Fantasy Archives - Movie Reviews by Todd Wofford

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Joy also delivers some truly remarkable visuals that pop up like small pockets of self-contained brilliance. At the same time, Reminiscence is one of those confounding movies that will only make you…

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Oct 2019

The Drink Menu The Podcast

Cinemavino — Episode 50: Squad Goals::rating::0

For this week’s Cinemavino, we watch Monster Squad! Sean Jordan, an expert on horror movies, stops by to share his insights.

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Oct 2019

Latest Laughable

Jexi (2019)::rating::0.5

Jexi had potential, buried underneath all the layers of badness.

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Apr 2019

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Hellboy (2019)::rating::2

In musical parlance, this Hellboy reboot borrows the power chords of its predecessors without understanding the melody that made them special in the first place

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Mar 2019

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[su_dropcap]W[/su_dropcap]ith this live action Dumbo, Tim Burton builds bigger but not bolder, broader but not better. He doubles the runtime of the original, and fills his new version with more plot,…

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Jan 2019

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The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)::rating::3

T he Kid Who Would Be King reminds me of those quirky daydreams I had as a nerdy 7th grader: A voice would come over the intercom and page chubby, adorable little Toddy…

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Dec 2018

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Mortal Engines (2018)::rating::2.5

The makers of Mortal Engines clearly went to great lengths to render a fully three-dimensional world, only to populate it with two-dimensional characters. This is perfectly embodied in a scene where the…

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Nov 2018

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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)::rating::3.5

W ith this film, J.K. Rowling's immense canon now spans twenty-plus years of wizards and witches over several eras and continents. It's a lot of mythology to digest, and the…

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Nov 2018

Latest The Archive

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)::rating::2.5

T he first fifteen minutes of The Nutcracker and the Four Realms spark with real imagination and wonder: Long-ago London is vividly recreated, with snowflakes flitting soundlessly to the cobblestones. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker…

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Sep 2018

The Archive

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)::rating::0

It’s full D&D porn, as Big Bad Sauron brings his Orcs, Men, and mammoths to bear on Middle Earth. Jackson builds impeccable spectacle--the Battle of Pelennor Fields is relentlessly exciting, and…

Reminiscence (2021)::rating::2.5::rating::2.5::rating::2.5

Cinemavino — Episode 50: Squad Goals::rating::0

Jexi (2019)::rating::0.5

Hellboy (2019)::rating::2

Dumbo (2019)::rating::3

The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)::rating::3

Mortal Engines (2018)::rating::2.5

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)::rating::3.5

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)::rating::2.5

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)::rating::0