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

by Shannon

When I first saw the trailer for this movie, I immediately was reminded of Pretty Little Liars. From what little the trailer showed us, this fact alone really intrigued me in wanting to see this movie, along with the fact of the two leading actresses. As David said in his All I See Is You review, Lively has been all over the map when it comes to movies ever since Gossip Girl ended. There have been some good ones, Shallows for example, and there have been some bad ones, All I See is You for example. A Simple Favor however...

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[Double Feature] Ready Player One

8/13/2018

by David

by Shannon

David: Hey guys, I have a confession to make. I like the decade of the 80s quite a lot. I’ve said before it’s my favorite decade for horror films, but there was a lot going on in the 80s. Television, movies...

Shannon: Based on the novel by Ernest Cline, this film dives into the future, 2045 to be exact, when humans have been taken over by electronics. Not taken over in the sense like robots...

[Double Feature] The Girl with all the Gifts

8/1/2018

by David

by Shannon

David: The zombie genre is pretty tired right now. After years of having The Walking Dead on TV, along with its spin off in Fear, combined with all the horror movies that feature the undead...

Shannon: For some reason I thought this movie was going to be like Stranger Things... well the whole thing about a young girl living in a science lab because she has telepathic powers and...

[Double Feature] 1922

6/29/2018

by David

by Shannon

David: I am at the point now, as I’ve probably surpassed 400 reviews in our short time together, DFP readers, where I fear repeating myself at times. Some of my favorite subjects in horror...

Shannon: For this film, I actually took notes (which is something I really need to start doing again so I have things to remember to talk about on these review posts). Basically, a man and his son...

[Double Feature] Hunt for the Wilderpeople

4/16/2018

by David

by Shannon

David: I’m a pretty big fan of more offbeat comedic movies. Taika Waititi, who we most recently reviewed in Thor: Ragnarok, is a director that continues to make a career out of that...

Shannon: This movie is basically a Moonrise Kingdom, but the romance is replaced with a father-son like relationship growth. So a young, troubled boy goes to live with a foster family and...

[Double Feature] The Host

4/11/2018

by David

by Shannon

David: Allow me to tell you an embarrassing story, and why it’s important to double check things and talk about dates and such. Shannon and I make a watch list, and then parcel it out throughout the year along...

Shannon: Starring Saoirse Ronan as Melanie/ Wanderer/ Wanda, this movie is a dystopian story line where humans have been taken over by aliens and their bodies used as hosts. When one of them...

[Double Feature] Gerald's Game

4/2/2018

by David

by Shannon

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...

[Review] Maze Runner: The Death Cure

2/8/2018

by Shannon

I remember reading the Maze Runner and wanting more after the first book, but at that point the second book wasn’t released yet and eventually I forgot all about it thanks to college courses. It wasn’t until I heard they were making it into a movie that I went back and read the last two books in the trilogy. I really enjoyed reading those books and I also enjoy the movies that were adapted from them.

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[Double Feature] Mudbound

2/6/2018

by David

by Shannon

David: I didn’t have much of an idea about this film going into it. And honestly, I’d highly advise going into it that way. Mudbound, a film directed by Dee Rees, is an extraordinary...

Shannon: Oscar nominated movies are known to all have one thing in common, a very sad and controversial story that most likely is based off something that actually happened. In this case...

[Double Feature] A Monster Calls

12/4/2017

by David

by Shannon

David: There are quite a few movies out there that are purposely made to tug at your tear strings. For those of us that have watched way too many movies, this is both expected and a bit dreaded...

Shannon: From what I’ve read on Twitter and other movie review blogs, I’ve heard that A Monster Calls is one sad movie. I can see why, the film itself tells the story of a young boy, Conor...

[Double Feature] American Psycho

11/29/2017

by David

by Shannon

David: It’s really kind of insane how many movies we have about corporate American culture and how shallow and corrupt it is. From The Game (which is criminally underseen by my generation)...

Shannon: So I’m on the fence here when it comes to the review of this film. On one hand, I turned it off because I couldn’t take the animal cruelty anymore. But on the other hand, when the...

[Review] Murder on the Orient Express

11/21/2017

by Ben

Thanks for the welcome David. I appreciate the warm welcome. This film was one which I did not have a great deal of positive or negative pretense. Having never read the Agatha Christie Novel nor ever having seen the original film from 1974, I was very interested in this murder mystery story. I myself am someone who enjoys a good drama/mystery movie

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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

[Review] Maze Runner: The Death Cure

by Shannon

[Double Feature] Mudbound

[Double Feature] A Monster Calls

[Double Feature] American Psycho

[Review] Murder on the Orient Express

by Ben

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