo … Read more

Snow White Review: A Flickreel Analysis of the Classic Fairy Tale Film

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Archyde Disney’s “Snow White” Remake: A Missed Possibility or a Poison Apple? Table of Contents 1. Disney’s “Snow White” Remake: A Missed Possibility or a Poison Apple? 2. A Fairytale Fraught with controversy 3. Zegler’s Voice,Gadot’s Camp: A Tale of Two Performances 4. A “Stronger” Snow White? Agency and Romance in the Remake 5. The … Read more

Nolan’s The Odyssey doesn’t have to be historically accurate to be good

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First and foremost, the answer is probably no. I’ll give you plenty of reasons why, but the biggest one is that first looks often aren’t indicative of a film’s final appearance. For example, the first photo released from Robert Eggers’ slavishly period-accurate, and absolutely gorgeous, Nosferatu looks pedestrian — and no less boring than this … Read more