Going in I was like "I am not a horror fan, I get scared too easily and I have enough stress in my life" but I watched Things Heard and Seen because it was Amanda Seyfried (Les Misérables, Dear John); James Norton (Little Women, McMafia) helped too. Adapted and directed by Shari Springer Berman and … Continue reading Things Heard and Seen (Movie Review) | One Genre Masquerading as Another
"We don't lock books in the house. Reading seldom leads to bad behavior."ADOW S2 (Philippe De Clermont)
Despite my thoughts on The Grishaverse books - they're the only ones I've read so far. I always suspected that any adaptation worth its salt would make for a spectacular-looking film or TV Show. The teaser trailer comforted me in that assumption because no matter how great I found the official stills, I wanted to … Continue reading Shadow and Bone (Season 1 Review) | Masterful Use of the Source Materials
Netflix's Snabba Cash is the reworking of Jens Lapidus' source material to reflect the times we're living in. It's intense and just as engrossng.
A movie about urban cowboys is not something that I would gravitated toward, but going in I knew that the Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club is a real thing. I also thought about how a lot of how old west cowboys of color were just erased from history so I was quite intrigued by this … Continue reading Concrete Cowboy (Movie review) | A Modern Western with Plenty To Teach
The hit TV series staring Teresa Palmer and Matthew Goode is back for a second season that covers the second book in the All Souls trilogy, Shadow of Night, by Deborah Harkness. This season sees the introduction of new characters Gallowglass, Philippe de Clermont, Phoebe Taylor, Kit Marlowe, Father Hubbard and Goody Alsop portrayed respectively … Continue reading A Discovery of Witches (S2 Review) | Improving On A Solid Base
If you're going to make an action movie, this cast is well picked. I mean you have Sam Heughan (Outlander, Bloodshot), Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man and the Wasp), Andy Serkis (The Letter, Journey), Ruby Rose (John Wick 2) Tom Hopper (The Umbrella Academy), Noel Clarke (I kill Giant) and my guy Owain Yeoman (The Mentalist). It's … Continue reading SAS: Red Notice (Movie Review) | When Putting Your Stamp On It Was Not Needed
https://www.tumblr.com/wornoutspines/788793441022885888/check-out-my-season-1-review-of-shadow-and?source=share Despite my thoughts on the first book, I figured that out would make for a spectacular looking screen adaptation. And this teaser trailer seems to prove me right. I've recognized a few plot points, which was to be expected but I now need to see how the characters are and interact. Check out my … Continue reading Shadow & Bone | Teaser trailer reaction
GREG BERLANTI & TODD HELBINGCASTTyler HoechlinElizabeth TullochAlex GarfinJordan ElsassAdam RaynerWolé ParksBased on the DC Comics characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster Pilot Review: The production value is the first thing that strikes you. It's not quite blockbuster level but it's close. The first episode doesn't feel like a CW show at all. In … Continue reading Superman & Lois (S1 Premiere) | Down-to-earth with Hints of Man of Steel & Smallville (TV Review)
LENA KHANCASTMatilda LawlerAlyson HanniganBen SchwartzBenjamin Evan AinsworthDanny PudiBased on the novel by Kate DiCamillo My grown-ass self decided to watch this on my own. It's not like I had a kid to entertain but after I watched WandaVision I decided to put this on, and let me tell you, it's quaint. It's a bit funny, … Continue reading Flora & Ulysses (Movie Review) | A Lover Letter to Artists
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