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Tag: films based on books

adventure…

Movie #91 2022: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

22 Nov 202221 Nov 2022
Okay, so I suppose this movie isn't technically a Christmas film. I mean, there's a lot of snowy scenery and whimsical, fantasy feel going on, but it's not exactly a…
Drama…

Movie #64 2022: Death on the Nile (2022)

29 Jul 202222 Jul 2022
Similar to The Addams Family, I may be one of the very few people who rather enjoyed Murder on the Orient Express. For me, its cast was outstanding and it…
Awards Season…

Movie #1 2022: The Lost Daughter (2021)

3 Jan 2022
Well, here we are again... Happy New Year! Back to movie #1. This is officially the third year I've been writing here, and to be honest, I'm still not fussed…
Horror…

Movie #208 2021: Doctor Sleep (2019)

20 Oct 202120 Oct 2021
Honestly, I'm fuming. I'm fuming that I haven't been able to properly celebrate spooky season (so far) with film. I'm fuming that my posts are becoming so sporadic because I…
Drama…

Movie #150 2021: Love, Simon (2018)

6 Jun 20212 Jun 2021
I was well aware that Love, Simon was a bit of a phenomenon, but the truth is... I rarely like LGBTQ+ movies. Unless they're as beautiful as Portrait of a…
Cerebral…

Movie #140 2021: Things Heard & Seen (2021)

27 May 202123 May 2021
Here's something you already know: Netflix original films are generally not brilliant. Barring a few anomalies like The Irishman, Marriage Story and The Mitchells vs. the Machines, the streaming giant…
Awards Season…

Movie #126 2021: The Mauritanian (2021)

13 May 20214 May 2021
Most people were extremely 'meh' in their reactions to The Mauritanian, so I completely expected to feel similarly about it. Weirdly, it seems as though I enjoyed this movie much…
Family…

Movie #93 2021: Roald Dahl’s The Witches (2020)

10 Apr 202124 Mar 2021
Meeeeeeeh another remake. Let’s all do a group groan. Sometimes though, reboots can be surprisingly decent, so let’s see how this one panned out. Roald Dahl’s The Witches is yet…
Comedy…

Movie #88 2021: Moxie (2021)

5 Apr 202115 Mar 2021
Remember when Saturday Night Live and Parks & Recreation legend Amy Poehler directed a movie called ‘Wine Country’ and everyone pretty much slated it because it wasn’t funny enough? I…
Awards Season…

Movie #58 2021: Hillbilly Elegy (2020)

6 Mar 202119 Feb 2021
Hillbilly Elegy has received quite a lot of criticism since its arrival on Netflix, so I thought I’d give it a go. Do I understand the hate for it after…

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