It’s official, and can be seen in the brackets: in the final round of the tournament, The Princess Bride won the title of the greatest fantasy film ever made, in our final statistical upset. The original placements of all films at the end of round one can be found in the “Sorting Page” tab of the data analysis spreadsheet I used to collate and analyze the data.
Category Archives: Movies
Childhood’s End Review: “The Deceivers” and “The Children”
The adaptation of Clarke’s classic novel continues with “The Deceivers” and ends with “The Children.”
No, really. The Star Wars review is coming.
Review: Childhood’s End: The Overlords
Several proposed adaptations of Arthur C. Clarke’s seminal SF novel have gone nowhere; a six-hour television adaptation finally airs this week.
We’re going to review the first part today, and the remainder at the end of the week, where, admittedly, the response may be overwhelmed by the focus on a certain flashier, though less cerebral SF film.
Trailer Park Tuesday – December 15, 2015
Back for another round and it’s a whopper.
- Batman v Superman
- Independence Day: Resurgence
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- Star Trek Beyond
- X-Men: Apocalypse
- The BFG
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret Of The Ooze (1991) – Silver Screen Super Heroes
The latest entry in the Silver Screen Superheroes podcast, with guest host Alex Case, is available here, and discusses Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret Of The Ooze (1991).
Greatest Fantasy Film Tournament – Week 42, Round 8
Greatest Fantasy Film Tournament – Week 41, Round 7
We are down to our last four contenders. Which two will go head to head for the crowning title next week? The brackets are visible here.
Greatest Fantasy Film Tournament – Week 40, Round 6
First Trailer for Captain America: Civil War
This may well be better than Age of Ultron.