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Aboard Gamenew

Neither pandering nor dull, Zathura plays exactly like a no-limits replica of the kind of space adventure that imaginative kids left to their own devices might enact.
Dallas Observer  |  Luke Y. Thompson  |  11-14-2005  |  Reviews

Alien-Busting Adventuresnew

Jon Favreau's sort-of-sequel to Jumanji is full of nonsense physics and missed opportunities, though it almost redeems itself via its realistically fractious portrayal of brothers forced into a playtime gone weirdly cosmic.
Orlando Weekly  |  Steve Schneider  |  11-11-2005  |  Reviews

Love in Space

Ultimately, though, this is a story about love -- with robots, reptilian monsters, and unfriendly spaceships that try to shoot the kids' home into oblivion.
Washington City Paper  |  Tricia Olszewski  |  11-10-2005  |  Reviews

Anything Can Happennew

Jon Favreau and Dax Shepard discuss Zathura.
Austin Chronicle  |  Marc Savlov  |  11-10-2005  |  Profiles & Interviews

Game Onnew

With his follow-up to Elf, director Jon Favreau sticks with family-friendly filmmaking, this time delivering a bang-up version of Chris Van Allsburg's bestselling children's book Zathura.
Austin Chronicle  |  Marjorie Baumgarten  |  11-10-2005  |  Reviews

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