Newt Scamander is back in a film that, while magical, lacks some of the heart and magic of the previous films as it tackles on too much story and a too large cast, forcing stories to get sidelined and condensed. Continue reading Magical but Lacking Heart | Review of ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’
By Cynthia Ayala
“The crew of a colony ship, bound for a remote planet, discover an uncharted paradise with a threat beyond their imagination, and must attempt a harrowing escape.”
—IMDB
Alien: Covenant does its predecessors proud…for the most part. While the film was overly amazing, at the end of it, it’s clear that it suffers from some continuity issues. But I’ll get to that in a minute because overall, they don’t affect the enjoyment of this film at all.
Continue reading “Worthy of the name ‘Alien’ | Review of ‘Alien: Covenant’”
By Cynthia Ayala
“The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York’s secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school.”
—IMDB
In one word: magical. I know that’s to be expected but the film brings more to the world of Harry Potter as it traverses new territory in so many ways.
Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them brings Newt Scamander to New York city combining the dark element’s that grew the Harry Potter franchise up as well as a fun light scavenger hunt through New York to bring new and magical creatures to life in the film. Two stories that intersect perfectly. There are obviously those moments that will make the audience want to scream but that’s only because of the direction of the story, and it’s not a bad thing. In life, there are those moments when people above station place blame when they themselves don’t pay attention. It’s not a bad thing, it’s a realistic thing that provides the film one of many grounding moments. (There were times through all the Harry Potter books and films that I just wanted to scream at the characters for being stupid.) Then there is the heart of the film that will make the audience laugh, cry and just say “aww” repeatedly. It was a well-structured film that was just mesmerizing and it makes the viewer second guess themselves. Continue reading “A Worthy Precursor to the Magical World of Harry Potter | Review of ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’”
Read J.K. Rowling’s original screenplay for “Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them” on November 19th! Continue reading Rowling’s Screenplay is Coming Soon
By Cynthia Ayala
For everyone who loves Harry Potter, you probably cried when it ended. There’s no shame in it, I cried when the last book came out and when the last movie came out, that was my childhood, the very thing that inspired me to become writer. Continue reading “The Harry Potter Legacy Lives On In Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”
