
“Fantasy” Reviews
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Death Parade Peers into the Darkness of the Soul (Review)
Death Parade ultimately caused me to be thankful for a Savior who knows that I am but dust.The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H. G. Parry (Review)
A delightfully clever novel that’s a must-read for people who enjoy the idea of their favorite characters coming to life.Chandu the Magician: The Original Master of the Mystic Arts (Review)
Modern viewers may wince a bit at the more problematic aspects of this classic fantasy adventure from pre-Code Hollywood.Studio Ponoc’s Mary and the Witch’s Flower Carries on Studio Ghibli’s Delightful Legacy (Review)
Mary and the Witch’s Flower could easily be mistaken for a classic Studio Ghibli film, and that’s not a bad thing.S. A. Chakraborty’s Captivating City of Brass Is a Refreshing Fantasy Debut (Review)
Chakraborty’s novel finds inspiration in Islamic and Middle-Eastern religion and culture for its exotic world-building.Ink by Jamin Winan (Review)
Deeply heartfelt, with captivating visuals and indelible images, Ink handily sidesteps its flaws.Fish Story by Yoshihiro Nakamura (Review)
Fish Story is ultimately an examination of how even seemingly random events are subtly connected in ways that nobody can truly foresee.Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress May Help Fill That Attack on Titan-Sized Void in Your Life (Review)
The latest from Wit Studio and Tetsurō Araki is a gruesome, action-packed series featuring human-devouring monsters and steampunk samurai.The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey by Peter Jackson (Review)
I was never not entertained. And I mean that in both a positive and negative way.Tokyo! by Michel Gondry, Bong Joon-ho, Leos Carax (Review)
A triptych of short films celebrating the world’s largest city.Stardust by Matthew Vaughn (Review)
It’s a wonderful story — in the book, at least. And the filmmakers get it wrong on nearly every count.Haibane Renmei by Tomokazu Tokoro (Review)
Haibane Renmei absolutely defies all of the anime cliches that Americans continue to perpetuate.300 by Zack Snyder (Review)
The film’s look is so hyper-realistic, so stylized, that it ends up feeling sterile and artificial.The Amazing Screw-On Head by Chris Prynoski (Review)
The world could always use some more goofily charming, historically irreverent sci-fi.Howl’s Moving Castle by Hayao Miyazaki (Review)
This may be my least favorite Studio Ghibli film to date.Millions by Danny Boyle (Review)
Danny Boyle has made a film that is truly and honestly heartwarming, inspirational, emotional, and family-friendly.The Five Star Stories by Kazuo Yamazaki (Review)
What we have here is merely a taste, and I, for one, am left wanting much more.Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind by Hayao Miyazaki (Review)
Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind is worth watching if only to give one a much better context in which to appreciate Miyazaki’s movies.The Bird People in China by Takashi Miike (Review)
Even with its flaws, The Bird People in China is downright heart-tugging compared to Miike’s usual fare.