This was an event movie. There’s so much going on — a three-piece tournament that’s essentially wizard Hunger Games, dragons, mermaids, a big Christmas dance, the early seeds of teenage relationship melodrama — that it could feel overwhelming. It could, for that matter, feel like the movie might at any moment lean to one side or the other. But in the biggest magic trick of all, the cast and crew pull off the balancing act inspiringly.
Goblet of Fire is…
What a picture. Truly. Each Harry Potter movie kind of has its own signature flavor, and Azkaban just has so much sauce. Everything about it is evenly seasoned in mood and atmosphere.
Director Alfonso Cuarón and cinematographer Michael Seresin (DP for Dawn and War for the Planet of the Apes) bring such a visual style to this season at Hogwarts. The shots of the Womping Willow that are used to indicate the change of seasons is such a small little…
To judge this movie on the aspects of acting, cinematography, editing, and visual effects, you'd find that it stacks up pretty poorly. But I'm not going to judge it on that criteria. Why? In order to properly experience Who Killed Captain Alex?, you have to view it through the context of the setting and circumstances under which it was produced: in a small village in Uganda, with minimal access to amenities such as plumbing and electricity, on a budget of…
Wow. I mean, they got the title right! I definitely liked it, and I’m definitely glad I saw it in the theater, because it was a real experience. But I also don’t know if I can truly make clear sense of it. But I also don’t know if I’m supposed to? Like, this might be one of those that you feel more than you really process on a logical level.
It kinda has the same feel and flow as Tarantino/Scott’s…
