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 ...

"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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Did board-game sales plummet after the terrors of “Jumanji”? It’s hard to imagine any kid rolling the dice for “Monopoly” after the unrelenting brutality of ...

You know how when you open an old board game and there’s that one piece missing and it keeps you from playing, or you can still play but it’s just not as much fun as it should be? “Zathura: A Space ...

Dax Shepherd plays a surprising role in Zathura, which is part of the Jumanji universe. Upon a rewatch, the film hold up. It's worth a view with your kids. This occasional series takes a look at older ...

Fortunately or unfortunately for me, I grew up with a sister and not a brother. Because she was my younger sister, I grew up in that all-knowing, all-powerful role of older sibling that was never ...

Its unwieldy title notwithstanding, "Zathura: A Space Adventure" is arguably the best adaptation of a Chris Van Allsburg book to date. A visually resplendent adventure about two brothers and an ...

What it’s about: Feuding brothers have to learn to work together when they’re sucked into space by a mysterious board game. The Kid Attractor Factor: Aliens, killer robots, cursing kids and a nubile ...

"Zathura," based on the book by Chris Van Allsburg (also author of "The Polar Express" and "Jumanji"), introduces us to 6- year-old Danny (Jonah Bobo) and 10-year-old Walter (Josh Hutcherson), who ...

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 ...