Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (David Yates, 2011)

18Aug11

Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), Ralph Fiennes (Lord Voldemort), Alan Rickman (Severus Snape), Michael Gambon (Albus Dumbledore), Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix Lestrange). Rating: 12A. Running time: 130 minutes. So the series comes to an end, and it was supposed to be with a bang: an epic, bloody battle […]

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (David Yates, 2010)

20Nov10

Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley). Screenplay by Steve Kloves. Directed by David Yates. Rating: 12A. Running time: 146 minutes. It’s probably true of every film I watch that nothing I say here will change anything, but for this one especially, that fact feels worthy of being explicitly recognised. […]

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26 for late 2010, or early 2011 (Part 1)

08Sep10

So this is my first blog post that’s not a review, but it’s also the first time since I started running this thing that the Fall of a year has approached. That means it’s Oscar season. Because of the Academy’s short memory, it seems all studios make sure their films are released in the three […]

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