The Fantasy Film Wizards, Wishes, and Wonders

"In true reflection of its straightforward-if generic-title, The Fantasy Film presents a useful foundation for deeper reflection on the complexities of the fantastic in film." ( Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts , 1 February 2014)
"Written in prose that is careful and cogent, the book provides a defence of what Fowkes calls the "orphan" genre (unloved; neglected; even, perhaps, of questionable legitimacy), one which she argues has long been excluded from serious analysis by "dogmas of realism" that privilege "codes of . . . mimesis." (Times Literary Supplement, 18 February 2011)