David Yates

‘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): (more…)

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‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’ reviews

“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” – Perhaps the most challenging book of J.K. Rowling’s series to adapt, “Phoenix” ends up being the

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‘Fantastic Beasts’ is an enjoyable expansion of the ‘Harry Potter’ universe (Movie review)

In 2009, I predicted – not particularly daringly – that we’d get another “Harry Potter” novel someday. Seven years later, while that prediction isn’t precisely on point,

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Final ‘Harry Potter’ film ‘Deathly Hallows Part 2’ stylishly, bleakly goes through the motions (Movie review)

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” was my least favorite of J.K. Rowling’s books because the goal-oriented plot left little room for surprises: Harry and

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‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1’ does its artistic best with the Horcrux quest (Movie review)

After the heart-racing wonder of last year’s “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” it’s time to take a deep breath and slow down for “Harry Potter and the

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6th ‘Harry Potter’ film is a beautiful work of art — and sometimes it’s even a bit funny (Movie review)

J.K. Rowling did her best writing on “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” and the filmmakers rise to her level to make the series’ best film by

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