The Dark Tower — A very entertaining mix of sci-fi and fantasy — 7*/10

I liked it. It's not great, it feels like it didn't fulfill its potential, but it has many things that are interesting. The background ideas, the worlds themselves and the characters are captivating. The story is nice if simple. The action is well done, the special effects solid, and there are a few bold choices not to be dismissed.

Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey.

Synopsis & information: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1648190/

The Mummy — Good fantasy with nice action — 6*/10

Very interesting ideas, but with a bad start and a number of weaknesses in the last third of the movie. Mostly, though, it is nicely entertaining and interesting. Funny, but too serious to really connect with the original precursor series (read my review of the first chapter here).

Tom Cruise and Sofia Boutella.

Synopsis & information: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2345759/

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword — A fantasy fix that's really cheap — 5*/10

Sorry, but the end result is really lame. With the money spent on it, it's a shame. The only good things are the special effects.

Synopsis & information: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1972591/

Horns — A fantasy flick that's all about a murder mystery — 8*/10

This might not be a blockbuster, but it's a very good flick. It's a lot fun, not in a comedy sense, but in a satisfactory sense. Nice fantasy stuff, nice intrigue, nice music and a captivating story.

Daniel Radcliffe, Juno Temple and Heather Graham.

Synopsis & information: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1528071/

A Monster Calls — A beautiful fantasy tale about a hard emotional time — 9*/10

Not an easy tale. Very touching and emotional. However, it is not a damaging tale, it will not drag you down into darkness and leave you there. It is compelling, captivating and extremely well told with great visuals, especially those side stories.

Lewis MacDougall, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones and Liam Neeson.

Synopsis & information: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3416532/

Assassin's Creed — There's very little good to say about it — 5*/10

• Overall: Action, special effects, interesting ideas, but nothing else. It seems more like a setup for what follows than a real movie.
• Who is it for? Those who really feel like they should see it.
• Synopsis & information: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2094766/
• Known actors: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons and Michael Kenneth Williams.
• Cameos: Brendan Gleeson.
• Style: Action flick that can't really pick a style.
• Pacing: Crap.
• Intro: Interesting, probably the best part since the background idea is the best part of this flick.
• Story: It would have been much better if they had simply chosen a time period to tell the story in. As they did it, you don't get attached to anything and it feels like an intro to the next chapter.
• Ending: Not really an ending. Almost boring.
• Epilogue: They had to show it kept on going or else this movie would have been a complete waste of time.
• Dialogs: Weak, at best.
• Characters: Really, really simple.
• Acting: Solid. Probably one of its saving grace.
• Visuals: Solid.
• Special Effects: Perfect.
• Afterthoughts: I wasn't expecting much, but I was still disappointed.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them — A sure thing when it comes to entertainment — 8*/10

Disclaimer: I only saw the first Harry Potter and it wasn't to my taste. Never read any of the books. Not interested, even though I'm a huge fantasy reader.

• Overall: Great movie with lots of details and beautiful things.
• Who is it for? Anyone, even kids, unless you don't like fantasy.
• Synopsis & information: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3183660/
• Known actors: Eddie Redmayne, Colin Farrell and Zoë Kravitz.
• Cameos: Jon Voight, Ron Perlman and Johnny Depp.
• Setting: A parallel and fantastic 1926 New York City.
• Style: Lots of magic fantasy film.
• Intro: Quickly captivates.
• Story: Captivating, on two fronts. The first, and most immediate, immerses you completely in the world and makes you fall for the four main good guys/gals. It's full of details and nice developments thanks to J. K. Rowling's imagination. In conjunction with the second one, you get a very full movie full of action and great character moments, even some romance and a few touching moments. It easily fills the 2h15.
• Ending: Nicely done.
• Epilogue: There's more than one and each is done well, that is giving us some news without feeling like they have to make everything all pretty and stupid, avoiding some major script traps.
• Dialogs: Lots. Full of nice details. A bit of wit, a bit of fun, all solidly done.
• Characters: The four main ones are very well developed with lots of details and you can't help but be captivated by them. The rest, with the exception of Credence, are rather simple, but the movie isn't about them, so it's not so bad, even though it is its biggest weakness.
• Acting: Major props to Eddie Redmayne. Excellent body acting and emotional relevance. His other three compatriots, as well as Ezra Miller, are to me commended for their work, but the rest have such simple roles that it's difficult to say anything about them.
• Visuals: Beautiful, imaginative and well rendered.
• Special Effects: A few mistakes, but acceptable.
• Camera Work: Do not see it in 3D. There's a few traveling shots that were mediocre in 2D that could probably be very bad in 3D.
• Costumes: Great.
• Afterthoughts: An easy movie to enjoy and really worth it.

Trolls — Colors for the kids witty silliness for the adults — 7*/10

• Overall: Extremely entertaining piece that easily transport you to that special world where few things make sense in our boring world.
• Who is it for? Kids will love it for all the colors and crazy stuff, the adults will appreciate it for the really complex silliness involved.
• Synopsis & information: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1679335/
• Known actors: Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Zooey Deschanel, Christine Baranski and Jeffrey Tambor.
• Cameos: Russell Brand, Gwen Stefani and John Cleese.
• Setting: Silly colorful fantasy world.
• Style: Silly fantasy adventure animation.
• Intro: Great, gives you all the background information and it's superb.
• Story: It's not very complex, but it's done with panache and many interesting details. If you think about it a little bit, the silliness is just a crazy way to do wittiness. I wish there wasn't so much singing. At least, it's nice and funny at times.
• Ending: Well done.
• Epilogue: Nice, but it's very predictable.
• Dialogs: Funny. Unstoppable. 
• Characters: Very interesting if simple. They're so sparkly you can't help but laugh.
• Visuals: Extremely colorful and in a great style.
• Afterthoughts: Thoroughly entertained. Well worth it.

Doctor Strange — A very good super hero flick well worth seeing — 8*/10

• Overall: Extremely entertaining with gorgeous special effects.
• Who is it for? Anyone looking for sci-fi/fantasy or super heroes.
• Synopsis & information: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1211837/
• Known actors: Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, Rachel McAdams and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
• Cameos: Benjamin Bratt.
• Style: Super heroes or fantasy.
• Pacing: Fast, maybe a bit too quick when it comes to a few things. The waiting at the door goes by a bit too quickly, we can't really feel it.
• Intro: Nicely done, we get everything we need to know in a very short time.
• Story: It's always difficult to do a good first movie with a new super hero. You need the background story and an adventure story at the same time. Usually, like here, the adventure story is rather simple. That being said, the action is amazing and there are a number of good gags.
• Ending: Very interesting culmination. Solid logic.
• Epilogue: Simple and to the point.
• Dialogs: Well done. Funny at times.
• Characters: What you'd expect from a super hero flick. Simple and entertaining.
• Acting: Nice. Nothing complex.
• Visuals: Often gorgeous.
• Special Effects: Excellent, near perfect.
• Afterthoughts: I had a lot of fun. Very well done.

Song of the Sea — An extremely touching and soft story — 9*/10

• Overall: A sad but marvelous faerie tale.
• Who is it for? Anyone that doesn't mind a slow pace and a few tears.
• Synopsis & information: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1865505/
• Known actors: Brendan Gleeson.
• Style: An old folk tale with magic.
• Pacing: Slow. If you let yourself float on, by the end of the first act, you won't want to stop.
• Story: No action, but full of meaning. Very touching. Beautiful.
• Ending: Amazing. Be ready to shed a few tears.
• Epilogue: It helps. Extremely short.
• Dialogs: Simple, but just right.
• Characters: Simple, but well developed.
• Acting: Solid.
• Visuals: Extremely beautiful. Very stylized.
• Afterthoughts: It took me a while to get into it, but it touched me greatly. Loved it.

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children — A good fantasy flick for all — 8*/10

• Overall: A solid Tim Burton movie with a very interesting fantasy world.
• Who is it for? Anyone looking for something fantastic and kids.
• Synopsis & information: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1935859/
• Known actors: Eva Green, Asa Butterfield and Samuel L. Jackson.
• Cameos: Judi Dench, Chris O'Dowd and Terence Stamp.
• Setting: An alternative fantasy world where people develop peculiar talents.
• Style: Fantasy children story of good versus bad with some darkness.
• Story: Lots of nice details, action, suspense, intrigue, magic, a burgeoning romance, some tragedy and multiple dark deeds, all very well handled. Excellent mix of light and dark.
• Ending: Action intensive and clever.
• Epilogue: A bit much, but still nicely done.
• Characters: The bad guys are very simple, but so peculiar they are as interesting as the good guys who are a bit more developed, but still somewhat simple.
• Acting: Very good.
• Visuals: Astoundingly beautiful.
• Special Effects: Almost perfect. Nothing to detract from the story.
• Afterthoughts: Got out of the cinema very satisfied and well entertained.

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade — Great sequel full of adventure — 8*/10

• Overall: This one is up to par with the first chapter (read my review here) and since it's newer, its special effects are still looking. Steven Spielberg and George Lucas took good care this time to honor their original work.
• Who is it for? Anyone looking for some solid adventure.
• Synopsis & information: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097576/
• Known actors: Harrison Ford and Sean Connery.
• Cameos: John Rhys-Davies.
• Setting: Around the world in 1938, mostly Europe and the Middle East.
• Style: Same action fueled adventure with jokes and a bit of fantasy. This time, the intrigue is more fleshed out which makes for a great flick.
• Pacing: Riveting, with a few quiet times.
• Intro: Again with some juicy morsels from the past to the present.
• Story: Going from one clue to another, following trail full of danger and obstacle, fighting bad guys.
• Ending: Great.
• Dialogs: Funny, but in a frank and, at times, almost scholarly way.
• Characters: Very solid, except for the bad guys who are, as usual, very archetypical.
• Acting: Excellent, all around, which makes it the best Indiana Jones film on this aspect.
• Visuals: Beautiful.
• Special Effects: Good. Aged really well, considering they're close to three decades old.
• Costumes: Excellent.
• Score: Same lively masterful work by the great John Williams.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom — Nice sequel that's getting too old — 6*/10

• Overall: On almost all levels, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas just did not do as good a job as they did on the original (read my review here). However, you do get the same nice feeling of adventure, which is what the audience originally wanted.
• Who is it for? Indiana Jones fans.
• Synopsis & information: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087469/
• Known actors: Harrison Ford.
• Setting: Pre-World War II, mostly in India.
• Style: Adventurous swashbuckling.
• Pacing: Quick.
• Intro: Same get right to it feeling as the original.
• Story: This, no traveling around the world, more silliness, more fantasy, more side character interest, but still lots of action and high adventure.
• Ending: Well done.
• Epilogue: One part good, one part bad.
• Dialogs: Funny and interesting.
• Characters: The female lead is weaker. The sidekick is lively if caricatural. The bad guys are pathetically underdeveloped.
• Acting: Nice.
• Visuals: Nice.
• Special Effects: They are just too old. Done with less care than the original or maybe they just went beyond what they could do.
• Score: Same catchy and adventurous work by the great John Williams.

Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark — Fabulous adventure film that's still good — 8*/10

• Overall: An incredible and fantastic adventure movie by Steven Spielberg and George Lucas that has aged well.
• Who is it for? Anyone looking for adventure who doesn't mind a flick that dates a bit, but can still look good.
• Synopsis & information: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082971/
• Known actors: Harrison Ford and John Rhys-Davies.
• Setting: 1936.
• Style: Slightly humorous archeological adventure with bad guys, action, danger all around and a certain dose of the fantastic.
• Pacing: Excellent, you will never get bored.
• Intro: Perfect setup for the rest with some good action full of suspense.
• Story: Great details, riveting, interesting, never dull with some travel around the world.
• Ending: Excellent. Very climactic.
• Epilogue: Funny.
• Dialogs: Simple, but well put together.
• Characters: Very interesting. They have defined new movie archetypes.
• Acting: Very good, if not excellent.
• Visuals: Captivating.
• Special Effects: Getting older, but they are done well enough not to bother us much, even now.
• Camera Work: The focus of some of the minor shots is a bit off, something we wouldn't see now.
• Costumes: Perfect.
• Score: Now legendary, by the unforgettable John Williams. Absolutely perfect for the film.

Corpse Bride — A beautiful and creepy stop animation film by Tim Burton — 8*/10

• Overall: Enchanting, in a creepy way. Touching romantic story. Could have done without the singing.
• Who is it for? For fantasy lovers, Burton fans and anyone looking for a creepy love story or some good stop animation.
• Synopsis & information: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121164/
• Known actors: Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Depp, Tracey Ullman and Christopher Lee.
• Style: Very Tim Burton.
• Pacing: Quick and to the point, it is short after all, especially if you don't take into account the songs.
• Intro: Annoying singing.
• Story: There lies a hidden intrigue within this fantastic touching love story based on a very simple premise.
• Ending: An interesting little twist in how it happened, even if the end result was generally predictable.
• Dialogs: Neat.
• Characters: Quite fantastic, well made and thoroughly thought out.
• Acting: Solid.
• Visuals: Beautiful.
• Music: Haunting and perfect, by Danny Elfman. The singing was totally unnecessary.

Ghostbusters — The perfect remake, an ode to the original — 9*/10

• Overall: Hilarious. Great entertainment. It's not a masterpiece, but it might as well be! A bit sillier than the original; just as much fun, though! (Read my review of the original here.)
• Who is it for? Everybody. A must see, unless you don't like sci-fi and you don't want to laugh either.
• Synopsis & information: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1289401/
• Known actors: Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig.
• Cameos: Sigourney Weaver, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts and Ozzy Osbourne. The only missing from the original cast is Rick Moranis. More over, Harold Ramis died in 2014 or I'm sure he would have been in there. He will be sorely missed.
• Setting: A New York City full of paranormal activities.
• Style: Like the original, it is its own genre, a genre where you'll have incredible fun, but not only that. It's a sort of semi horror suspense made with sci-fi and fantasy as well as action, all viewed through a comedy lens. There's even a bit of intrigue in it. What's not to love?
• Pacing: The interest level is always high, but the action scenes are well interspersed with comedy stuff and important bits filling up the story.
• Intro: Right to it, funny and sets the tone admirably.
• Story: Full of details, great ideas and superb entertainment. Just like the original. Fight scene near the end is awesome. I'm just sad there isn't as much reference to paranormal literature. It was quite the important thing before and put a certain interesting flavor to it. I know I'm just being picky.
• Ending: Too easy? Again, I'm being picky, because it's quite good. I love what they did with it, although I would have left the destruction. Maybe it was just costlier.
• Epilogue: Nice to see. Opening wide the doors to a lucrative franchise. Please stay until after the credit, especially if you know the original. Anyway, the credits are fun to watch.
• Dialogs: Great. Witty and funny.
• Characters: Excellent. You can really feel each of the characters, their motivations and mind set. I don't know who had the idea to put women as the leading roles in this remake but it was genius. It gave women a good place in science-fiction, fantasy and movies in general. They didn't even try to recreate the original characters in feminine form but gave them each a new personality showing that women can stand on their own.
• Acting: Superb and hilarious.
• Visuals: Jaw dropping.
• Special Effects: Exactly what it should have been in the original had the technology existed then. 3D not worth it at all, there's only a single shot that's really good. It's a gag I never saw before and it's hilariously disgusting.
• Music: I prefer the original theme song, but once you're used to the new one it's not so bad either.
• Sound: This is where IMAX really shines. Absolutely worth it, but not if it includes the 3D.

Brave — Have a great time watching this animation for all — 8*/10

• Overall: A great story that will be easily appreciated by adults and enjoyed by children.
• Who is it for? Anyone who wishes for a good entertainment. Highly recommend.
• Synopsis & information: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1217209/
• Known actors: Emma Thompson.
• Setting: Old Scottish highlands.
• Style: A small (in reach) epic fantasy story.
• Pacing: Perfect.
• Intro: Good presentation even if the basis of the plot is a tired old subject.
• Story: Full of details with a great fantastic story. Lots of action, many laughs, a bit of silliness and touching at times.
• Ending: Action driven and gripping. Some of it is predictable.
• Epilogue: Funny.
• Dialogs: Good, but most expressions, especially those of the lords, are just too modern, if not obviously so.
• Characters: Well thought out, if a bit simple.
• Acting: Solid.
• Visuals: Breathtaking. High definition is a must to appreciate.

Ghostbusters — An incredible funny sci-fi classic — 8*/10

• Overall: If you don't mind some dated special effect, this is a great funny flick full great ideas.
• Who is it for? Those who want to see the original or any 1980s sentimental.
• Synopsis & information: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087332/
• Known actors: Sigourney Weaver, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Rick Moranis.
• Setting: Amazing, original and detailed ideas in good old 1980s New York City. 
• Style: Sci-fi fantasy comic adventure flick. No crazy 1980s hairdo or clothes.
• Pacing: Solid. Great build up and setup.
• Intro: Incredible mood setter and right to the point. You immediately get what the rest of the movie will be like.
• Story: Events slowly unfolds, full of nice details. You get to know each of the characters, understand the logic and setup the final confrontation which is epic.
• Dialogs: Funny, full of little jewels.
• Characters: Great with nice depths and each with its own idiosyncrasy. Full of details. None of the usual archetypes, it actually defined new ones that can be found in many of the movies that followed.
• Acting: Great in a comedic.
• Special Effects: Now dating a bit, but not too bad. They didn't try to go beyond what they could do some most of them are respectable. Not all of them, however.
• Camera Work: 
• Music: Funny, really catchy.
• Score: Awesome.

The BFG — Definitively for children, enjoyable by adults — 7*/10

• Overall: Sweet fantasy world versus overly simple real world.
• Who is it for? Children first and foremost because they will love it, then adults who like fantasy and don't mind a bit of simplicity.
• Synopsis & information: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3691740/
• Known actors: Mark Rylance.
• Cameos: Bill Hader.
• Setting: A mix between a clever fantasy world done in CGI and the real world.
• Style: A child's wild adventurous and imaginative mind.
• Intro: Gets you in the mood right away. Smooth, quick and well done.
• Story: Simple. The best parts are about the giant world, which means that the last part is less enjoyable.
• Ending: Nice details, if predictable.
• Epilogue: The same... Nice details, if predictable.
• Dialogs: Solid. Obvious testament to its book-form origin.
• Characters: Three are really good, the main ones: the girl, the BFG and the main bad giant. The others are really simple.
• Acting: The three main characters are very well portrayed. The others weren't given much.
• Visuals: Great, almost eye popping at times. Full of details.
• Special Effects: Very well done, the mix of real and CGI is great, except for a few times where the BFG's hands interacted with the girl.

I'm slightly disappointed by Steven Spielberg, although, it's probably because it's more a story for kids. The work on the giants' world is amazing, but the whole thing about the queen annoys me, she just doesn't have that kind of power, but then it's fantasy and it's probably what's in the book. So, I'm not sure what to think.

Warcraft — A fantasy flick that's much better than could have been hoped for — 7*/10

• Overall: Lots of solid action, beautiful fantastic world, a number of logical flaws, but nicely entertaining.
• Setting: An imaginary fantasy universe that requires explaining during the flick which can muddle the understandability.
• Style: Epic war.
• Intro: Love the expecting couple.
• Story: Although it's fairly simple in its broad strokes, it has many very involved details, mainly back story elements. A few very simple love story and no humor at all.
• Ending: Well done.
• Epilogue: A bit overlong, because they really wanted to open wide the door for sequels. It could have been much shorter and still convey it all. There was no need to spell it out that clearly.
• Dialogs: Simple, but with a lot of new concepts coming from that universe that need to be explained which made some dialogs heavier and less intelligible.
• Characters: Very interesting, if stereotypical and simple for the most part. You can see the video game roots here.
• Acting: Nice.
• Known actors: Clancy Brown.
• Visuals: Gorgeous. Totally unrealistic, but that's part of fantasy.
• Special Effects: Solid for the most part, although there were a few small but visible mistake.
• Costumes: They all wear full plates?
• Synopsis & information: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0803096/
• Who is it for? Those looking for a large fantasy epic story.

I have to admit I have never played Warcraft or WOW, so I have no idea if this flick respect the universe they came from.