Tag Archives: Fantasy

Review – The Shape of Water

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Guillermo Del Toro’s latest film, released in 2017 is The Shape of Water, a fantasy, science fiction romantic drama, the likes of which only he can make. Set in the 1960’s in an American town near the coast, Elisa Esposito (Sally Hawkins) is a mute cleaner working in a restricted US research base.  Her life is a highly repeated pattern,

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Review – Pan’s Labyrinth

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It’s time for P in the Alphabet Challenge, and the spanish fantasy drama Pan’s Labryrinth (or El Laberinto del Fauno in its actual language).  The film is both written and directed by Guillermo Del Toro (Pacific Rim, Crimson Peak, Hellboy). The film is set in the year after the Spanish civil war and follows the story of a young girl called

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Review – Gods of Egypt

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Somewhat on the back of 2014’s Exodus : Gods and Kings, Lionsgate Studios offers up a tale of ancient gods and mortals with an epic tale based on Egyptian mythology. Directed by Alex Proyas (The Crow, I, Robot, Dark City, Knowing) the film is written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless (previous collaborators on Dracula Untold and The Last Witch

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Review : Labyrinth

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My local cinema was screening Labyrinth today, in tribute to David Bowie who passed away earlier this week.  It’s a classic musical adventure in the 80’s genre of young person is drawn into a magical adventure (The Never Ending Story, Flight of the Navigator, The Princess Bride). This 1986 film was directed by the late, great Jim Henson and was

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