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Tag: fantasy

A Wrinkle in Time (2018)

June 30, 2018 julienhoule

Given the pedigree for this adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s 1962 science-fiction fantasy novel, it’s hard not to be disappointed by the finished product. Despite the

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A Monster Calls (2016)

March 11, 2018 julienhoule

Based on the novel by Patrick Bess, director J.A. Bayona’s “A Monster Calls” is an exquisite and surprisingly moving exploration of grieving. Led by an

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The Shape of Water (2017)

March 11, 2018 julienhoule

An unusual fairy tale by visual master Guillermo Del Toro, “The Shape of Water” is surprisingly simplistic despite its unusual central love story between a

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Edward Scissorhands (1990)

November 12, 2017 julienhoule

My favorite Tim Burton movie, “Edward Scissorhands” is a once-in-a-generation fable that has stood the test of time. Its charming, haunting score and set design

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Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016)

August 20, 2017 julienhoule

Yet another underwhelming, uninspired latter-day offering from the once-great Tim Burton, this adaptation of the 2011 Ransom Riggs novel is dead on arrival. Burton never

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My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

May 14, 2017 julienhoule

Maybe I’m just not a big fan of Hayao Miyazaki’s work, because as much as I love the visuals in his work, his movies never

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