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Adventurer, The - The Curse of the Midas BoxAdventurer, The - The Curse of the Midas Box (2013)
Dir. Jonathan Newman
Feat. Aneurin Barnard, Lena Headey, Sam Neill
Spiffy period adventure set in Victorian England about a teenager racing to find the eponymous 'Midas Box', a treasure which can turn any object to…
Jack the Giant SlayerJack the Giant Slayer (2013)
Dir. Bryan Singer
Feat. Nicholas Hoult, Eleanor Tomlinson, Ewan McGregor
'Jack and the Beanstalk' is reimagined for the big screen in this hulking fantasy adventure about a naïve farm boy who attempts to rescue a…
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's ReturnLegends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2013)
Dir. Will Finn
Feat. Lea Michele, Dan Aykroyd, James Belushi
A lightweight animated 'sequel' to the original Wizard of Oz film finds Dorothy returning to help her old friends Scarecrow, Lion and Tin Man to…
Nowhere Boys (TV Series)Nowhere Boys (TV Series) (2013) Recommended
Feat. Darci McDonald, Dougie Baldwin, Joel Lok
Australian fantasy action–adventure series that follows four teenage boys who get lost in the forest and discover, when they return home, that…
Oz the Great and PowerfulOz the Great and Powerful (2013) Recommended
Dir. Sam Raimi
Feat. James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz
Sam Raimi directs this spectacular re–imagining of the Wizard of Oz legend for Disney studios – an origin story centred on the coming of…
Percy Jackson: Sea of MonstersPercy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)
Dir. Thor Freudenthal
Feat. Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario, Douglas Smith
Another young adult fantasy franchise rolls on, this time continuing the adventures of the titular Percy Jackson and his demigod friends as they race…
Journey 2: The Mysterious IslandJourney 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)
Dir. Brad Peyton
Feat. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Michael Caine, Josh Hutcherson
The Rock and friends return for this hammy, high–wire sequel to JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH, with the intrepid explorers taking on the…
Mirror MirrorMirror Mirror (2012)
Dir. Tarsem Singh
Feat. Julia Roberts, Lily Collins, Armie Hammer
Supreme visualist Tarsem Singh (THE FALL) directs this striking adaptation of the Snow White fairytale, starring Julia Roberts as the iconic wicked…
Rise of the GuardiansRise of the Guardians (2012) Recommended
Dir. Peter Ramsey
Feat. Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law
An imaginative spin on childhood mythology, this excellent animated fantasy casts Jack Frost, The Easter Bunny, The Tooth Fairy, The Sandman, and…
Wolf ChildrenWolf Children (2012) Aro Favourite
Dir. Mamoru Hosoda
This beautiful, serious–minded take on werewolf folklore focuses on a young woman and her struggle to raise two children of mixed…

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