Books

The 25 Most Beautiful Shots of the ‘Harry Potter’ Franchise

From Sorcerer’s Stone to the second Deathly Hallows. Read More

Harry Potter and the Book of Spells

Every Spell, from Every Movie, in Alphabetical Order.I am not a Harry Potter fan. I’ve seen a couple of the… Read More

The Newest Dan Brown Adaptation is More Purgatory Than Inferno

If we’re Dante, Tom Hanks is Virgil and Inferno is Hell.The latest film installment in Dan Brown’s cryptographical thriller series, Inferno… Read More

The Girl on the Train and Cinematic Alcoholism

A faulty movie tackles film’s favorite flaw.Popular culture romanticizes alcoholism as often as being a single writer in a major city.… Read More

Is Girl on the Train Really the Next Gone Girl?

The two novels have been compared since inception, how do the movies fair?Since it first hit bookstores in January 2015, “The… Read More

Starz’s American Gods Trailer and What May Carry Over from Neil Gaiman’s Novel

I’m giving 2:1 odds on the perverse Lucille Ball scene.The trailer for Starz’s upcoming American Gods, based off the acclaimed Neil… Read More

Scott Renshaw’s Happy Place Finds a Film Critic’s Inner Fan

Scott Renshaw is Dian Fossey, fans are his gorillas, and fanny packs his mist.Fans have gone mainstream in a major way.… Read More

Fantastic Beasts Looks Pretty Beast

The film’s final trailer paints an exquisite picture of a magical North AmericaScamander emerges from his suitcase at the Magical Congress… Read More

Anne of Green Gables Gets the Netflix Treatment

Get ready for a reimagining of old school #squadgoals.A different Anne of Green Gables.It’s been over one hundred years since we… Read More