Monkey Business (Part 3: July)

By Bill Gibron

Finally, a month with only one remaining series contender. All wizard based Potter-y aside, this will be the most tenuous time for the business called show. After a strong start, the eccentric collection of entertainments here could make or break this potentially record shattering motion picture season. [3 May 2007]

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

By Todd R. Ramlow

In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, complicated teenaged sexual desires are the counterpart to the sacrificial love oft touted by Dumbledore. [14 July 2009]

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

By Bill Gibron

While one might question the viability of the franchise once Rowling releases the last Potter tome... Order of the Phoenix finds the series settling in quite nicely [13 July 2007]

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Order of the Phoenix, for all its shortcomings, does make clear the sense of loss and struggle that comes with maturity. [11 July 2007]

Short Ends and Leader: ‘Half-Blood Prince’ is First Rate Film

Thank God Harry Potter has finally grown up. With this particularly troubling episode under his belt, he's ready to take on anything. [16 July 2009]

Short Ends and Leader: Harry Potter, Forever!

It's fascinating to watch a young cast grow through the years in (more or less) tandem with the age of their quickly maturing characters. It becomes somewhat less so, however, to watch them undergo the same kind of trials and tribulations from one film to the next. [15 July 2009]

Pop 20: Potter fans slow to adapt to movies [17 July 2009]

Rupert Grint is different from his ‘Harry Potter’ character [12 July 2007]

Daniel Radcliffe talks ‘Harry Potter’ [11 July 2007]