The Seventh Seal (1957)

The Seventh Seal (1957)

Antonius Block (Max von Sydow), a disillusioned knight, and Jöns (Gunnar Björnstrand ), his squire, return to Sweden from the crusades, to find a land of fear, ignorance, and fanatical religion, as the black death decimates the population. When Death (Bengt Ekerot) comes for the knight, he challenges the black robed figure to a game of

Your Name {Kimi no na wa} (2016)

Your Name {Kimi no na wa} (2016)

High school student Taki, from Tokyo, and Mitsuha, from the country, find themselves body swapping at random times when they sleep. After a time of uncertainty and embarrassment, a greater mystery arises. High school romances are a bit young for my tastes, so I hope director Makoto Shinkai aims for something a bit more adult

The Dark Tower (2017)

The Dark Tower (2017)

Teenager Jake Chambers (Tom Taylor) is psychologically disturbed by the death of his father and by his dreams of another world where a Man in Black (Matthew McConaughey) and his minions are trying to destroy a tower that holds the universe together and are opposed by the last gunslinger (Idris Elba). After some mind-numbing family

Hellboy (2019)

Hellboy (2019)

In this reboot of the franchise, Hellboy (David Harbour), is a grumpy and grungy half-demon who is sent by his adopted father (Ian McShane) to battle supernatural enemies. After a series of such fights, he’s joined by psychic Alice (Sasha Lane) and hard-ass soldier Major Daimio (Daniel Dae Kim) to stop the resurrection of Nimue

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)

Sinbad (Kerwin Mathews) happens upon the island of Colossa, where the magician Sokurah (Torin Thatcher) is running from a giant cyclops. Sinbad rescues Sokurah, but the sorcerer drops a magic lamp containing a genie (Richard Eyer).  When Sokurah can get no help in returning to the island, he secretly shrinks Sinbad’s fiancée, Princess Parisa (Kathryn

Beauty and the Beast (1962)

Beauty and the Beast (1962)

Lady Althea (Joyce Taylor) travels to greet her fiancée, Duke Eduardo (Mark Damon) only to find he has been cursed to turn into a beast at night. The Duke, with the help of Baron Orsini, Althea, and her father, must find a cure for his condition before Prince Bruno (Michael Pate) reveals the secret and takes

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the  Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005)

Four children, Lucy (Georgie Henley), Edmund (Skandar Keynes), Peter (William Moseley), and Susan (Anna Popplewell), sent to the country to avoid the blitz, travel through a magical wardrobe to the land of Narnia, where an evil witch (Tilda Swinton) keeps the land in perpetual winter.  A prophecy declares that four humans will start the overthrow

Conan the Destroyer (1984)

Conan the Destroyer (1984)

In exchange for the promise of resurrection of his dead lover, (Arnold Schwarzenegger) agrees to undertake a quest to retrieve a horn that will be used to wake a sleeping god.  Conan is accompanied by the thief Malak (Tracey Walter), the wizard Akiro (Mako), the warrior-woman Zula (Grace Jones), the queens guard Bombaata (Wilt Chamberlain),

Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King (2004)

Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King (2004)

Siegfried (Benno Fürmann), the orphaned son of a king, is raised by a blacksmith (Max von Sydow) and taught to make great swords.  He meets and defeats Brunhild, the queen of Iceland (Kristanna Løken), who proclaims her love for him.  While she waits for him, he journeys to Burgund, where he slays a dragon, takes

Dragon Storm (2004)

Dragon Storm (2004)

Dragons appear on Earth and destroy the castle of corrupt King Fastrad (John Rhys-Davies). Fastrad takes the opportunity to impose on the hospitality of King Wednesbury (John Hansson) and secretly plans to overthrow him and take his castle. Overtly, Fastrad works with Wednesbury, preparing a team of dragon slayers that include the woodsmen, Silas (Maxwell

Dragonslayer (1981)

Dragonslayer (1981)

When Ulrich (Ralph Richardson), the last wizard in the world, dies, his apprentice, Galen (Peter MacNicol) takes on the job of killing a dragon. But the King has devised a lottery where one virgin is chosen as a sacrifice to the dragon in order to keep it placated, and is not happy with anyone upsetting the

Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the  Dragon God (2005)

Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God (2005)

Warrior-turned-politician Berek (Mark Dymond) and low level mage Melora (Clemency Burton-Hill) discover that the evil undead Damadar (Bruce Payne) has returned to the land of the living by freeing an ancient orb of power that held a dragon god in check. Berek, with four other adventures, an elven wizard, a berserker girl, a thief, and