From the twenty-eighth through to the thirtieth of September, Netflix released four shorts by Wes Anderson, adapting writer Roald Dahl’s short stories for the screen. This event was highly unusual, as Anderson is mostly known for his feature films. I, … Continue reading Roald Dahl, through Wes Anderson’s Eyes A short review of Wes Anderson’s new Netflix shorts.
Originally published in print September 2022. From the live action remakes of animated Disney movies to the Star Wars sequels, people are starting to identify adaptation with badly made cash-grabs preying on our nostalgia. Nostalgia is powerful for the same … Continue reading For love or money?: the Percy Jackson remakes and nostalgia
Illustration by Linde Vergeylen There have only been a few times in my life that I have missed being in love. Generally, I’m self-sufficient. But then things kind of fell apart. I had to move back home. I lost … Continue reading Love in the time of- Part One of Two
2001’s Lara Croft: Tomb Raider was the harbinger for a slue of video game adaptations that failed to set the world on fire. Doom, Ratchet and Clank, Resident Evil, and Assassin’s Creed are all examples of critically panned video game … Continue reading Tomb Raider: Just Another Average Reboot? “This iteration of Lara Croft is young, inexperienced and at many times, out of her depth.”
July 31st saw literary collegiate types eagerly awaiting the release of The End of the Tour, the first screen portrayal of David Foster Wallace and surely a key juncture in the writer’s evolving mythology. Controversy has been brewing since the … Continue reading Although of Course You End Up Becoming Your Brand
Inherent Vice that will hold pride of place in many DVD collections for years to come, if only to work out what actually happened. (●●●●●) Continue reading Inherent Vice – review
Film Editor Ross McDonnell compares the obscure world of Thomas Pynchon’s Inherent Vice and how Paul Thomas Anderson has navigated the perilous politics and pastiche of the novel in his upcoming adaptation. Continue reading Vice Versa: Adapting Pynchon
In the first instalment of our new Off The Top series, Literature Editor Michael Kemp picks his top five horror films based on books. Continue reading Off the Top: Five Great Horror Films Based on Books