The Jumanji franchise has figured out a way to carry on its legacy while also expanding on the mythology for more movies.
"Zathura" — is it another adventure-filled, soon-to-be classic book by Chris Van Allsburg? Maybe. Is it another blockbuster film? Not likely. Perhaps actor-director Jon Favreau ("Swingers") was hoping ...
With all the recent movies being made out of video games, it’s refreshingly retro to see one based on a board game. Admittedly, the source is not a “real” game – it’s no Battleship or Clue – but a ...
With Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle becoming a massive hit, it is easy to forget that 12 years ago there was another attempt to follow up 1995’s Jumanji. Co-written by David Koepp, directed by a ...
Before we pronounce judgment on “Zathura: A Space Adventure,” let’s clear up the confusion on pronouncing the title, a matter that stumped contestants in a marketing exercise for the movie on Donald ...
“Zathura” is just original enough for me to twist David Spade’s words: I liked it better than the first time I saw it, when it was named “Jumanji.” The similarities between the two movies are ...
Director and sometime actor Jon Favreau took the helm for Zathura, "an enthralling, imaginative romp" through space. Josh Hutcherson and Jonah Bobo are the pint-sized explorers who embark on this ...
These are the voyages of the starship Zathura. Its one-game mission: To teach feuding brothers Walter and Danny to get along with each other. Does it boldly go where no movie’s gone before? No. In ...
What makes a good kids movie? Today’s kids are more sophisticated and much wiser to the ways of the world than the kids were in my day. Still, give the kids an interesting story (with kids as the ...
Zathura is a brief and generic action game that does nothing to distinguish itself from the glut of similar--and cheaper--games on the market. Zathura is a third-person action adventure game based on ...
The "Jumanji" franchise has figured out a way to carry on its legacy while also expanding on the mythology for more movies. Decades ago, when audiences watched the first "Jumanji" movie, very few ...