I rarely make these sorts of posts, but I finally watched this movie and have opinions, which I will fling out into the void that is the internet. So last week I watched the film Rebecca, which came out on Netflix in 2020. I’ve read the book twice, and quite like it, so I was …
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Page vs Screen: Artemis Fowl
I’m sorry for the obscenely long post, but I have Many Thoughts about this. I’ve seen some bad adaptations of beloved books in my time, but Artemis Fowl is certainly up there with the worst executed, least loyal, least entertaining. Thus, it’s time to vent. There will be SPOILERS for both film and novel (and …
I just watched Avengers: Infinity War for the first time
Shortly after The Avengers came out in 2012, I gave up on keeping up with the MCU. I'd gotten overwhelmed by the sheer number, and frankly wasn't interested enough to truly invest emotionally. I saw a couple after that, but sporadically and not when they first came out. The only film I was eager to …
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Film Review & Analysis | The Curse of Frankenstein (SPOILERS)
I recently watched The Curse of Frankenstein (1957, dir. Terence Fisher) and was pleasantly surprised! In this review, I will go into SPOILERS, so if you haven't seen this film, you've been warned. Also FYI I'm about to talk for way too long about this. Someday I'll learn how to be succinct. (But it is …
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Film Review | Extraordinary Tales
Yesterday was Halloween, and I hope everyone enjoyed it! Last evening, I ended up watching the film on Netflix, Extraordinary Tales, which is a series of short films based on some famous Edgar Allan Poe stories — because, you know, Halloween. Spookiness. Etc. (Thanks to my friend Katherine for introducing me to this film!) In this, …
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