Baby Driver is a heist type film written and directed by Edgar Wright - the mind behind Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (screenplay and directing credits), Ant-Man (screenplay credits), and Shaun of the Dead (directing credits). Wright takes us into the world of heists through the eyes of a getaway driver, Baby (Ansel Elgort), who got into the heist business because he stole a car from the man behind the heists, Doc (Kevin Spacey). But Baby wants to get out of that lifestyle as s

I cannot say that I understand when people say that this is the movie that we need right now. Maybe from the angle of it being a female dominated piece (even in the crew arena), because of all of the equality stuff that is going on right now. But just looking at the piece as it is - it really just tells another story of another superhero. It's good and I enjoyed it, but I cannot say that I completely understand the "this is what we need" comments that I see circulating throug

I am really late to the party on this, but I have finally seen Rouge One. It was released back in December 2016, and it is meant to fill in the gap between Episode 3 - Revenge of the Sith - and Episode 4 - A New Hope. Overall, I enjoyed the piece. It is a nice filler story in the saga that is Star Wars. I adore Felicity Jones - first saw her in an adaptation of Northanger Abbey and she is wonderful in this film. I did feel like they didn't balance Jyn's story with the rest

It's been nine years since the last Bourne film with Matt Damon leading the charge - The Bourne Ultimatum. Four years ago, Bourne Legacy was released starring Jeremy Renner and we all know how that one ended. Most fans, myself included, do not even count Bourne Legacy as a part of the Bourne series. It's just a movie that was released. Because of how that one turned out, I wasn't entirely sure how this one was going to be, but I had a bit more hope for it because Matt Damon w

The Sisterhood of the Night is based on the short story of the same title by Steven Millhauser. The short story was originally published in 1994 in Harper magazine and published again in a collection of Millhauser short stories in 1998 titled, Knife Thrower and Other Stories. The screenplay was written by Marylin Fu and it was directed by Caryn Waechter. The film was released in 2014; starring Georgie Henley (The Chronicles of Narnia), Kara Hayward (Moonrise Kingdom), Willa C

Now You See Me 2 is the second installment in the story of "The Four Horsemen", a group of "elite" magicians. Initially I was not sure what to expect from this sequel. A pattern I have noticed lately, is that most sequels are worse than the initial film (and I'm sure there are plenty out there who would say that is the case with 99% of sequels ever). This one wasn't all that bad. It had it's rough patches, but overall it was an engaging film. I'm not sure who's choice this

This is post is going to cover both versions of Disney’s musical Newsies. Check out the vlog where I talk about the stage adaptation mostly. Historical Background: Newsies is based on the Newsboys Strike of 1899 in New York City. Big name newspapers Hearst’s Journal and Pulitzer's World (the titles differ from source to source. The only thing they could agree on was Journal and World) increased the price of papers from fifty cents to sixty cents per bundle. Not to mention

Another beautiful musical that has been transferred from stage to silver screen - Into the Woods! Overview: Into the Woods is a melting pot of fairy tales. The main fairy tales that used to propel the plot are Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, and Jack and the Beanstalk. Rapunzel is also used in the plot, but it is not as crucial as the three previously mentioned. The main story line is about a baker and his wife who wish to have a child, but due to a curse that was placed

The Fault in Our Stars - affectionately called TFiOS - film adaptation was released on June 6, 2014 and directed by Josh Boone. It is an...

Divergent has been turned into a film. It can be officially added to the “Book to Movie” list. Overall, I thought they did well with the film. I think they hit the most important parts of the story within the two and half hour time frame. Yes, they changed some things from how it is in the novel, but the changes they made worked well. In some cases, I thought that some of the changes worked a little better than how it was in novel. The one that comes to mind specifically is