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The Night Agent | Novel
NOTE: there is always a chance for spoilers. When I watched the first season of the show that is based on this novel, I somehow missed...

Kara Chatham
Jan 252 min read


Hillbilly Elegy | Memoir
I wonder how many will choose to pick up this novel because the author will be sworn in to office as Vice President of the United States...

Kara Chatham
Jan 63 min read


The Hope Dialect | iNRevisit
NOTE: It is interesting to see how our perception of different things change as we go through life. Today's post is not your typical iNR....

Kara Chatham
Mar 13, 20234 min read


Anastasia | Animated Film vs. Stage Production
A bit of a historical dive before we get into the details of the animated film and the broadway production: the Grand Duchess Anastasia...

Kara Chatham
Dec 18, 20224 min read


Headless | Webseries
From the creators of Edgar Allen Poe's Murder Mystery, Invite Only/Gala for Friends Potlock (aka Poe Party), comes another fun literary...

Kara Chatham
Dec 12, 20224 min read


Top Gun: Maverick | film
Overview Script by: Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, & Christopher McQuarrie Story by: Peter Craig & Justin Marks Characters Created by:...

Kara Chatham
Sep 3, 20224 min read


Persuasion (2022) | film
Overview Writer: Ron Bass & Alice Victoria Winslow Director: Carrie Cracknell Director of Photography: Joe Anderson Starring: Dakota...

Kara Chatham
Jul 25, 20223 min read


The Outfit | film
Overview Writer: Johnathan McClain & Graham Moore Director: Graham Moore Director of Photography: Dick Pope Starring: Mark Rylance, Zoey...

Kara Chatham
Mar 22, 20223 min read


Death on the Nile | film
Overview Based on the Novel by Agatha Christie Writer: Michael Green Director: Kenneth Brannah Director of Photography: Haris...

Kara Chatham
Mar 8, 20223 min read


Spider-Man: No Way Home | Film
Spider-Man: No Way Home Based on Comics by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Writer(s): Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers Director: Jon Watts Director of...

Kara Chatham
Jan 12, 20223 min read


Sanditon | TV
An unfinished series for an unfinished novel Andrew Davies, the man behind the 1995 Pride & Prejudice mini-series, the 2008 Sense &...

Kara Chatham
Mar 25, 20203 min read


little adaptations
As yet another movie that is based on Louisa May Alcott's Little Women had been released, let's talk about the similarities, differences,...

Kara Chatham
Jan 8, 20204 min read


Harry Potter & The Girl Who is Semi-Late to the Party
author's note: this is a mix of review of the books as well as sharing my own experience with the series. Being a part of the generation...

Kara Chatham
Jul 31, 20193 min read
Little Women | Film
The 2018 adaption of Louisa May Alcott’s well known novel, Little Women is a modern one. We are truly getting to see the story unfold...

Kara Chatham
Sep 28, 20182 min read
The Spy Who Dumped Me | Film
Have you ever seen a trailer that looks like the movie is going to be so bad it might actually be good? That was just one of the many...

Kara Chatham
Aug 6, 20182 min read
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is set in the aftermath of World War II. Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows create a...

Kara Chatham
Jul 4, 20182 min read
Ready Player One | Film
The adaptation of Ernest Cline’s novel — that was unfortunately co-adapted by the author. I’m not sure if the film was better, but I know...

Kara Chatham
Apr 29, 20183 min read
The Fates Divide - Veronica Roth
The closing novel to Roth’s sci-fi duology, The Fates Divide, continues the story of Cyra and Akos, but adds a few more characters to the...

Kara Chatham
Apr 24, 20183 min read
Carve the Mark - Veronica Roth
Veronica Roth’s start to her sci-fi duology is beautiful! It’s a dual narration, but we do get to see things through one narrator’s view...

Kara Chatham
Apr 19, 20183 min read
Jessica Jones — Season 2 | Netflix
Season two of Jessica Jones is not the same kind of dark as season one. We are introduced to an even more relatable kind of...

Kara Chatham
Mar 16, 20184 min read
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