A beautiful orange tree… a boy lying in the grass, we’re treated to extreme close-ups and upside-down views in the opening of Nickel Boys. While unconventional camera work can be gimmicky, writer/director RaMell Ross shot the film in a first-person POV to get viewers to see the world through the characters’ eyes. Set in the …
Tag: movies based on books
FlixChatter Review: NIGHTBITCH (2024) – Amy Adams is at her most fearless though the film is more on the tame side
I saw this as part of the Twin Cities Film Fest last October, but I decided to wait until the week of its release to post my review. It’s based on a novel by literary & screenwriting professor Rachel Yoder, released in 2021. I read in this article that after becoming a mom and spending …
FlixChatter Review: Lady Chatterley’s Lover (2022)
Despite numerous versions out there, this is the first adaptation of the erotic romance by D. H. Lawrence that I've seen. The book was banned for obscenities in five countries, including the US. Per Brittanica.com, it remains one of the few novels in English literary history that addresses female sexual desire. Not having read the …
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FlixChatter Review: The Last Letter from Your Lover (2021)
Romantic dramas based on a book are a dime a dozen in Hollywood, and this one is based on Jojo Moyes's 2012 romance novel of the same name. To be honest, I'm not that familiar with her work but I remember her other novel Me Before You was also made into a movie, which I …
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Thursday Movie Picks: ADAPTATIONS
Happy almost Friday everyone! I'm a bit late to the TMP party but I love this week's topic that I still want to participate. The Thursday Movie Picks blogathon was spearheaded by Wandering Through the Shelves Blog. The rules are simple simple: Each week there is a topic for you to create a list of …
FlixChatter Review – The Secret: Dare to Dream (2020)
I have to admit that prior to seeing this film, I had never heard of the self-help book series called The Secret, which apparently was born out of a 2006 documentary film about the great mystery of the universe by Rhonda Byrne. The books, also written by Byrne, have become such huge best-sellers, endorsed by …
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Five for the Fifth: OCTOBER 2015 Edition
Welcome to FlixChatter's primary blog series! As is customary for this monthly feature, I get to post five random news item/observation/poster, etc. and then turn it over to you to share your take on that given topic. You can see the previous five-for-the-fifth posts here. 1. I feel like I just did my Five for the …
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