2020 was a rough year – I think we can all agree on that. COVID-19 affected all aspects of life, but most notably in my life was the closing of movie theaters and delayed release dates for both TV shows and movies. Some movies even went directly to streaming services (though I'm not too upset about that, because . . .
One of my favorite activities at the start of the new year is checking out what books will be made into a movie or TV series. Of course, it's not an all-inclusive list, since news about adaptations comes out randomly throughout the year, but it's a fun way to start planning my year of films to see. With 2019 being a somewhat . . .
The Goldfinch Motion Picture Rating: RRelease Date: 2019Director: John CrowleyRuntime: 149 mins.Adapted From: The Goldfinch Please Note: This review contains spoilers for both the film and novel, The Goldfinch. Read at your own discretion. After a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Theodore Decker is left without a mother, without a home.…
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 may want to mark on . . .
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 past, I've only posted adaptations that I'm considering watching, which is silly, because not everyone has the same taste in books/films that I . . .
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GUYS!!!!! It's here!!! The trailer for Everything, Everything was released this morning and I'm freaking out!! Watch it!!!! !?!?! What do you guys think? Will it live up to the novel? Will it be better than the novel? Thoughts? I myself quite enjoyed the novel, despite its various issues (you can find my review here), and am beyond…
Another year is here, and it's full of book-to-film adaptations. Last year, there was a great selection of adaptations and I managed to see most of them on my list. This year, I'm slightly less excited, but I have searched for as many adaptations as possible and I've come up with this magical list, so…
In early January I posted about the 2016 book-to-film adaptations that I was most excited for. Although I don't post adaptation reviews for all of them, I did manage to see The 5th Wave, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Allegiant, Miss Peregrine, and The Girl on the Train. In fact, the only one I missed was Alice Through the Looking Glass,…
Title: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Motion Picture Rating: PG-13 Release Date: September 2016 Director: Tim Burton Production Co.: Twentieth Century Fox Runtime: 127 min I saw this film a week ago and needed some time to think about it before reviewing it. I really enjoyed the book (so much so that I stayed up all night reading…
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