Category: Harry Potter
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Movie Review – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
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I’ve changed my mind about Sorcerer’s Stone (really, Philosopher’s Stone, thank you) over the years: it’s a lot more fun, colorful, and downright magical, if you will, than the latter films in the series. It’s worn well over time. Things are relatively low-stakes as we get to know our main characters and this universe. Plus, I…
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Harry Potter movies are back in theaters and we have Peetimes!
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Get ready to revisit the magic! The first four Harry Potter films are returning to theaters in 2025. Fathom Events and Warner Bros. are bringing Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire back to…
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RunPee Weekly Newsletter #110 (April 20th, 2022)
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The app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie without missing the best scenes. Movie Review – Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore Welcome to this week’s special Newsletter, all about the Wizarding World, starting with our review of FB3. It…wasn’t bad. In fact, it’s pretty good. Just not…
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Best of British Biographies – Gary Oldman
Throughout this series of Best of Brit articles, there has been a relatively common theme; a lot of the people I’ve spoken about have spent some of their earlier years in one of the renowned theatrical training grounds such as the RSC, the National, or RADA. This chap is a bit different in that he…
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Top Ginger Kitties – The 6 Orange Cats in Sci Fi and Fantasy Movie Franchises
What is it about cats who are orange — and the movies? Especially in major, iconic science fiction and fantasy film franchises? It must be a ginger thing. There are mild movie spoilers here. But these aren’t new films, so all should be right in the universe. Further disclaimer: no curiosity killed any cat in…
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Movie Rewatch Review – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
My favorite of all the Harry Potter films — and books for that matter — this is just an A+ good time. If you like a quest-type adventure story, Goblet of Fire is a fine addition to the ranks of high fantasy. Unfortunately, I can’t speak for how well this tale holds together if you…
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Best of British Biographies – Toby Jones
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Last year I wrote an article about Timothy Spall; one of those actors who you see in lots of character roles. Here’s another such actor. Sometimes small roles, sometimes big roles; always noticeable because he doesn’t look like your stereotypical leading man. In fact, he is what you might think of as — and I’m…
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Best of British Biographies – Maggie Smith
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It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of Maggie Smith on 27th September 2024 Dame Margaret Natalie Smith, CH DBE, or Maggie Smith as she’s more commonly known, has been acting for very nearly seventy years. She started out as a student with the Oxford Playhouse in 1952 and made her…
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Silver Linings: Gratitude in the Year of CoVid
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” ― Gandalf, The Fellowship…
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Best of British Biographies – Alan Rickman
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One of the big things that actors worry about is being typecast. No matter what, they are always worrying that they might become “That guy off Star Trek” or “Oh look! Now we know who the baddie is.” They might be a very believable alien or a credibly naughty person, but they’ll never be taken…
