Dan Fogler Archives

Fanboys (2008)

Rating: ★★★

Apr 3, 2010The Lives of Star Wars Fans

Affectionately made road trip film about four Star Wars fans on a journey to break into Skywalker Ranch. Packed with lots of witty fannish in-jokes and cameos, this comes out as enjoyable if broad at times

Director: Kyle Newman

Actors: Sam Huntington, Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel, Chris Marquette, …

Category: Science Fiction

3 April 201015 December 2023 by Roog

Kung Fu Panda (2008)

Rating: ★★½

Jun 29, 2008Animation/Talking Animal Martial Arts

Massively successful animated film for DreamWorks, a comic riff on the martial arts training film that proves amiable and crowd-pleasing without ever being riotously funny

Director: John Stevenson, Mark Osborne

Actors: Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Ian McShane, Angelina Jolie, …

Category: Fantasy

29 June 200821 March 2025 by Roog

Mars Needs Moms (2011)

Rating: ★★★

Mar 13, 2011Animation/Boy's Adventures on Mars

Motion-capture animated version of a popular children’s book. The title suggests a 1950s B movie and the subtext doesn’t bear close examination but the results are engagingly put together

Director: Simon Wells

Actors: Seth Green, Dan Fogler, Seth Robert Duskey, Elisabeth Harnois, …

Category: Science Fiction

13 March 20115 December 2024 by Roog

Europa Report (2013)

Rating: ★★

Nov 24, 2013Space Expedition

A groundedly realistic film about an expedition to search for life on Europa that that emerges as a disappointment coming soon after the similar space-based Gravity

Director: Sebastian Cordero

Actors: Sharlto Copley, Michael Nyqvist, Anamaria Marinca, Daniel Wu, …

Category: Science Fiction

24 November 201319 October 2025 by Roog

Free Birds (2013)

Rating: ★★

Nov 1, 2013Animation/Time-Travelling Talking Turkeys

Animated film designed for the US Thanksgiving holiday. With a completely insane plot involving turkeys travelling back in time to stop turkeys being served at the first Thanksgiving

Director: Jimmy Hayward

Actors: Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Amy Poehler, George Takei, …

Category: Fantasy

1 November 20138 February 2026 by Roog

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

Rating: ★★★

Dec 10, 2016Harry Potter Spinoff

Spinoff from the Harry Potter films – unlike those, written directly for the screen and feels more like it belongs there. The US locations open the story up, while the magic creatures and new ensemble cast prove a delight

Director: David Yates

Actors: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Colin Farrell, …

Category: Fantasy

10 December 20161 February 2026 by Roog

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

Rating: ★★

Mar 2, 2019Harry Potter Spinoff

The first Fantastic Beasts was a welcome opening up of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter universe and offered something fresh in the series. This is a more mixed bag where it feels like it is back to business as usual for Rowling

Director: David Yates

Actors: Eddie Redmayne, Johnny Depp, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, …

Category: Fantasy

2 March 20191 February 2026 by Roog

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)

Rating: ★★

Jun 11, 2022Harry Potter Spinoff

Third of the Fantastic Beasts films, this comes as a mix of ennui with the franchise and promise. It feels like about right now would be a good time to retire the series

Director: David Yates

Actors: Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Mads Mikkelsen, Dan Fogler, …

Category: Fantasy

11 June 202221 October 2025 by Roog