Tag Archives: Daniel Radcliffe

Film review | The Woman in Black – Radcliffe strives to put Harry’s ghost to rest in this eerie Gothic chiller

Daniel Radcliffe may have put the cares of Harry Potter behind him to star in The Woman in Black, but this chilling screen adaptation of Susan Hill‘s hit ghost story finds him once more contending with supernatural evil. Again brimming … Continue reading

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London’s Old Vic Tunnels play host to some Hammer horror classics | WIN! Hammer horror prizes

Fancy seeing a a host of Hammer horror in the dark dank depths of The Old Vic Tunnels in London? Well, starting Friday 10 February, theflickerclub.com and Hammer are presenting bloody classics like The Reptile, Frankenstein Created Woman and The … Continue reading

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DVD review | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II – The wizarding saga goes out with a bang

After ten years and eight films, the Harry Potter saga reaches its conclusion – and it’s spellbinding. Picking up the action where the last film left off, The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 grips from the start. With the end in … Continue reading

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Film review | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 – Dark, gripping and absolutely magical

After ten years and eight films, Harry Potter’s cinematic saga has finally reached its conclusion – and it’s spellbinding. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 grips from the start. The end of JK Rowling‘s intricately plotted series is … Continue reading

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Harry Potter – Ten years of amazing spectacles

The boy who lived turned into a man who is famous over the span of an adventurous decade – see the transformation in our gallery below. But even if Daniel Radcliffe probably is happy to finally move on to other … Continue reading

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 – Harry and co go it alone as the forces of evil close in

A decade has passed since Harry Potter and his wizarding friends and foes made their screen debuts. Ten years during which JK Rowling’s saga has become an unstoppable cinematic juggernaut. If you’ve watched the series since its inception, you’ll have … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | My 10 movie-themed cocktails

The last time I ‘wrote about’ Cocktail, I used it as an excuse to list my favourite classic cocktails along with the films in which they star. Actually I didn’t say much about the Tom Cruise film at all. Check … Continue reading

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Why do I have mixed feelings about this Film Festival?

Calling all movie-loving Londoners! Are you going to the exciting film festival that’s opening on the South Bank today? Taking place at the BFI Southbank, this colourful movie gala, apparently the UK’s third largest film festival, will be showcasing hundreds … Continue reading

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Out on DVD | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter’s sixth screen adventure probably won’t bewitch any newcomers to JK Rowling’s globe-conquering saga, but for viewers who’ve followed the young wizard’s exploits over the past decade, David Yates’s film casts a potent spell. Be warned, though: with Daniel … Continue reading

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Couch Potato’s London Staycation Diary: A Morning of Movies, Magic, Murder and Madness

“Excuse me?” The sales assistant raised an eyebrow. “Could we look at the small A-Z please.” The clerk blinked acknowledgement of the request and continued to arrange packets of cigarettes on the shelf behind her. A long ten seconds followed … Continue reading

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