Tag: Book Adaptation

• Lolita (1962)

  

  The unadaptable novel is made possible with a standout performance by Sue Lyon

  Jon Pascuzzi

  February 22, 2023

  Movie Review

  Book Adaptation, Comedy, Drama, James Mason, Lolita, Peter Sellers, Psychological, Reel Interpretations, Romantic, Rotten Tomatoes, Shelley Winters, Stanley Kubrick, Sue Lyon, Vladimir Nabokov

• Women Talking (2022)

  

  Powerful in its themes and a perfect execution by Sarah Polley, Women Talking is one of the best films of the year with the strongest ensemble

  Jon Pascuzzi

  January 30, 2023

  Movie Review

  2022 Movies, Ben Whishaw, Best Picture, Book Adaptation, Claire Foy, Drama, Frances McDormand, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Michelle McLeod, Movie Review, New Releases, Reel Interpretations, Rooney Mara, Rotten Tomatoes, Sarah Polley, Sheila McCarthy, Women Talking

• White Noise (2022)

  

  White Noise: Noah Crippled by its own ambition, Noah Baumbach delivers a technically masterful film

  Jon Pascuzzi

  January 11, 2023

  Movie Review

  2022 Movies, Adam Driver, Andre Benjamin, Book Adaptation, Comedy, Don Cheadle, Don DeLillo, Drama, Greta Gerwig, Jodie Tuner-Smith, May Nivola, Movie Review, Netflix, New Releases, Noah Baumbach, Raffey Cassidy, Reel Interpretations, Rotten Tomatoes, Sam Gold, Sam Nivola, White Noise

• All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

  

  All Quiet on the Western Front: Timeless, horrifying and a polarizing adaptation of the 1929 novel of the same name

  Jon Pascuzzi

  October 31, 2022

  Movie Review

  Aaron Hilmer, Albrecht Schuch, All Quiet on the Western Front, Book Adaptation, Daniel Bruhl, Drama, Edin Hasanovic, Edward Berger, Erich Maria Remarque, Felix Kammerer, Historical Drama, Moritz Klaus, Movie Review, Netflix, New Releases, Reel Interpretations, Ripe Banana, Rotten Tomatoes, War Films

• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

  

  The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: For all the right it does, can feel like a chore to get through with the near three hour theatrical runtime especially knowing it’s essentially 1/3 of the novel it’s an adaptation of. Freeman and company look absolutely comfortable in their respective roles.

  Jon Pascuzzi

  April 29, 2022

  Movie Review

  Andy Serkis, Book Adaptation, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Fantasy, HBO Max, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, J. R. R. Tolkien, James Nesbitt, Ken Stott, Martin Freeman, Peter Jackson, Reel Interpretations, Richard Armitage, Ripe Banana, Rotten Tomatoes, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

• Reacher (Season 1) 2022

  

  Reacher Season 1: Ritchson leads this faithful adaptation of Lee Child’s first novel with plenty of conspiracy, murder, brutality and romance to get sucked into

  Jon Pascuzzi

  March 9, 2022

  Uncategorized

  Action, Alan Ritchson, Amazon Prime, Book Adaptation, Bruce McGill, Chris Webster, Crime, Killing Floor, Lee Child, Malcolm Goodwin, Maria Sten, Nick Santora, Reacher, Reel Interpretations, Ripe Banana, Rotten Tomatoes, TV, TV Review, TV Series, Willa Fitzgerald

• Jackie Brown (1997)

  

  Jackie Brown: A crime thriller led by Pam Grier with an under-appreciated romance that easily steals the entire movie with Grier and Forster’s chemistry

  Jon Pascuzzi

  March 5, 2022

  Uncategorized

  Book Adaptation, Bridget Fonda, Chris Tucker, Crime, Elmore Leonard, Jackie Brown, Michael Keaton, Movie Review, Pam Grier, Quentin Tarantino, Reel Interpretations, Ripe Banana, Robert De Niro, Robert Forster, Rotten Tomatoes, Rum Punch, Samuel L Jackson

• American Underdog (2021)

  

  American Underdog: Zachary Levi poses a strong charismatic performance as the Hall of Fame quarterback in a generic, predictable and cliched biopic

  Jon Pascuzzi

  January 1, 2022

  Uncategorized

  2021 Movies, American Underdog, Andrew Erwin, Anna Paquin, Biopic, Book Adaptation, Chance Kelly, Dennis Quaid, Jon Erwin, Kurt Warner, New Releases, Reel Interpretations, Rotten Tomatoes, Sports, Zachary Levi