Okie doke. Let's go. Okay. I've been waiting to watch Love, Simon until I could get my hands on Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. When I noticed the film on HBO, I decided to just go ahead and listen to the audiobook at work, as I wasn't actively searching for the physical copy, anyway. I really enjoyed the audiobook and was excited to watch the film. So last weekend, I . . .
Title: Five Feet ApartMotion Picture Rating: PG-13Release Date: 2019Director: Justin BaldoniRuntime: 116 mins. ***Please note: this review contains spoilers for both the film and the novel Five Feet Apart. If you have not yet read or watched it and do not want anything spoiled for you, please come back to this review later!*** Stella is [...]
So, I don't mean this in the sense of which is created first, because that varies from case to case and can be solved with a simple Google search, which wouldn't make for a very good post, now would it. My real question is, do you consume the book or the movie adaptation first? And [...]
Title: NerveMotion Picture Rating: PG-13Release Date: 2016Director: Henry Joost & Ariel SchulmanProduction Co.: Allison Shearmur ProductionsRuntime: 96 mins. ***Please note: this review contains spoilers for both the film and the novel Nerve. If you have not yet read or watched it and do not want anything spoiled for you, please come back to this review later!*** [...]
Another year means another batch of adaptations to either enchant or disappoint us all---or maybe just me. As it's only the first week of 2019, all the movies coming out this year haven't necessarily been announced; however, of those that have, here are some of the big book-to-film adaptations coming out this year that you [...]
Title: Bird BoxMotion Picture Rating: RRelease Date: 2018Director: Susanne BierProduction Co.: Bluegrass FilmsRuntime: 124 mins. ***Please note: this review contains spoilers for both the film and the novel Bird Box. If you have not yet read or watched it and do not want anything spoiled for you, please come back to this review later!*** Let's talk horror. [...]
Ever since my girlfriend and I met in college 4 years ago, we have had differing opinions on The Great Gatsby, both the novel and its adaptations. It was a never-ending source of amusement to those around us in our English classes and continues to be so for our friends who know us now. Because my girlfriend and I read ...
Heyyyy it's me again. I don't know why you'd expect anyone else to post on this blog. But just in case you did, hi, I'm Alyssa, the sole blogger of this blog. Anyway, I know how much you guys love my random weekly segments, so I'm here to bring you a new one: TV Tuesdays, conveniently [...]
Happy New Year, everybody! Nevermind that it's January 03, okay? Another year is here, and you know what that means: another 12 months packed with great films, especially a d a p t a t i o n s. You all know how much I love reading a book and then watching its adaptation. In the [...]
This week, I wanted to talk about opinions on adaptations. If you follow my blog, you know that I recently read Dave Eggers's The Circle and then went to see the adaptation with my girlfriend, who didn't read the novel. This is often ... Continue Reading
