Like the boy that shares its name, the Harry Potter series stumbled from the gate, saddled not entirely unexpectedly with inexperience and immaturity. But then, as with the boy, something truly wonderful—even magical—happened. It grew into something to be immensely, colossally, button-poppingly proud of. Unlike nearly every adaptation Hollywood produces, the Harry Potter films, taken [...]

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A version of this review first appeared in The Colorado Springs Gazette. To read this review at its original source, click here.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, the first installment of a two-part adaptation of author J.K. Rowling’s final book in the Harry Potter series (the second part comes out next summer), is [...]

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This review first appeared in The Colorado Springs Gazette. To read this review at its original source, click here.
According to Newtonian physics, the universe is ruled by entropy, an unfortunate principle that states that, given enough time, any system will advance from order to disorder. Obviously no one informed the folks behind the Harry Potter [...]

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