Reviews of films based on, inspired by, or featuring a character from previously published written work (book, article, graphic novel, play, etc.)
I randomly stumbled upon this movie. I mean I was looking at another film of Charlize Theron's (Atomic Blonde) when The Old Guard came on my radar. It's not an intellectual property that I'm familiar with but the cast and the premise were enough to put in my "to-watch list." The movie is based on … Continue reading The Old Guard (Movie Review) | Intro to Immortals 101
Directed by Kenneth Branagh (Cinderella) and based on - not really - inspired by - nop - dressed as the beloved books by Eoin Colfer. The film stars Ferdia Shaw, Lara McDonnell, Tamara Smart, Nonso Anozie, with Josh Gad, and Judi Dench. The screenplay is by Conor McPherson and Hamish McColl (Paddington). Premise: Artemis Fowl … Continue reading Artemis Fowl: Time To Believe | That Haphazardly Shredded Chunks of Story Does Not Make a Good Movie – Movie Review
The Colombiana - and Taken 2 & 3 - director, Olivier Megaton, is back with an adaptation of Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini's graphic novel "The Last Days of American Crime." Maybe his previous films do not inspire much confidence or you might like one or two of them but with a cast including Edgar … Continue reading The Last Days of American Crime (Movie Review) | Story Beats Haphazardly stitched together
Christopher Isherwood is not an unfamiliar name to me but contrary to most / some, it was not synonymous with famous inspirational and / or influential homosexual author, no. It was the name of the guy that wrote the book A Single Man was based on. Prior familiarity with the name existed in a semi-conscious … Continue reading Christopher and His Kind (Movie Review) | A mix of sexuality, socio-economic backgrounds, and a dash of politics
I grew up on Mangas rather than Comic books, and "Ghost in the Shell" by Shirow Masamune has always been a property that I was aware of but never actually read or saw. I was excited when the movie was announced because it was another way for me to get into the story. With Rupert … Continue reading Ghost in the Shell (Movie Review) | Laziness in a Nutshell
It doesn't look like it but Extraction is inspired by a graphic novel - I know, crazy right? - The comic is called "Ciudad" and was written by Ande Parks and the Russo Brothers with illustrations by Fernando León González. Both Joe and Anthony Russo are producing this film but only Joe adapted the story. … Continue reading Extraction | Sponsored by Tupperware
Horror movies aren't really my thing - I scare too easily and don't need the stress - besides I can't say that Kevin Munroe's silver screen adaptation of Tiziano Sclavi's Italian Horror Comic is one of the scary stressful ones. It stars Brandon Routh (Superman Returns) as the eponymous character, who are they trying to … Continue reading Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (Movie Review) | When the tone is not quite right
The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.
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Based on real events, and inspired by Robert Kolker's book "Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery" this American Mystery drama is written by Michael Werwie (Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile). The movie was directed by Liz Garbus and stars Amy Ryan, Thomasin McKenzie, Lola Kirke, and Gabriel Byrne. Premise: When Mari Gilbert's (Amy Ryan) … Continue reading Lost Girls (Movie Review) | A lot of unsaid yet it’s deafening
Worn Out Spines 