I'm not usually one for sweeping tales of romance. I don't mind if there's a little romance thrown into my comedy or adventure, but this series has made romance, and all of the tropes that come along with it, an incredibly fun ride.

I particularly enjoy that each season of the series puts its focus squarely on one Bridgerton couple (with others in ing roles, of course), and that each of those couples gets to embody a tried and true trope of the genre. Season 1 is fake dating, season 2 is enemies to lovers, and season 3 is friends to lovers. It makes each story feel distinctly different from the season before it.

It's also a welcome move to make this series alternative history with people of color welcomed into the upper echelons of English Regency society thanks to the Queen and her social experiment. It's a great choice to actually incorporate cultural practices from outside of Regency England when the characters have families from other places, like the Haldi ceremony for Edwina in season 2.

The use of instrumental versions of modern pop songs is just the icing on the cake to remind the audience that this show isn't the typical historical romance. It reminds us that the writers are drawing from modern sensibilities even while we inhabit this very old form of society. The show is definitely one of Netflix's best gems.

Frozen has certainly captured the hearts of kids everywhere. It's not my personal favorite of the modern Disney Princess movies, but it's still a fun one. What stands out for me is the casting. Disney didn't use to cast actors who could also sing their roles for their animated movies, and I'm glad they've changed that in recent years. Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, and Jonathan Groff are incredibly talented. Their vocal work on this movie is fantastic.

I had a lot of fun watching this movie for the first time. Jason Momoa's take on Aquaman was not what a lot of people expected when the movie was announced, but he made the character so fun. Atlantis brought to life on screen is also stunning. The visuals and the water work in this movie are just fantastic.

This movie is charming and a great introduction to the Wizarding World. It's very clearly setting up everything to come though. At the time the movie was made, it wasn't certain that there would be more movies, so it felt larger than life, a children's epic. Looking back on it after watching the entire film series though, the movie feels smaller somehow. It's a fantastic adaptation, but the scope of the movies and the talents of the main actors only grow after it.

The pacing of this movie is a bit slower than the rest of the movie series, but I actually think that works in this one's favor. This movie is the calm before the storm, so to speak, as it prepares Harry and his friends for their bigger trials ahead. This is Harry's last year at Hogwarts, though he might not know it. It features one of the most tragic deaths in the movies. It also features the first real stages of romance between Harry and Ginny and Ron and Hermione. While a lot of people see the fourth movie as the characters growing up, this is the movie where it feels like they're being pushed into adulthood.

This might be my favorite movie in the franchise. Though my feelings toward the writer of the original books have soured in recent years, there's no denying that she penned a thoughtful and thrilling conclusion for the beloved characters. The Battle of Hogwarts looks chaotic and terrifying as it unfolds, and I can only imagine the staggering amount of planning that went into filming it. It's one of my favorite parts in the entire franchise.

From a visual standpoint, this is the most distinct of the Harry Potter movies. Alfonso Cuaron certainly put his stamp on the movie. It's also the movie that strays the furthest from the source material in an effort to streamline the story and keep it entertaining. For the most part, it works, and the sequence with the Knight Bus has become one of the most memorable of the franchise.

Though this isn't the longest movie in the franchise, it feels long. There's something off in the pacing of this one that I can't put my finger on, even years later. While the central mystery of who the heir of Slytherin could be is fun to unravel, the movie as a whole feels like so much setup and much less adventure when looking back on it after seeing the rest of the film series. It's also a shame that Bonnie Wright, despite being central to the movie's plot as Ginny, doesn't really get much to do here.