Xanadu (1980)

Xanadu (1980)

[6] Singing sensation Olivia Newton-John (Grease) headlines this surreal musical as a supernatural muse who brings a young painter (Michael Beck) and a retired musician (Gene Kelly) together so they can build an extravagant dance club called -- you guessed…
Masters of the Universe (2026)

Masters of the Universe (2026)

[4] Director Travis Knight (Bumblebee, Kubo and the Two Strings) accepts a daunting high wire act with this comedy/fantasy film based on the He-Man '80s cartoon series and toy line. How do you make goofy cartoon for boys into an…
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)

Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)

[7] The Sully family are back in James Cameron's third Avatar movie, one that recycles as much material as it invents, but ultimately satisfies. Jake (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) are still reeling from the death of their eldest…
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

[7] Writer/director James Cameron (Titanic, Aliens) returns to the world of Pandora thirteen years after the first Avatar film broke all box office records. Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) now lives completely among the planet's tall, blue natives, the Na'vi. He…
Avatar (2009)

Avatar (2009)

[8] James Cameron's first film since Titanic is a sci-fi/fantasy epic with a healthy sense of adventure and discovery. Sam Worthington stars as Jake Sully, a marine sent to the far off world of Pandora to help the military ravage…
The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026)

The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026)

[5] After a seven-year hiatus, Star Wars returns to the big screen with The Mandalorian and Grogu. Based on a television series you don't need to watch to enjoy the feature version, the film features a loner mercenary nicknamed 'Mando'…
Fantasia (1940)

Fantasia (1940)

[7] Walt Disney was somewhat ahead of his time experimenting with music and animation in Fantasia, an experimental achievement of artistry, craftsmanship, and innovation in animation. It's essentially a series of MTV-style music videos -- some narrative, some more abstract…
Always (1989)

Always (1989)

[7] One of director Steven Spielberg's less successful films remains this fantasy-romance starring Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, and John Goodman as aerial forest-fire fighters and best friends. When Dreyfuss's character perishes in action, he comes back as a guardian angel…
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)

[2] Ghostbusters has never had a good sequel or spin-off, so why should we start now? Frozen Empire combines the casts of 2021's mediocre Afterlife with the '80s' legacy gang to battle a big, horned demon that wants to freeze…
Weird Science (1985)

Weird Science (1985)

[8] Immediately following The Breakfast Club, writer/director John Hughes pulls a 180 with Weird Science, a cartoonish teenage fantasy about two nerdy high-schoolers named Gary and Wyatt (Anthony Michael Hall and Ilan Mitchell-Smith) who use a computer to manifest the…