Mike Newell

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Review

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Review

RATING: (3 STARS) With Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the series’ filmmakers reached their biggest obstacle to a successful adaptation thus far—condensing the enormous fourth Harry Potter novel into a manageable 150 minutes. Of course, purists fumed over the cuts, but on the whole, I think screenwriter Steve Kloves did a solid, if imperfect, job. […]

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Review

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Review

RATING: (2 STARS) “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” is, I think, about as good as video-game adaptations can get. I hope I’m wrong on that. I would love for something to come along and knock my socks off. But the limitations put on these types of films are probably too great to make […]