Stargirl (2020)
“You’re just not making sense.” Quirky to the nth degree and far too twee for its own juvenile good, Stargirl makes sure to squeeze in every single cliché associated with […]
Tag Archives: Adaptation
To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (2020)
“I promise not to break your heart.” To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You pretty much picks up right where Netflix’s smash hit predecessor left off. Lara Jean […]
The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019)
“Gestures are all that I have.” Emotionally hollow, excessively cloying, and brimming with unearned melodrama from clumsy start to lousy finish, The Art of Racing in the Rain is the type […]
The Sun Is Also a Star (2019)
“All it took was a single day.” Unrealistically romantic in an intentional way and fatalistic to a sharp fault, The Sun Is Also a Star gladly exists in the lofty […]
Pet Sematary (2019)
“It doesn’t feel right.” A not-so-gentle reminder that I’ll definitely never be a cat person, nor a fan of run-of-the-mill horror flicks, Pet Sematary updates the 1989 adaptation of Stephen […]
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
“I didn’t think anyone noticed me.” The title alone says it all: The Perks of Being a Wallflower. So what are the advantages to being a straggler who finds a […]
The Hate U Give (2018)
“It is impossible to be unarmed when our blackness is the weapon they fear.” My head turned to see a middle-aged black woman some rows back with a young man, […]
On Chesil Beach (2018)
“I need to know your worst side.” Similar to one of those awkward sex ed high school classes, On Chesil Beach means well with its message whilst mostly fumbling the entire delivery. […]
Ready Player One (2018)
“I never felt at home in the real world.” Like an 80’s child chomping on countless pieces of Fruit-Stripe flavored gum during a great daydream, Ready Player One is a film studies […]
Annihilation (2018)
“It’s not easy to move on.” Sometimes you just have to let the dust of things settle. To resonate, to form scar tissue, to further rationalize with the wisdom and […]
