Harry Potter is tasked with the dangerous and seemingly impossible task of locating and destroying Voldemort’s remaining Horcruxes. Harry must rely on Ron and Hermione more than ever, but dark forces threaten to tear them apart.

This is dark and bleak, emotional and action packed and it’s no longer a kids’ movie. It’s harsh and sets up for the grand finale. Seven popcorns.

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As Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as “the property of the Half-Blood Prince” and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort’s dark past.

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With their warning about Lord Voldemort’s return scoffed at, Harry and Dumbledore are targeted by the Wizard authorities as an authoritarian bureaucrat slowly seizes power at Hogwarts.

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Harry Potter finds himself competing in a hazardous tournament between rival schools of magic, but he is distracted by recurring nightmares.

The fourth instalment of the series shows us a young Harry Potter in a world that turns darker and more dangerous at every corner. Taking the form of a contest between schools of magic, pushes further the main story. What was I found fairly weird was the Beatle-like long-hair of Harry and Ron which perhaps tried to show the passage of time or maybe hide their true age. However, the movie is just as strong as the others and gets seven popcorns. The addition of Robert Pattinson and David Tennant (even if only for this movie) were great, and also the appearance of Jarvis Cocker was a nice surprise.

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Harry Potter, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner who poses a dangerous threat to the young wizard.

The great franchise adds Gary Oldman to its already brilliant cast, and the movie is one of the best in the series, also because it begins to gradually become darker and more serious, as the stakes and dangers become higher. Seven popcorns as well.

This is also the movie where Michael Gambon picks up the role of Albus Dumbledore, after the sad passing of Richard Harris.

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Harry Potter lives his second year at Hogwarts with Ron and Hermione when a message on the wall announces that the legendary Chamber of Secrets has been opened. The trio soon realize that, to save the school, it will take a lot of courage.

Excellent continuation to the first installment of the franchise, absolute banger of a movie. Not much to say about it, seven popcorns.

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An orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.

I’ve seen this last time about 12 years ago, and this needs no introduction, it’s a brilliant watch, regardless of age, and it’s already a classic. I started re-watching this with my ten-year old niece and it’s absolutely bonkers. It didn’t need to be re-made.

Seven popcorns for the starting of a beautiful journey.

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A cynical young woman in New York City keeps dying and returning to the party that’s being thrown in her honor on that same evening. She tries to find a way out of this strange time loop.

Absolutely delicious dark comedy with a time loop, but this time the day doesn’t repeat, but the main character is being “reset” to the same moment, her birthday party. Natasha Lyonne does a great job in creating this and playing Nadia. It’s quirky, funny and will keep you glued to the screen. Five popcorns.

By the way, the review is for season one. Don’t bother with the second season, it’s shit.

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Seven unique character-driven stories. Each character will set off on a thrilling adventure in an uncertain future and they’ll come to reckon that even during our most isolated moments, we are all connected through the human experience.

Each episode is a self-contained cyberpunk futuristic story. Some are good, some are inherently bad, but there are some little gems in there, reminding me a bit of Black Mirror, albeit at a more philosophical level. It’s lovely to see an anthology slow down, almost to a halt, and give half hour one-man performances in an enclosed space. This is not TV, this is theater with visual effects.

I also loved how all episodes are connected with splices of information, setting them all in the same universe. Five popcorns, in total, but check the review for each episode., as each will tell its own story and is worth the time.

Episode 1: Leah

What starts like a quirky, annoying one-person expression turns into a layered multi-performance where Anne Hathaway meddles with time travel and temporal anomalies. It’s a heartfelt story that mixes causality and drama. Three popcorns.

Episode 2: Tom

Anthony Mackie does a good job carrying this episode where he picks up one role from two points of view, giving a strong performance in telling a story with raw emotion. Four popcorns.

Episode 3: Peg

Peg is floating in space in a small craft and she’s recalling pieces of her life and telling us the story of her life. Played masterfully by an always-excellent Helen Mirren, it’s amazing how she can be an old woman and talk about nostalgia of things that happen in current times. Four popcorns.

Episode 4: Sasha

This episode features the fantastic Uzo Aduba jumping from a state of mind to the other, in the aftermath of a virus epidemic. Reminding us a lot of the way that Covid shook us all up back in 2020, it brings strong callbacks to the lockdown mental hardships. Fear, paranoia, anger, all blend in a strong performance from Uzo, four popcorns, and the series seems to approach an interesting attitude.

Episode 5: Jenny

Ever got stuck in a waiting room, counting the seconds, hanging on to every possible thought, just to make the time pass differently? That’s what happens here and this episode is a bit harder to watch, with Constance Wu playing one of the hardest characters out there: a regular normal being, with problems, wished desires and an entire range of emotions. And she does her monologue with absolute craft. Five popcorns.

Two snotty humans, just hurting.

Episode 6: Nera

Dutch angles make this episode an uncomfortable one to watch, and I loved the classic thriller-like tension. Not jump-scares, but that constant feeling that something’s off really keeps you at the edge of the seat. This is not theater anymore, this is straight up Twilight Zone. Three popcorns, because I think it had a lot more to give.

Episode 7: Stuart

Seeing Gordon Freeman Morgan Freeman drop some Kanye bars was something I didn’t have on my bingo card for this series, and the ending episode of the anthology strikes some hard going strings and makes this an absolute banger. Morgan Freeman is as legendary as always, and Dan Stevens (who also played David Haller in Legion) is the perfect companion for this emotional rollercoaster. Five popcorns.

An innocent lamb learns about life and death when he seeks revenge upon the wolf who slaughtered his mother.

What starts as a family Japanese cartoon turns into a dark and violent story that criticizes and reflects upon the theme of revenge and war. The music is absolutely sublime and the way the story of Chirin unfolds is a masterpiece. Among other animated features, it is most like Bambi, but like if Bambi killed the hunter, and made lots of erudite speeches about how you have to be cruel to face life’s cruelty. Six popcorns.

PS: Just as with any other anime, watch it with the Japanese voice and subtitles, the English one is not as powerful.

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Follows a legacy Hollywood movie studio striving to survive in a world where it is increasingly difficult for art and business to live together.

It’s easy to play an idiot when you’re an idiot yourself. Seth Rogen basically plays himself in this absolutely hilarious comedy, filled with A-listers and great cinematography. Another smash hit from Apple TV.

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Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, the Fantastic Four must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic herald, the Silver Surfer.

Marvel got their mojo back with this reboot of the Fantastic Four franchise, and Phase Six of the MCU kicks off pretty well. Well-made, with good effects and an interesting enough story, and a lovely 1960s-inspired retrofuturistic world. All in all, five popcorns!

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