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Harry Potter

The books, the films and the questions the quizzes ask.

Which house, which professor, which Death Eater — and why.

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    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

    Cuarón's Harry Potter is the best-looking and funniest of the three, and the one to watch twice. Four bulbs, one real flaw: you cannot see it.
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    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

    Chris Columbus's second Harry Potter film is darker, funnier and better built than its reputation, even if the mystery never quite holds together.
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    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

    Nearly 25 years on, the first Harry Potter film still works, because it hides an enormous amount of setup inside a mystery solved by children.

Films

In release order — where to start, not what is newest.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

BlazingNearly 25 years on, the first Harry Potter film still works, because it hides an enormous amount of setup inside a mystery solved by children.Daniel Radcliffe · Rupert Grint Reviewed
Movie review

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

BlazingChris Columbus's second Harry Potter film is darker, funnier and better built than its reputation, even if the mystery never quite holds together.Daniel Radcliffe · Rupert Grint Reviewed
Movie review

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

BlazingCuarón's Harry Potter is the best-looking and funniest of the three, and the one to watch twice. Four bulbs, one real flaw: you cannot see it.Daniel Radcliffe · Rupert Grint Reviewed
Movie review

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Every world, followed the same way.

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Five bulbs, half-steps allowed. Bright is what worked, shattered is what did not, and the verdict word is derived from the number rather than chosen beside it.

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Who people are, what endings meant, and what a show has not said yet — written the morning after, not the week after.

Unscrewed