Ah, the nostalgia. This classic film adaptation, directed and written by Lionel Jeffries, is now as iconic as E Nesbit’s…
This is the most perfect book-to-screen adaptation I’ve seen. The screenwriter was the book’s author, Patrick Ness, which would explain…
Roald Dahl famously disliked this musical adaptation of his 1964 book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. However, this film is…
I’ve always been a fan of Anthony Horowitz’s YA book Stormbreaker, first published in 2000. I never wanted to watch…
This is a remarkable black and white film, based on Alan Sillitoe’s short story which was part of a collection…
When I first saw this film at the cinema, I was confused. It begins halfway through the story, with an…
Jane Austen’s novel of 1815 is given the nineties rom-com treatment in this charming film, which was released the year…
Roald Dahl’s book for children, The BFG, was published in 1982 and an animated film was released in 1989. I’m…
I watched the second film in the Fantastic Beasts series last year and was a little confused by the plot.…
Rural setting? Check. Innocent but free-spirited female protagonist? Check. Sequence of tragic events caused by misunderstandings and the workings of…