Harry Potter: The Education of a Wizard
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson. Photo: Warner Some genius must have decided that American readers would be too stupid to understand J.K. Rowling’s original title for her hugely…
National Treasure
Historian/adventurer Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage) has always been looking for history’s greatest treasure; he discovers that the back of the Declaration of Independence may harbor clues to it. Here’s an…
Spirited Away: Never Forget Your Name
Photo: Ghibli After making Princess Mononoke (1997), director Hayao Miyazaki, one of Japan’s most celebrated artists, looked forward to retiring after a prosperous career. But a guy who’s only pushing…
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
With this third entry in the second series of Star Wars films, George Lucas closed in on the original series – not just in terms of story but also quality.…
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
The second Star Wars movie in the second series brings us ten years into the future after the events in The Phantom Menace (1999). The foundation to Anakin’s fall is…
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
As Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) begins his third year at Hogwarts, authorities are looking for a convict who could be hiding somewhere near the school. The third entry in the…
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Summer holidays are over and it’s time to go back to Hogwarts where the apprentice wizards find out that the Chamber of Secrets threatens to destroy the school. This dark…
Star Trek: First Contact
The eighth Star Trek movie is the first to stand on its own with the crew from Star Trek: The Next Generation. This occasionally slow chapter harks back to a…
Star Trek Generations
A scientist (Malcolm McDowell) ruthlessly intends to take advantage of an energy ribbon that contains a place of true happiness called the Nexus. The seventh film in the series marked…
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
What makes the sixth chapter one of the most enjoyable in the series is the improved, elaborate visual effects as well as a screenplay featuring a story quite like a…