David Lean’s atmospheric and generally faithful adaptation of Dickens’ novel is a classic film in its own right. It has…
Based on S J Watson’s very popular thriller, this film has the same concept but many changes were made. Sadly…
This famous film is a faithful adaptation of Keith Waterhouse’s 1959 novel, a gritty ‘kitchen sink’ drama with some laugh-out-loud…
Based on the first three books in Lemony Snicket’s dark and quirky series, this is an entertaining Tim Burton-ish film…
A fantastic autobiography from actor Tom Felton, aka Draco Malfoy. This is a very entertaining book! Not only is it…
This iconic Disney classic is based on Charles Perrault’s story (itself based on earlier sources and which was followed by…
Guillermo del Toro transforms Carlo Collodi’s 1883 morality tale into something completely different. It’s not really an adaptation, more of…
Here’s my now-traditional list of the films I watched this year! I’m not entirely sure how I managed to watch…
This is a lovely and spirited adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel, directed by Gillian Armstrong with a screenplay…
Lois Lowry’s 1993 award-winning YA novel is a dystopian story which, like all scarily plausible dystopias with vitally important messages,…