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‘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): (more…)

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‘Harry Potter’ at the movies: Magic and amateur acting clash in ‘Sorcerer’s Stone’ (2001) (Review)

It’s been 17 years since the cinematic birth of “Harry Potter,” meaning the film series is now old enough to do something Harry, Ron and

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‘This Is the End’ the ultimate end game for funny batch of down-to-Earth actors (Movie review)

The previews before my screening of “This Is the End” included “Grown-Ups 2,” and I’m glad I saw it, otherwise I would’ve assumed Adam Sandler and friends

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In this quiet gem, the friendships are the ‘Perks of Being a Wallflower’ (Movie review)

As time goes by, we all forget how awful high school was, but “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” (now on DVD) brings it all rushing

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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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