Tag: Alfonso Cuaron

Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson in the third "Harry Potter" feature

‘Harry Potter’ – the complete saga on VOD and Blu-ray/DVD

!Featured, Blu-ray, DVD, family friendly, fantasy, Kid Stuff, SVOD 06/18/201807/02/2018 Sean Axmaker

Looking back on the original Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001), directed by Chris Columbus, we see a painstakingly literal translations of J.K Rowling’s first novel, a near-perfect replica created with a kind of funhouse spectacle of the wonders of the magical world come to life. Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) is a lush, lavishly produced […]

‘Y tu Mama Tambien’ on Netflix, Sundance Now, Criterion Channel

!Featured, Criterion Channel, Foreign Affairs, Netflix, Streaming Movies, Sundance Now 06/23/201503/28/2017 Sean Axmaker 1 Comment

Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001), Alfonso Cuaron’s return to Mexico after his initial sojourn in Hollywood, recharged his ambitions and his creative juices. Ostensibly a coming of age drama by way of a sex comedy, it’s vivid, thoughtful, political and unapologetically raw. Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna star as best friends, a pair of […]