The Golden Compass is one of those movies that taints other children’s films by virtue of being compromised by an adult’s idea of what children can cope with.

Darrell Dell’Andrea (dad) Disappointing: The Golden Compass is a visually stunning fantasy film with great special effects and excellent acting, but overall I found this movie to be a ...

Although “The Golden Compass” received a lot of pre-release buzz, it earned a modest $25 million during its opening weekend. A disappointment for a film made at an estimated cost of more than ...

Another holiday movie season, another fantastic mythological universe to contend with. This time, it's the world -- or multiple parallel worlds -- of Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy ...

By contrast, Chris Weitz, who adapted and directed The Golden Compass, didn't have much to work with beyond the basic plot of the novel, which--as Pullman's quote proudly suggests--doesn't waste a ...

Some worry 'Compass' points kids in the wrong direction RNS' Heather Donckels examines the controversy over the upcoming holiday film The Golden Compass, ...

"The Golden Compass" garnered a significant amount of public attention in recent months. It wasn't because of New Line's marketing strategy, calling it the next "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, or because ...

Somebody get the director a map."The Lord of the Rings is fundamentally an infantile work," Philip Pullman famously told The New Yorker back in 2005, drawing an unflattering comparison to his own ...

Let's get this out of the way immediately--if you are a fan of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, you will be disappointed by some of the elisions and excisions made in this movie.