Fantasy

The Librarians: The Next Chapter – And the Burning Heart

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  • Title: The Librarians: The Next Chapter – And the Burning Heart
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The Librarians: The Next Chapter returns for a new season with Vikram (Callum McGowan), Lysa (Olivia Morris), Charlie (Jessica Green), and Connor (Bluey Robinson) investigating a disturbance  of explosive anger at a boarding school leading to disagreements, physical altercations, and even some bursting into flames. The setup allows for a magical reason to explore the groups fears and nagging insecurities, bonding them more heavily by the end of the season premiere.

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Jason and the Argonauts

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  • Title: Jason and the Argonauts
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A larger than life summer blockbuster a decade before the idea even existed, 1963’s fantasy epic has something for everyone. Adapted from the Greek epic poem, our story follows Jason (Todd Armstrong) and his band of soldiers on the quest to find and retrieve the Golden Fleece from remote kingdom of Colchis at the end of the world. Jason’s quest is spurred by his need for justice and  his plans to retake the throne of Thessaly stolen by Pelias (Douglas Wilmer) who murdered its king and the rest of Jason’s family.

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Hercules

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  • Title: Hercules (1997)
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Although generally well thought of today, Hercules met with mixed reactions when it hit theaters in 1997 underperforming at the box office. The film felt some criticism for its animation, its Disney-fication of the Greek myth simplifying and removing the darker elements of Hercules’ story, and irreverent humor in what was partially inspired by classic Hollywood screwball comedies.

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Descendants: Wicked Wonderland

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  • Title: Descendants: Wicked Wonderland
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A direct sequel to Descendants: The Rise of Red, Descendants: Wicked Wonderland focuses on Red (Kylie Cantrall) and Chloe (Malia Baker) discovering how much has changed based on events from the previous film. Although the Queen of Hearts (Rita Ora) has become a far more benevolent ruler, making Red a Hero Kid rather than a Villain Kid, the change has turned Maddox Hatter (Leonardo Nam) into a villain obsessed with recovering his device and altering the timeline to make himself ruler of Wonderland.

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Descendants: The Rise of Red

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  • Title: Descendants: The Rise of Red
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Looking to further extend the Descendants brand, Descendants: The Rise of Red offered the first spin-off film without any of the original core characters. Anne McClain was brought back as Uma, who takes up her new role as new principal for the school, but she’s really here only to kick off events (by knocking down the first domino in allowing Wonderland into Auradon) rather than partake in them.

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