Alan Rapp

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

/ / Movie Reviews
  • Title: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2In 2001 Warner Bros. released the first film adapted from the Harry Potter books. Directed by Chris Columbus, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was a critical and box office success. Ten years, three directors, and seven films later, the hugely popular film franchise comes to a close with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.

Picking up when the previous film left off, Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) and his friends continue to lick their wounds and mourn their losses as Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes), now armed with the elder wand, begins preparing for the final battle. And where better for that battle to take place than Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?

Aside from the conclusion of Harry’s battle with You-Know-Who, the series also wraps up several other stories including finally getting Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) together, the evolution of Neville Longbottom (Matthew Lewis) into a hero, and examination of the motives of Severus Snape (Alan Rickman).

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Batgirl #23

/ / Comics

Batgirl #23After returning from her short European adventure Batgirl jumps right back into action as the Reapers come out in force. How do you take on a small army of sociopaths in armored suits? If you’re Stephanie Brown you call in a few friends.

I love this comic. Seriously, the one thing I’ve been wanting for Stephanie Brown is to have her own team (like the Teen Titans). And writer Bryan Q. Miller gives me everything I asked for and more. It may be for only and handful of pages, but damn it’s good. It’s a shame the DC reboot is going to kill this team after only a single adventure.

As awesome as this final battle is (with a damn fine cliffhanger as Batgirl discovers the shocking identity of the man behind the Reapers’ attacks), there are also a couple of nice contemplative moments as Steph deals with the death of the Grey Ghost and her of conversations with her favorite GCPD Detective.

Pick this issue up. My only complaint is there’s only a single issue left, but I have a feeling Mr. Miller is going to have Stephanie Brown go out in style. I would expect nothing less. Must-read.

[DC, $2.99]

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First Look

/ / Film News & Trailers
  • Title: John Carter
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Take a couple of minutes to check out the first trailer for Pixar writer/director Andrew Stanton‘s John Carter, based on Edgar Rice Burroughs character (played here by Taylor Kitsch) who finds himself miraculously transported to Mars. Lynn Collins, Ciarán Hinds, Mark Strong, Willem Dafoe, Dominic West, Thomas Haden Church, and Samantha Morton also star. John Carter will open in theaters next March.

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Covert Affairs – The Outsiders

/ / Television Reviews
  • Title: Covert Affairs – The Outsiders
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Covert Affairs - The Outsiders

A simple deployment of new survelliance techonlogy on the Polish/Belarus border turns into anything but when Annie (Piper Perabo) and Reva (Jaimie Alexander) are picked up by the secret police after discovering a fake village used as a holding station for weapons and vehicles destined for hostile nations. And, sadly, these aren’t the types of guys to believe their cover story of being innocent Canadian hikers.

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