When we meet Scarlet (Mana Ashida), the medieval princess is already in the Otherworld following her failed attempt to avenge the death of her father, killed by and supplanted her uncle. Now in a realm where time is irrelevant, she’s given a second chance to kill Claudius (Kôji Yakusho) who seeks to rule the netherworld just as he sought his brother’s kingdom, and use that power to transcend into what lays beyond.
…
Throwback Tuesday takes us back 40 years to the days when movie stars attempted to behead each other for a prize. When I think over the Highlander franchise I’ll admit I have more of an appreciation for the TV series that came after the movies which allowed time and space to delve into the long lives of the immortals who swordfight to the death before beheading each other to elaborate pyrotechnic performances and blasts of music from Queen.
…
Following the success of The Dark Crystal, Jim Henson turned his attention to bringing another dark fantasy to the big screen. Brian Froud, who provided the conceptual designs for the previous film was tasked with creating creatures for a new world within a labyrinth. And Monty Python’s Terry Jones signed on to write the screenplay based on a story from Henson and Dennis Lee heavily influenced by The Wizard of Oz, Alice in Wonderland, and Maurice Sendak‘s Outside Over There. The film is so closely related to the latter, it nearly prevented Labyrinth‘s release until legal complaints were settled.
…
Arriving at Zadash, the Nein accept a quest from the Gentleman (Nathan Fillion) to retrieve a lost artifact in exchange for a new protection amulet to keep Caleb (Liam O’Brien) hidden from the Volstrucker. Along with offering an adventure involving retrieving the Arcane Compass from the boobytrapped hoard of the legendary pirate mercenary Nydas Okiro, the encounter in the Gentleman’s lair also foreshadows secrets of Molly‘s (Taliesin Jaffe) forgotten past and a ritual that led to both his tattoos and his missing memories.
…
The Mighty Nein – Many Gifts Read More »
Created more as obstacles than people, I had forgotten how aggravating all the supporting characters of Percy Jackson and the Olympians could be whether they be friend or foe. The DNA of these stories is that no one is capable of taking on the challenge outside of our hero and his friends, mostly through neglect, casual disinterest, or sheer stupidity. Percy Jackson and the Olympians is back, and little has changed.
…
Percy Jackson and the Olympians – I Play Dodgeball with CannibalsRead More »
Percy Jackson and the Olympians – I Play Dodgeball with Cannibals Read More »
