Magic in the Water (1995)
Feb 22, 1999Children Discover Sea Monster
Likeable Canadian-made children's film where Mark Harmon and kids come to rescue of a lake monster
Matthew O'Connor
Snow White (2001)
Jun 29, 2008Fairy-Tale
Caroline Thompson, a regular Tim Burton scriptwriter, directs a uniquely revisionist version of the fairytale in which she digs in to explain the origins of many of the familiar aspects of the story
Snow Queen (2002)
Jan 16, 2005Fairy-Tale/Epic Quest
The Hallmark tv mini-series version of the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale is lushly produced but tends to plod when it should come to life as fantasy
Dreamkeeper (2003)
Mar 13, 2006American Indian Myths and Legends
Beautifully made and written Hallmark tv mini-series directed by Steve Barron that brings to life a variety of different Native American myths and legends
Earthsea (2004)
Jun 21, 2006Epic Fantasy/Apprentice Wizard
This TV mini-series adaptation of the Ursula Le Guin books is an insult. This was quickly mounted on the back of the success of The Lord of the Rings films but feels like tv filler that has zero affinity for Le Guin's richly cultured world
Merlin’s Apprentice (2006)
Mar 26, 2007Arthurian Legends Adventure
Sequel to Hallmark's earlier tv mini-series Merlin featuring a return performance from Sam Neill in the title role, this is otherwise a generic and unmemorable work of Arthurian fantasy
Final Days of Planet Earth (2006)
Nov 26, 2019Alien Invasion
Darryl Hannah is the queen of a species of body-snatching insects intent on invading Earth. This is a clear winner head and shoulders above any other contenders for the most ridiculous alien invasion work ever made.
Tin Man (2007)
Jan 19, 2008Modernised Wizard of Oz
Nick Willing conducts the first of his SF revampings of popular tales. Here The Wizard of Oz is reworked into a Steampunk fantasy with some startling reinterpetations of the familiar characters