‘Harry Potter’ at the movies: Relationships, humor shine in ‘Half-Blood Prince’ (2009) (Review)
My series looking back at the “Harry Potter” films continues with Year 6, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (2009):
‘Harry Potter’ at the movies: Relationships, humor shine in ‘Half-Blood Prince’ (2009) (Review)
‘Harry Potter’ at the movies: ‘Order of the Phoenix’ (2007) is a truncated but great adaptation (Review)
My series looking back at the “Harry Potter” films continues with Year 5, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” (2007):
The 75th Golden Globes are over. Here’s everything they got right! (Commentary)
Last night’s Golden Globe Awards were a welcome surprise for me. I have gotten used to, in my time as a film and television enthusiast, the entertainment I support being consigned to the “also ran” […]
Christie Golden’s ‘Valerian’ novelization delightfully digs into Valerian-Laureline relationship (Book review)
After seeing “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets,” my No. 1 movie of 2017, I wanted to spend more time in the world, and also try to figure out just what the heck […]
‘Insidious: The Last Key’ continues franchise tradition of emotionally resonant horror
Movie review: Lin Shaye’s Elise again takes center stage in this fourth “Insidious” entry.
‘Harry Potter’ at the movies: ‘Goblet of Fire’ (2005) explores the terror of dragons, dating (Review)
My series looking back at the “Harry Potter” films continues with Year 4, “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” (2005):
‘Manhunt: Unabomber’ a gripping portrayal of the Kaczynski case (TV review)
Last week I was scrolling through Netflix looking for something to pass the time. I came across “Manhunt: Unabomber” (2017, Discovery Channel) and decided to give it a shot. I ended up watching all eight […]
‘Battle of the Sexes’ a warm portrayal of King and Riggs and their bizarre, pivotal match (Movie review)
When I first got into tennis fandom and learned about the Billie Jean King-Bobby Riggs Battle of the Sexes of the 1970s, I assumed it was some sort of novelty sideshow. After all, when Agassi […]
‘Harry Potter’ at the movies: ‘Prisoner of Azkaban’ (2004) goes deliciously dark (Review)
My series looking back at the “Harry Potter” films continues with Year 3, “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” (2004):
‘Harry Potter’ at the movies: Warm friendships emerge in ‘Chamber of Secrets’ (2002) (Review)
My series looking back at the “Harry Potter” films continues with Year 2, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” (2002):