Tag: Daniel Radcliffe

Now You See Me 2 (4K UHD Blu-ray)

While Now You See Me wasn’t exactly a blockbuster, the film grossed $351.7 million, four times as much as its $75 million budget. It’s likely the film would have grossed more if they hadn’t filled the cast with such high priced talent. A sequel came as no surprise. With Jon M. Chu (Step Up 2: The Streets, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never) taking over directing duties from Louis Leterrier, this is a flashier affair, reminiscent of the “Ocean’s” films.

Blu-ray Review: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (Ultimate Edition)

I’ve come to think of this sixth film in the Harry Potter franchise as the one where the young wizard truly begins to grow up. When we last saw Harry in The Order of the Phoenix, he was engaged in war, suffering a great personal loss that would forever rob him of innocence and compassion […]

Blu-ray Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1

Warner Bros. | 2010 | 146 min | PG-13 The decision to divide J.K. Rowling’s seventh novel into two separate films remains a controversial one, but director David Yates and screenwriter Steve Kloves have taken full advantage of the opportunity the opportunity provided, and crafted a character driven drama unlike anything seen in the series […]

DVD Review: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Ultimate Edition)

Warner Bros. | 2002 | 174 mins. | Rated PG Released just a year after Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, 2002’s The Chamber of Secrets finds the young wizard back at home with his Muggle family on summer vacation, locked in his room, anxiously awaiting his return to Hogwarts. Though Harry’s uncle has insisted […]

Blu-ray Review: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Warner Bros. | 2009 | 153 mins. | Rated PG I’ve come to think of this sixth film in the Harry Potter franchise as the one where the young wizard truly begins to grow up. When we last saw Harry in The Order of the Phoenix, he was engaged in war, suffering a great personal […]

DVD Review: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Ultimate Edition)

Warner Bros. | 2001 | 159 mins. | Rated PG From the moment J.K. Rowling’s first Harry Potter novel became one of the biggest sensations the literary world had ever seen, there was no doubt the book would be turned into a film. At the time, many fans feared that that the British toned story […]