Category: Novel Based

[Double Feature] Beasts of No Nation

7/28/2020

David: Beasts of No Nation is a film currently available for streaming on Netflix. It details the stories of a young boy named Agu in an unnamed African country (that shares a striking resemblance... READ MORE

Shannon: I hate to say it, but I'm the one that added this to the last. I have no idea why. Maybe I heard things about it from other people, had to be from film twitter because I know none of my friends ... READ MORE

[Review] Little Women

2/9/2020

By Shannon

Shannon: I’m a little confused as to why I’ve never read the book Little Women. It’s a classic right? I’ve heard many things about it, but still haven’t never gotten around to reading it. Sad. But now, I’ve seen... Read more

[Review] Jojo Rabbit

2/7/2020

by Shannon

Shannon: Jojo Rabbit is based on the novel "Changing Skies" and follows a young boy who has been brainwashed by the infamous Adolf Hitler. Jojo, played by Roman Griffin Davis, confides in his... Read more

[Double Feature] Crazy Rich Asians

4/5/2019

by David

by Shannon

David: There really aren’t as many traditional romantic comedies anymore. Rom-Coms have slowly decreased in number, mainly in favor of comedies that have a touch of romance in them. But...

Shannon: Crazy Rich Asians is just as you’d expect it to be. A romantic comedy with the typical ups and downs, falling outs, and falling back in love. I can see why this film was spawn...

[Double Feature] If Beale Street Could Talk

2/18/2019

by David

by Shannon

David: Barry Jenkins exploded onto the scene with the Best Picture winning Moonlight two years ago. In it, he painted a chronological picture of a gay black man as he went...

Shannon: Believe me when I say, I was completely shocked when I found out that this movie doesn't take place in New Orleans. It actually takes place in NYC, Harlem to be exact and tells...

[Double Feature] Adrift

1/22/2019

by David

by Shannon

David: Sam Claflin may be one of the best men in Hollywood that lends the spotlight to his fellow female costars. It’s a refreshing trend – you look at his past work in...

Shannon: Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin star in this biographical drama about a young couple who embark on a journey across the Pacific with San Diego in mind for their destination...

[Double Feature] Odd Thomas

1/15/2019

by David

by Shannon

David: Odd Thomas. Little Ozzie. Stormy Llewelyn. Fungus Bob. These are all characters that make their big screen appearance in 2013’s Odd Thomas, which is based on the book series by...

Shannon: Odd Thomas (Anton Yelchin) has the ability to see dead people and other entities that come from the “realm.” The movie starts out with him catching a man who kills little...

[Double Feature] City of Ember

1/14/2019

by David

by Shannon

David: Sometimes movies have trouble figuring out who to market to. I think City of Ember (and probably the movie tanking at the box office right now, Mortal Engines) are examples of that...

Shannon: I was please when I first popped in this DVD into the player to see Saoirse Ronan and Bill Murray as the two stars of the film. Saoirse is most definitely one of my favorite actresses...

[Review] The Sower

11/1/2018

by Shannon

St. Louis Film Festival Film Review

Violette (Pauline Burlet) among other women in a small village are living lives as best they can, and trying to help their small town flourish in the midst of no men. They’re working hard in the fields, tending to the animals, and basically doing everything so that they stay alive. One day, the women all make an oath with each other that if a man should arrive, they will share him so that the village can continue to grow with children...

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[Review] A Simple Favor

9/17/2018

David: When I heard that Stephen King’s book Gerald’s Game was going to be adapted to a Netflix, I was extremely concerned. I didn’t love Gerald’s Game like I loved some of King’s other books...

Shannon: The minute I saw the dog I knew I was in for a very anxious movie watching experience. I didn’t expect the anxiety to come from the humans rather than the dog however. Gerald’s Game...

[Review] A Wrinkle in Time

3/22/2018

by Shannon

As the movie starts off, we are shown what kind of father Chris Pine is to Meg (played by Storm Reid). How his love for science and his family keep them together. Honestly, it was really hard for me to imagine Chris Pine in this role, even though I was literally watching it with my own eyes. Well, flash forward to four years later, Meg and Charles Wallace (Deric McCabe) are meet Mrs. Which (Winfrey), Mrs. Whatsit (Witherspoon), and Mrs. Who (Kaling). And the group of them go into space to look for their father.

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[Review] Red Sparrow

2/27/2018

by Shannon

The book that this film is based on was sitting on my table for three weeks unopened, and it stayed that way before I had to return it back to the library. I’m trying to get back into reading, and I have for the most part, just a little too late for Red Sparrow. The story is about Dominika Egorova, a talented and famed ballerina who’s career comes to a shocking hault. To keep her mother from losing medical assistance (I’m assuming she had MS by the acting on this one) he lets her uncle enroll her in Sparrow School where should would become a spy.

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[Review] All the Money in the World

2/27/2018

by Shannon

Back when I went to see Molly’s Game, I had the opportunity to go see this advanced screening on the same night. In the end, I won the coin toss and we went to see Molly’s Game. Here we are a couple months later, and I’m seeing it anyway because it has been nominated for an Academy Award (Christopher Plummer as a supporting actor). I’m actually surprised Ridley Scott didn’t get a nomination, don’t other people like him?

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[Double Feature] Annihilation

2/23/2018

by David

by Shannon

David: Make no mistake – I think there will be certain people that leave the theater once Alex Garland’s newest science fiction creation reaches its climax. It’s an extremely divisive ending...

Shannon: So many things I want to say, but finding the words is going to be hard. Mostly because I’m still shocked after watching this movie from the strangeness of it. And to warn you...

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[Double Feature] Beasts of No Nation

[Review] Little Women

[Review] Jojo Rabbit

[Double Feature] Crazy Rich Asians

[Double Feature] If Beale Street Could Talk

[Double Feature] Adrift

[Double Feature] Odd Thomas

[Double Feature] City of Ember

[Review] The Sower

by Shannon

[Review] A Simple Favor

by Shannon

[Double Feature] Ready Player One

[Double Feature] The Girl with all the Gifts

[Double Feature] 1922

[Double Feature] Hunt for the Wilderpeople

[Double Feature] The Host

[Double Feature] Gerald's Game

[Review] A Wrinkle in Time

by Shannon

[Review] Red Sparrow

by Shannon

[Review] All the Money in the World

by Shannon

[Double Feature] Annihilation

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