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Betty Blue

There can be beauty in tragedy, particularly when the key ingredient is the same in both —Marty Mapes (review...)

Betty arrives like a bolt from the Blue

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Emma Watson

  • Colonia (2015)

    Nyqvist invites Watson to Colonia Review by Marty Mapes: A chilling tale of a cult camp in Pinchoet's Chile, packaged as mass-market entertainment

  • Noah (2014)

    Crowe gets his Noah on Review by Robert Denerstein: Aronofsky makes an intermittently arresting Bible movie

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011)

    Harry gets his Goodfellas ending Review by Marty Mapes: Satisfying

    Review by Robert Denerstein: The series deserves a hearty round of applause

  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

    Harry and Hermione investigate the trail of the Half-Blood Prince Review by Marty Mapes: Boys and girls pair off; expository bookkeeping sets up the final conflict

  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

    Radcliffe joins The Order of the Phoenix Review by Marty Mapes: Another jumble of special effects, plot shards, celebrity cameos, and sometimes-impressive imagery

  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

    Harry is spit from the Goblet of Fire Review by Marty Mapes: Flawed and too long, but not bad

  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

    Radcliffe, Watson and Grint comprise the Harry Potter 3 Review by Marty Mapes: The most magical thing is how much older and bigger our young movie stars are

  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

    Harry Porter hits the big screens Review by Marty Mapes: A good, solid adventure film, no doubt one of the defining movies in the generation growing up now