Bizzlecast Podcast By The Bizzle

In 2004, now-legendary director Alfonso Cuarón turned Harry Potter into a dark, scary, morally ambiguous teen-horror film — and it was fantastic. With Disney’s 2017 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST topping $1 billion, the immensely talented Emma Watson’s star is as astronomical as ever. While she has provided us with some fantastic non-Harry Potter roles — including THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER and THE COLONY — it was this third Harry Potter entry in 2004 by Mr. Cuarón that really brought this incredible talent to my attention. I was very much NOT a Harry Potter person in 2004 (and still not so much today), and this was the first time I had interfaced with any HP property thanks to my sister’s loving prodding, insisting that this was the first “adult” HP film (thanks sis!). I was immediately blown away by three things in this film: the bizarre, dark, stylized, and weirdly funny filmmaking by Cuarón; Daniel Radcliffe playing a MUCH cooler and more badass Harry Potter than I was expecting (“badass” was NOT a word I was