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Peter Jackson directs the first film in J.R.R. Tolkein's trilogy

Last chance: ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’ on Netflix

!Featured, Academy Award, adventure, Blu-ray, Cult Movies, DVD, fantasy, literary adaptation, Netflix, Streaming Movies, SVOD 01/13/2019 Sean Axmaker

With The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), New Zealand genre film maverick Peter Jackson does the impossible: he makes a faithful, magical, thrilling, and—most importantly—compelling film version of J.R.R. Tolkein’s great cult fantasy epic. Streamlining the complex story and wealth of detail from the novel, Jackson manages to introduce a […]

Oona Laurence and Oakes Fegley with a fuzzy, flying best friend in Disney's "Pete's Dragon."

‘Pete’s Dragon’ – A storybook wonder on VOD and Blu-ray/DVD

!Featured, Blu-ray, DVD, family friendly, fantasy, Kid Stuff, SVOD 09/06/2018 Sean Axmaker

Pete’s Dragon (2016) is that rare breed of remake that outshines the original. The 1977 film, about an orphaned boy who runs away from his abusive adoptive parents with a magical dragon, was a live action film with a bright cartoon character taking the part of the dragon. The dragon is no less animated in […]