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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 marauding elephants and screeching monkeys ...

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 ...

It doesn't take a psychotherapist to figure out what's churning just below the surface of "Zathura: A Space Adventure," based on a picture book written by "Jumanji" author Chris Van Allsburg. Galactic ...

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 ...

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 ...