Fantasy — Reviews — In Reel Deep

'The Shape of Water'

Only Guillermo del Toro could make a romance with a Fish Monster Creature work.

Fantasy, Science Fiction, Romance, DramaAndrew JohnsonJanuary 8, 2018Richard Jenkins, Guillermo del Toro, Michael Stuhlbarg, Michael Shannon, Sally Hawkins

'Star Wars: The Last Jedi'

It's not perfect, but The Last Jedi sure does have its moments.

Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Science FictionAndrew JohnsonDecember 20, 2017Rian Johnson, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Laura Derni, Benicio Del Toro, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Andy Serkis

'Wonder Woman'

Yes, the comic book movie can still feel fresh in the year 2017.

Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Science FictionAndrew JohnsonJuly 17, 2017Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Patty Jenkins

'Jupiter Ascending'

A confusing story overshadows what might have been a solid space opera.

Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Reviews, Science FictionAndrew JohnsonSeptember 13, 2015Andy Wachowski, channing tatum, Douglas Booth, Eddie Redmayne, Lana Wachowski, mila kunis, sean bean, Tuppence Middleton

'Fantastic Four'

The studio tampering and interference is as clear as this reboot's plot is incoherent

Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Reviews, Science FictionAndrew JohnsonAugust 9, 2015Jamie Bell, josh trank, Kate Mara, michael b- jordan, miles teller, Reg E- Cathey, tim blake nelson, Toby Kebbell

'Cinderella'

Kenneth Branagh succeeds where many others have failed

Fantasy, Kids and Family, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonApril 11, 2015cate blanchett, Derek Jacobi, helena bonham carter, Holliday Grainger, Kenneth Branagh, Lily James, Richard Madden, Sophie McShera, stellan skarsgard

'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies'

The Hobbit the Battle of the Five Armies completes Peter Jackson's failure to replicate his Lord of the Rings success.

Action and Adventure, Fantasy, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonDecember 19, 2014cate blanchett, Evangeline Lilly, ian mckellen, martin freeman, orlando bloom, peter jackson, richard armitage

'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 1'

Building tension for the grand finale comes at the expense of a truly standalone tale.

Action and Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Reviews, Science FictionAndrew JohnsonDecember 1, 2014Donald Sutherland, elizabeth banks, Francis Lawrence, Jeffrey Wright, jennifer lawrence, julianne moore, liam hemsworth, Philip Seymour Hofffman, stanley tucci, woody harrelson

'Maleficent'

Maleficent is not evil in Disney's reimagining of The Sleeping Beauty, but she isn't particularly memorable either.

Fantasy, Kids and Family, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonNovember 22, 2014angelina jolie, Elle Fanning, Robert Stromberg, sharlto copley

'The One I Love'

A quirky indie rom-com takes a satisfying left turn toward The Outer Limits

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Reviews, RomanceAndrew JohnsonSeptember 28, 2014Elisabeth Moss, mark duplass, Ted Danson

'The Amazing Spider-Man 2'

The stale Spider-Man franchise goes from bad to worse in its latest entry.

Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Reviews, Science FictionAndrew JohnsonSeptember 11, 2014andrew garfield, dane dehaan, denis leary, emma stone, jamie foxx, Marc Webb, paul giamatti, sally field

'I, Frankenstein'

A lack of imagination is ultimately what makes this one of the year's worst.

Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonMay 26, 2014aaron eckhart, bill nighy, jai courtney, Miranda Otto, Stuart Beattie, Yvonne Strahovski

'Kick-Ass 2'

Even for a sequel there's a lazy half-heartedness to Kick-Ass 2.

Action and Adventure, Fantasy, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonDecember 30, 2013aaron taylor-johnson, chloe grace moretz, christopher mintz-plasse, Clark Duke, Donald Faison, Jeff Wadlow, jim carrey, John Leguizamo, Morris Chestnut

'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'

Jennifer Lawrence takes The Hunger Games to a place it almost doesn't deserve to go.

'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'

Peter Jackson has finally lost his way in the second part of The Hobbit.

Action and Adventure, Fantasy, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonDecember 20, 2013benedict cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, ian mckellen, luke evans, martin freeman, orlando bloom, peter jackson, richard armitage, Stephen Fry

'Ender's Game'

A messy second half spoils this highly anticipated film adaptation of a beloved sci-fi novel.

Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Reviews, Science FictionAndrew JohnsonNovember 24, 2013abigail breslin, aramis knight, asa butterfield, ben kingsley, gavin hood, hailee stanfield, harrison ford, moises arias, orson scott card, viola davis

'Thor: The Dark World'

Marvel's hypnotic spell isn't lifted despite the flaws of the newest Thor installment.

Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Reviews, Science FictionAndrew JohnsonNovember 15, 2013Anthony Hopkins, chris eccleston, chris hemsworth, idris elba, kat dennings, natalie portman, ray stevenson, Rene Russo, stellan skarsgard, Tom Hiddleston, Zachary Levi

'Man of Steel'

Superman is as interesting as he's been in a long time, thanks to director Zack Snyder.

Action and Adventure, Fantasy, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJune 24, 2013amy adams, henry cavill, kevin costner, laurence fishburne, michael shannon, russell crowe, zack snyder

'Jack the Giant Slayer'

Another fairy tale adaptation from Hollywood brings the moviegoing masses another exercise in bloated mediocrity.

Action and Adventure, Fantasy, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJune 23, 2013bill nighy, brian singer, eleanor tomlinson, ewan mcgregor, ian mcshane, john kassir, nicholas hoult, stanley tucci

'Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters'

It sets the right tone, but there isn't enough beyond the action sequences to sustain your interest here.

Action and Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Genres, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJune 13, 2013gemma arterton, Jeremy Renner, tommy wirkola