5. Gnomeo and Juliet (2011) If I were a producer and someone came to me pitching an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet where they are all garden gnomes instead of people, with Elton John’s discography playing throughout… I’m not sure I’d have seen the vision. Despite this, Gnomeo and Juliet pulls it off in this […]
Now is a more crucial time than ever to celebrate Roald Dahl. Not only is his literature written with a wonderfully wicked turn-of-phrase, but his themes effortlessly stand the test of time: the empowerment of the kind-hearted and the rise of the underdog. In none of his works are these more obvious than in Matilda. […]
Book vs Film? – An age-old question and one that typically generates hours of debate. It’s not an easy task to pay homage to the characters and story told in a book, and turn it into a film or TV show. Especially since fans are so protective of the books they love and the versions […]
If you’ve seen the mini-series The Queen’s Gambit, released on Netflix in October, then you already know it’s a powerful illustration of addiction, love, and ambition, as well as the only chess-based psychological drama you’ll likely ever consume. Although it would officially go on to become Netflix’s most-streamed limited series, the question remains – how […]
Almost every one of Stephen King’s books has been put to film, with some standout hits (Misery, The Shawshank Redemption) and some embarrassing failures (The Dark Tower, Maximum Overdrive). But it all started with Carrie – King’s first major published novel and first film adaptation. It’s disappointing to see, then, that Brian De Palma’s Carrie […]