The LEGO Group has unveiled its Summer 2026 wave of sets from the LEGO Harry Potter theme which includes a buildable Dobby the Free Elf (76469), Forbidden Forest: Expecto Patronum (76475)_ inspired by Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the Hogwarts House Crest (76462), Norbert: Hagrid’s Baby Dragon (76477) which is modelled from the […]
LEGO unveils new Harry Potter Summer 2025 sets
The LEGO Group has revealed its next wave of LEGO Harry Potter sets which will hit shelves on June 1st and includes Fawkes: Dumbledore’s Phoenix buildable figure, the Hogwarts Castle: Herbology Class playset, Chomping Monster Book of Monsters, a buildable Thestral Family, Privet Drive: Aunt Marge’s Visit, Book Nook: Hogwarts Express, Quality Quidditch Supplies & […]
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban at 20: Something Wicked This Way Comes
Chris Connor revisits Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as it turns 20… The Harry Potter film series proved one of the most successful literary adaptations beginning with The Philosopher’s Stone in 2001. While Chris Columbus proved a strong pair of hands for the first two instalments, the third entry The Prisoner of Azkaban […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Alfonso Cuaron
In our latest director beginner’s guide, Tom Jolliffe looks at Alfonso Cuaron… Alfonso Cuaron may be a director you’re familiar with. He’s on something of a high right now having attained at hat-full of Oscar nominations for his latest film Roma. One of the Mexican masters (alongside Guillermo del Toro who took the Oscars by storm […]
Alfonso Cuaron reveals why he chose to direct Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Alfonso Cuaron wasn’t known for making blockbuster movies so why did he choose to direct Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban? Alfonso Cuaron, the director of critic-friendly films such as Children of Men, Gravity, and the upcoming Roma, wouldn’t be the first name one might think of to direct a film in the Harry […]
LEGO unveils Harry Potter Summer 2024 sets
LEGO has unveiled seven new Harry Potter sets which go on sale on June 1st, and includes Aragog in the Forbidden Forest from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, a new set for Professor Snape’s potions class, a brick-built model of the beloved Hippogriff Buckbeak, a Mandrake for those with an interest in Herbology, […]
LEGO unveils new Harry Potter Wizarding World sets for March 2024
LEGO has unveiled six new additions to its Wizarding World line which gives fans the chance to recreate scenes from their favourite Harry Potter movies when they hit shelves on March 1st and includes the Flying Ford Anglia, Hedwig at 4 Privet Drive, Hogwarts Castle Boathouse, Hagrid’s Hut: An Unexpected Visit, Hogwarts Castle Owlery, and […]
Ranking the Harry Potter Films from Worst to Best
Flickering Myth ranks the Harry Potter films… With Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them hitting cinemas [read our review here], we asked the Flickering Myth writing staff to rank the original Harry Potter series from worst to best. We then took those results and added them all together to create our official ranking, which […]
Harry Potter and the Newfound Appreciation
Tom Jolliffe picks up a Nimbus 2000 to take a trip back to Hogwarts for a newfound appreciation of the Harry Potter franchise… When Harry Potter first came out, it felt like a shallow breath of fresh air. I’d grown up as a fan of fantasy films. My childhood was defined by Labyrinth, Willow, Krull, […]
The Top 5 Film Scores from J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World
Hasitha Fernando on the top five film scores from J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World… Author J.K. Rowling literally created magic when she penned the first few sentences of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. But even she might have been unprepared to believe, back then, what a pop-culture phenomenon it would go onto become eventually. The […]
