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A world-weary detective is hired to investigate the murder of a West Point cadet. Stymied by the cadets' code of silence, he enlists one of their own to help unravel the case - a young man the world would come to know as Edgar Allan Poe.
Esta Spalding and Michelle Ashford (Creators)CASTAlexandra DaddarioHarry HamlinTongayi ChirisaJack Huston Review: I read Anne Rice's The Witching Hour a few months before this episode premiered gave me enough distance to be more open to this adaptation. I knew there would be some changes since there's so much story, but starting the show with Deirdre's new … Continue reading Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches (Season 1 Pilot review) | Written with Book Readers in Mind
Liz Heldens and Daniel T. Thomsen (Creators)CASTRamon RodriguezErika ChristensenJake McLaughlinSonja SohnIantha Richardson Review: I randomly found this show, and if it wasn't for my penchant for quirky detectives and crime dramas, I probably never would have seen this. This pilot is good. The cast is solid but they got great actors to guest star, there're … Continue reading Will Trent (Pilot review) | Another Quirky Investigator but It Looks Juicy
Some, let's be honest, most of the movies on this list will surprise many but I've only seen 18 adapted movies in 2022, and these are the best ones. 5 Waiting For Bojangles 4 The School for Good and Evil 3 Luckiest Girl Alive 2 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 1 Nightmare Alley
My 2022 top 5 TV-Shows based on previously published works.
This uplifting LGBTQ+ drama about teen friendship and young romance is based on the graphic novel by Alice Oseman.
The Addams' family movies might be one of the first live-action adaptations I was aware of, and although I haven't revisited these stories in a while, the idea of a TV-Show centered on Wednesday Addams was intriguing. Alfred Gough & Miles Millar as the creators, with Tim Burton setting the tone as one of the … Continue reading Wednesday (S1 Review) | Mysterious, Funny, and Spooky
Based on Anne Rice's iconic novel, follow Louis de Pointe's epic story of love, blood and the perils of immortality, as told to the journalist Daniel Molloy.
In a world split by fear and prejudice, one boy’s fate becomes a prophecy everyone’s too blind to avoid. The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself doesn’t just show magic, it shows how dangerous people can be when they think they’re doing the right thing.
Spoiler free review for Enola Holmes 2 starring Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Helena Bonham Carter and David Thewlis.
Worn Out Spines 