Books

Can the literary art form still survive in this hyperactive, Twitter-operating, modern age? Bookworms venturing through desolated libraries and soon-to-be bankrupt bookstores may find themselves out of time, yearning for a time where a 400-page…

“We not only accept the tyranny of the dollar, the tyranny of the marketplace, we embrace it. We gladly throw the yoke of the tyranny of the dollar on and live by it our whole…

Even if you’ve never actually read anything by Jack London, likely you’re familiar with his two most famous novels, The Call of the Wild and White Fang, which have both been adapted into films a…

There has always been a double standard when it comes to what happens in the bedroom. Men can do whatever they want and no one bats an eye. Women, however, are bound to a strict…

Is it time we reevaluate this underrated flick? Inkheart was released in 2008, and it was adapted from the fantasy novel of the same name by Cornelia Funke. The main character is a ‘silver tongue’,…

In the film industry, a popular concept is drawing inspiration to preexisting material like books or video games, etc. Each type of adaptation has it draws, but also its downfalls. Now, there is a high…

Before you correct me, I know that the premise of the movie involves the two main characters writing emails to each other, not letters. But I stand by my title. While the exquisite wait for…

I can feel all of the Harry Potter fandom breathing down my neck just from the title of this piece alone. But the increased anger may have been spurred by the lackluster final product of Fantastic…

2018 has made me very happy, due in part to the number of book adaptations there have been this year. We have science fiction with Annihilation, fantasy with Ready Player One, and love stories like…

This year, 2018, marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. The classic novel was written as a parlor game in 1816, the year without a summer, by a teenage…

In a move of clear counterprogramming to Deadpool 2, Paramount put their cushy, fluffy romantic comedy Book Club up against the brass, brazen superhero film to appeal to moviegoing audiences that would never ever step inside a theater that’s…

More and more movies are based on books. While some would call this a beneficial aspect of the film industry, is it really what Hollywood should be doing? My argument sounds similar to my criticisms…

In another classic example of counterprogramming, Wonder is looking to take advantage of the moviegoing audience that doesn’t care about superheroes saving the world.  Based on the best-selling novel on the same name, Wonder is bound to make some…

September is normally a time where movies that aren’t quite “Oscar-worthy” in terms of premise or genre get released.  American Assassin sits firmly in this category as an action-thriller with a little spy flavor.  Based off…

The prevailing sentiment regarding the film industry is that there’s an absense of fresh, original ideas.  It appears that Lionsgate CEO, Jon Feltheimer, will only further that sentiment as he’s looking to return to two…

Stephen King’s writings have made for some wonderful movies over the years, and some pretty atrocious ones too.  The next adaptation of his work, The Dark Tower, has finally been released in theaters after years of…