“Zathura” is just original enough for me to twist David Spade’s words: I liked it better than the first time I saw it, when it was named “Jumanji.” The similarities between the two movies are ...

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 ...

Josh Hutcherson has his near future pretty well mapped out, for a 13-year-old. “My goal is I’m gonna graduate high school at 16,” says the home-schooled star of the new movie “Zathura.” And: “More ...

There have been a few movies in my life that I felt decidedly lukewarm about on first viewing, only to find years later that the film seemed pitch-perfect for what it was trying to do. “Zathura” fits ...

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 ...

At the heart of “Zathura’s” wild-eyed, outer-space adventure is an ordinary, domestic dilemma faced by hundreds of thousands of kids every day. Little Danny (Jonah Bobo), his big brother Walter (Josh ...

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 ...

A mere 15 minutes into "Zathura" it struck me: Yes, it is possible for an actor to be too good at playing a role. Based on a book by children's author Chris Van Allsburg, "Zathura" is the story of two ...

At any given moment, Hollywood's output is as rife with seemingly bizarre improbabilities and their attendant uncertainties as anywhere in the known universe, so much so that you've got to wonder if ...

Zathura is a brief and generic action game that does nothing to distinguish itself from the glut of similar--and cheaper--games on the market. Zathura is a third-person action adventure game based on ...