Stardust (2007)
Sep 23, 2007Epic Fantasy Adventure
Matthew Vaughn adapts a Neil Gaiman book in this undeniably appealing fantasy that comes with a story of epical sweep that vies between fantastic imagination and broad humour
Ben Barnes
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
Jun 29, 2008Epic Fantasy Adventure/Magical Otherworld
The second of the Narnia films. Director Andrew Adamson seems so intent on copying Peter Jackson that the film becomes all epic fantasy flourishes and battle scenes to the exclusion of all else - even much of C.S. Lewis's book
Dorian Gray (2009)
Jan 28, 2011Eternally Youthful Libertine
Beautifully produced version of the Oscar Wilde story about a libertine who becomes immortal by transferring his soul into a portrait. This easily stands out as one of the best film versions of the story to date
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
Dec 13, 2010Epic Fantasy Adventure/Magical Otherworld
Another lacklustre entry in the banal Lord of the Rings Lite franchise from C.S. Lewis's books, a plodding run of the mill fantasy adventure for the most part. The mediocre reception killed off interest in the series
Seventh Son (2014)
Feb 8, 2015Epic Fantasy/Monster Hunter's Apprentice
Harry Potter, The Hunger Games et al have been object lessons in how to properly adapt a Young Adult series; this could be considered a lesson how not to – take a book series about an apprentice witch hunter set in an alternate England and turn it a generic Lord of the Rings copy