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What to Watch: The Most Fun and Exciting Movies of 2020

Amy Wilhelm
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No doubt about it, 2020 has not been a vintage year. During the chaos, we’ve all been looking for ways to detach and unwind a little, and in between reading and watching book adaptations, what better way to dis... Read More...

Three Worthy Literary Adaptations to Stream

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If you're like many, your streaming services are a lifeline to surviving 2020. Let's face it, probably 2021 too. Even so, there are times that lifeline feels more like a rope tying you to your sofa, making you ... Read More...

Can an Adaptation Ever Match the Original Book?

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For better or for worse, avid readers have become used to their favorite books being handed over to Hollywood for adaptation. Sometimes, the movies perform as well at the box office as they did in the bookstore... Read More...

What To Do When You’re Burned Out With Cinematic Universes

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It feels as if we’ve seen nothing but comic book movies for the last decade, and many might consider that it’s been even longer when you think of the likes of the Nolan Batman films and the Raimi Spiderman tril... Read More...
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I came to Red Sparrow by way of a movie critique that I heard on the radio last week. Based on the plot summary alone, I knew instantly that I had to see it. Jennifer Lawrence as a Russian spy trained to set ho... Read More...
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Does the movie version of The Glass Castle hold up?

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The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is a best-selling memoir for a reason. Her wild ride of a childhood is compelling and her storytelling is impossible to resist. Jeannette did not have a normal upbringing by ... Read More...

Is Everything, Everything Worth Watching?

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If you swoon for the longing of forbidden love and if you’re a sucker for a mystery unraveling, you need to read Nicola Yoon’s young adult novel Everything, Everything (2015). This fast-paced read is about a gi... Read More...

Looking for an Adult Adventure Movie? Try The Lost City of Z

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When the book The Lost City of Z came out in 2009, I read it with zeal. I’ve always had a taste for stories of high adventure and exploration—man versus nature and himself. So when I saw that David Grann’s hist... Read More...

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Fences: From Playwright to Screenplay

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