This chapter adds more depth to the Wizarding World. It introduces the reader to the concept of money in the Wizarding World. It also introduces the Ministry of Magic as the governing […]
Movie vs. Book – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s (Philosopher’s) Stone Chapter 5: Diagon Alley
Movie vs. Book – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s (Philosopher’s) Stone Chapter 4: The Keeper of the Keys
This chapter is pretty faithfully represented in the film, although, as usual, there’s more depth to the events that occur. When Hagrid makes his entrance to the shack on the island where […]
My December 2021 Round-Up
As much as this was a rough year, it also felt like it went by really fast. Perhaps that is because I threw myself into geocaching as a means of escape, and […]
Movie vs. Book – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s (Philosopher’s) Stone Chapter 3: Letters From No One
This chapter is the first that makes it clear Harry is someone special. It’s a humorous way of depicting the Wizarding World reclaiming one of its own, despite the Dursley’s best attempts […]
Movie vs. Book – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s (Philosopher’s) Stone Chapter 2: The Vanishing Glass
This chapter is an overview of what Harry’s life has been like living with the Dursleys. I think this is covered fairly well in the film adaptation. The main thing missing here […]
Movie vs. Book – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s (Philosopher’s) Stone Chapter 1: The Boy Who Lived
Where I chapter by chapter review the book versus the movie. Some differences are minor, while sometimes entire stories were jettisoned from the films, which is why I encourage people to read […]
2021 in Review: My Year in Books
Below are the books I read this year. If I’ve posted a review, the images will be clickable to that review. After watching Bridgerton on Netflix, I had a desire to read […]
J.K. Rowling and the Problem of Heroification
In an interesting bit of synchronicity, in early December I read an article about the upcoming Harry Potter Reunion (for the record I watched it first thing this morning) and the “problem” […]
Book Review: Visions of Sugar Plums by Janet Evanovich – Is Stephanie Going After Santa Claus?
When breezing through all of the numbered books in Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series, it seemed like something happened between the eighth and ninth novels that I’d missed. I even went back […]
Movie Review: Beverly Hills Cop – Before 90210 Glamorized It, Eddie Murphy Made Us Laugh At It
Written by Danilo Black and Daniel Petrie Jr.Directed by Martin Brest Long before Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer became synonymous with summer blockbuster and high-action films, they produced Beverly Hills Cop, an […]
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