Jumanji (1995)
Based on Chris Van Allsburg’s 1981 children’s book of the same name, Jumanji, the film, fleshes out the short book to include a story about Alan Parrish (Hann-Byrd, Little Man Tate), who, as a young boy...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 28, 2007 · Last modified April 24, 2019
Based on Chris Van Allsburg’s 1981 children’s book of the same name, Jumanji, the film, fleshes out the short book to include a story about Alan Parrish (Hann-Byrd, Little Man Tate), who, as a young boy...
John McTiernan resumes the helm in the series that made him an esteemed action director with the third installment in the Die Hard trilogy. Like the first outing, the action flies fast and furious, with excellent...
by Vincent Leo · Published November 25, 2004 · Last modified May 16, 2019
The Golan-Globus production team tries to capitalize on the market for sword and sorcery films created by Conan the Barbarian and the “Dungeons and Dragons” games with a remake of 1973’s Gawain and the Green Knight, but...
1990s / Action / Science Fiction / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published December 30, 2003 · Last modified May 2, 2019
It’s not that the Batman series has run out of ideas by this point, it’s just that the makers of Batman Forever have no idea where to look for inspiration. Tim Burton gives up the directorial reins to...
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