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Genre Fantasy

A muscular, tattooed man stands in a rugged, mountainous landscape, holding a wooden staff.
Review

Valhalla Rising

by Nick Hasted

Val­hal­la Rising’s prob­lem is that it’s easy to think of it as just a pre­ten­tious sword-and-sor­cery film.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A young woman in a blue dress sitting in a hollowed-out tree trunk, surrounded by moss and foliage.
Review

Alice in Wonderland

by Anton Bitel

Tim Bur­ton has always been a visu­al sto­ry­teller and his Alice is a source of visu­al wonder.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A giant, shaggy, dark-coloured creature with horns looming over a young child sitting on a beach. The image features contrasting elements of the large, imposing monster and the small, vulnerable child set against a coastal landscape with mountains in the background.
Review

Where the Wild Things Are

by Matt Bochenski

The mav­er­ick film­mak­er of his gen­er­a­tion takes on the most pop­u­lar children’s book of all time with mixed results.

5
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Man in tan jacket and jeans standing in field, mountains in background.
Review

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

by Limara Salt

The eager­ly await­ed Wolver­ine spin off will leave you feel­ing all too under whelmed.

5
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two men in traditional Mexican charro outfits, standing on a paved walkway in front of an archway.
Review

The Fall

by Dan Stewart

Tarsem Singh’s oper­at­ic fan­ta­sy is end­less­ly orig­i­nal and won­der­ful­ly shot. A ban­quet for the eyes.

1
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two characters, a man and a woman, standing in an urban setting. The man has a rugged appearance with stubble and is wearing a brown leather jacket. The woman has short blond hair and is wearing a dark green jacket. They are both holding what appear to be long metal claws.
Review

X-Men: The Last Stand

by Matt Bochenski

Brett Rat­ner doesn’t have the brains, inter­est or bud­get to do the X‑Men any kind of justice.

2
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect