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loaded question: what’s the best movie ever about magic?

Mon, Apr 11, 2022
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Define magic however you like: could be supernatural magic, stage magic, or any other definition of the word you can defend.

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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald movie review: the crimes of this movie, though…

Tue, Nov 20, 2018
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It certainly is MORE than the first movie: more incoherent, more confused about who its protagonist is, more crammed with contrivance and coincidence. Even the title is more nonsensical this time.

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movies by or about women opening US/Can from Fri Nov 16

Fri, Nov 16, 2018
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Nijla Mu’min writes and directs teen drama Jinn; Angela Shelton writes and directs boxing drama Heart, Baby!; more…

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Fri Nov 16

Fri, Nov 16, 2018
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J.K. Rowling writes another Harry Potter spinoff; Emily Atef writes and directs a portrait of European film star Romy Schneider; more…

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curated: a bookstore is tweeting the entire first Harry Potter novel at Piers Morgan

Mon, Feb 13, 2017
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And it is everything.

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them movie review: reparo movens ad imaginem

Thu, Nov 17, 2016
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Forget about magical creatures: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them could use some help finding itself, and in figuring out who its protagonist is.

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from Facebook: yup, Harry Potter fans are angry that Cursed Child is a script

Fri, Aug 05, 2016
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from Facebook: a few thoughts on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Wed, Aug 03, 2016
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from Facebook: a lovely chat between JK Rowling and Lauren Laverne

Sat, Nov 28, 2015
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my reads: Rivers of London and London Falling

Mon, Jun 23, 2014
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The incredibly surface similarities between these two urban fantasy series in no way hampered my immense enjoyment of either.

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