It’s a heavy week of movie offerings. Not only do we have three—well, two-and-a-half—mainstream releases and two not-so-mainstream ones, but there are four non-theatrical screenings in the offing. If nothing else, that gives viewers a pretty wide array of choices.

The whole concept of a list of kid-appropriate movies reminds me of when Frank Zappa testified at the Parents Music Resource Center hearings (remember those?). Much of his point came down to the idea that what was inappropriate for one child was not necessarily inappropriate for another, and that as a parent he objected to someone else telling him what his children were mature enough to process.

Thursday will mark the last day that both The Brothers Bloom and Easy Virtue—two of the very best films to come out this year—are in town at the Carolina Asheville. If you haven’t seen these movies, you should.

No, I don’t mean that moment that warms the heart of Woody Allen fans when Liev Schreiber’s foot makes contact with Mia Farrow’s face in the 2006 remake of The Omen. I’m after something else here. I’m curious about those things that give the act of watching a movie that certain something that elevates the experience beyond the movie itself.

Well, let’s see, this week there’s Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and then there’s Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. In fact, everywhere you turn, there’s Harry Potter.